... rebellions in Bosnia and Bulgaria, so he sent in troops and inflicted cruel reprisals, including the massacre of 10,000 Bulgarians in 1876. Russian was angry with this and sent in her army to protect the Bulgarians who were Slavs like themselves. This alarmed Austria, but Russia promised that they would not interfere with Austrian interests in the Balkans and they promised to not create a Bulgarian state that would not be too large. However, Russia did not stick to this because they were pleased at how fast they had defeated Turkey, that they forced them to sign the Treaty of San Stefano. This created a massive Bulgarian state that has a Mediterranean coastline just by the mouth of the Black Sea. This would enable Russia to disrupt British shipping through the Suez Canal. Austria was also upset because they felt that they had been lied to. Britain and Austria threatened ...

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