Romania's alliance with Austria-Hungary does little to…

Romania's alliance with Austria-Hungary does little to ease the strain in relations between the two countries that Hungary is creating with its efforts to Magyarize Transylvania's Romanian majority.

Romanian nationalism smolders in Transylvania during the period of the Dual Monarchy.

The National Party advocates restoration of Transylvania's historic autonomy; Hungary, however, opposes both autonomy and any expanded voting rights that would give Romanians the region's dominant voice.

By the turn of the century, Bucharest's calls for unification of Romanians in Transylvania, Bukovina, and Bessarabia have grew stronger.