Le PetitJournal, October 1908,with a satirical depiction of the...

Le PetitJournal, October 1908,with a satirical depiction of the Bosnian Crisis of 1908. Emperor Franz Joseph of Austro-Hungary (left) is shown snatching up Bosnia and Herzegovina, while Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria (center) declares Bulgaria’s independence from the Ottoman Empire and proclaims himself Tsar. The Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II (right), powerless to stop them, sulks as the frontiers of his empire are being torn away.