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National AnthemThe Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, which inaugurated the empire's dual structure in place of the former unitary Austrian Empire (1804–67), originated at a time when Austria had declined in strength and in power—both in the Italian Peninsula and among the states of the German Confederation.
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At the Congress of Berlin in 1878, Gyula Andrássy (Minister of Foreign Affairs) managed to force Russia to retreat from further demands in the Balkans. As a result, Great Bulgaria was broken up and Serbian independence was guaranteed. In that year, with Britain's support, Austria-Hungary stationed troops in Bosnia, to prevent the Russians from expanding into nearby Serbia
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On the heels of the Great Balkan Crisis, Austro-Hungarian forces occupied Bosnia and Herzegovina in August 1878
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Ausria-Hungry had made pacts with Germany.
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Austria-Hungary forged a defensive alliance with Germany in October 1879.
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Austria-Hungary forged a defensive alliance with Germany in May 1882, as well.
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In October 1882, Italy joined this partnership in the Triple Alliance largely because of Italy's imperial rivalries with France.
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A pact with Romania in 1883, to protect against possible Russian attack.
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Austria-Hungary formed an alliance, the Mediterranean Entente, with Britain and Italy in 1887
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The monarchy eventually annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina in October 1908
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Franz Ferdinand visited the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, where Bosnian Serb militants of the nationalist group Mlada Bosna, supplied by the Serbian militant group Black Hand, ambushed his convoy and assassinated him.