Question

Can you explain the Balkan issue?

Answer 1

The war set the stage for the Balkan crisis of 1914 and thus served as a "prelude to the First World War". By theearly 20th century, Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro and Serbia had achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire, but large elements of theirethnic populations remained under Ottoman rule

Answer 2

The war set the stage for the Balkan crisis of 1914 and thus served as a "prelude to the First World War". By the early20th century, Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro and Serbia had achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire, but large elements of their ethnic populations remained under Ottoman rule.