Salisbury 'we've backed the wrong horse' -- British History

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Subject: Salisbury 'we've backed the wrong horse'

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Date Posted: 14:19:19 03/11/04 Thu

1878 March: the Treaty of San Stephano was signed between Russia and Turkey which created Bulgaria. June: The Congress of Berlin took place, attended by Disraeli and Salisbury . July: Treaty of Berlin. Disraeli and Salisbury were invested with the Order of the Garter on their return to London. 1879 The Zulu Wars began in South Africa.

Disraeli�s other pledge was to �uphold the Empire of England�. Disraeli�s foreign and imperial policy has been described as �forward�, in contrast to the previous policy of Gladstone. Again, at first glance he seems to have succeeded in his stated aim, the successful negotiation of the Treaty of Berlin 1878, the purchase of the Suez Canal Shares and the acquisition of the Boer Republics in South Africa. With more analysis, however, the success of Disraeli�s policy can be seen to be mixed.

After the Congress of Berlin, called to discuss the implications of the war between Russia and Turkey, Disraeli claimed he had brought back �peace with honour� in that he had prevented the formation of what he feared would be a Russian dominated �Big Bulgaria� with a Mediterranean coastline. However his policy towards the Eastern Question had to be modified in the light of Gladstone�s attack on the Turks� handling of the Bulgarians. Also his own Foreign Secretary, Lord Salisbury, said, �we have backed the wrong horse� in that a big Bulgaria would have been a better block to Russian ambitions towards the eastern Mediterranean than three smaller states. He was later proved right.

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