Name (required):

  Expression ^{(Optional mood/title along with your name) Examples: (happy, sad, The Joyful, etc.) help)}

  E-mail address (optional):

* Type your message here:
>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.

Notice: Copies of your message may remain on this and other systems on internet. Please be respectful.