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LectureLectureonon
Factors Leading up to Factors Leading up to Macedonia’s PartitionMacedonia’s Partition
And theAnd the
1913 Treaty of Bucharest1913 Treaty of Bucharest1878 to 19131878 to 1913
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Map of MacedoniaMap of MacedoniaMaps Courtesy of Dr. Maps Courtesy of Dr. VancheVanche StojchevStojchev
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Great Power Economic Great Power Economic and and
Political influence in the BalkansPolitical influence in the Balkans
and its effects on theand its effects on the
Macedonian peopleMacedonian people
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Macedonia after the San Stefano Macedonia after the San Stefano TreatyTreaty
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Macedonia after the Berlin CongressMacedonia after the Berlin Congress
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Actions and influenceActions and influenceof theof the
Orthodox Churches Orthodox Churches inin
MacedoniaMacedonia
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Difficult Times for MacedoniansDifficult Times for MacedoniansThe New York Times The New York Times -- May 12, 1901May 12, 1901
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InvolvementInvolvementof theof the
European Royals European Royals in in
Macedonia’s destinyMacedonia’s destiny
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Gladstone Gladstone –– Why not Macedonia for Why not Macedonia for the Macedonians?the Macedonians?
February 6February 6thth, 1897, 1897
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Macedonians and Turks FightMacedonians and Turks FightThe New York Times The New York Times -- March 14, 1897March 14, 1897
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Macedonian people’sMacedonian people’sRise to PowerRise to Power
and their failure toand their failure to
Achieve Independence Achieve Independence andand
Create a Macedonian Create a Macedonian StateState
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Macedonian Flag Macedonian Flag –– IlindenIlinden UprisingUprising
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Greeks Betray MacedoniansGreeks Betray MacedoniansNew York Times New York Times –– March 31, 1902March 31, 1902
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Macedonians Prepare for UprisingMacedonians Prepare for UprisingThe New York Times The New York Times -- April 8, 1902April 8, 1902
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An Uprising is ImminentAn Uprising is ImminentThe New York Times The New York Times -- February 16, 1903February 16, 1903
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Fear of a Balkan WarFear of a Balkan WarFebruary 18, 1903February 18, 1903
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Fighting BeginsFighting BeginsThe New York Times The New York Times -- March 2, 1903March 2, 1903
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Greek Spy Betrays Greek Spy Betrays GotseGotse DelchevDelchevNew York Times New York Times –– May 26, 1903May 26, 1903
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Macedonian Macedonian ChetaCheta -- PrilepPrilep
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ZagorichaniZagorichani –– After After IlindenIlinden
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Macedonians Still FightingMacedonians Still FightingNew York Times New York Times -- October 14, 1903October 14, 1903
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Actions of Macedonia’s Actions of Macedonia’s neighboursneighbours
in in
Macedonia’s Macedonia’s invasion, invasion,
occupation and partitionoccupation and partition
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Macedonian Disputed TerritoryMacedonian Disputed TerritoryBetween Bulgaria and SerbiaBetween Bulgaria and Serbia
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Macedonia after 1Macedonia after 1stst Balkan WarBalkan War
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Conditions under whichConditions under whichthe the
Treaty of Bucharest Treaty of Bucharest was was
DraftedDrafted
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Macedonia after 2Macedonia after 2ndnd Balkan WarBalkan War
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The 1913 Treaty of BucharestThe 1913 Treaty of Bucharest
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MACEDONIANS SHOW PATRIOTISM FOR COUNTRYMACEDONIANS SHOW PATRIOTISM FOR COUNTRYAll over the world they are sore about Balkan affairAll over the world they are sore about Balkan affair
Fort Wayne News Fort Wayne News -- August 19, 1913August 19, 1913
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SummarySummary
1878 was the year that the Great Powers were 1878 was the year that the Great Powers were not going to support a free and independent not going to support a free and independent Macedonian state and that the Macedonian Macedonian state and that the Macedonian territories were now free for grabs.territories were now free for grabs.As the frontiers became open and the new As the frontiers became open and the new lands such as the USA and Canada, began to lands such as the USA and Canada, began to welcome migrant workers, Macedonians welcome migrant workers, Macedonians ventured further and further, always aiming to ventured further and further, always aiming to return home return home