discuss the balkan tension
Answers
The war set the stage for the Balkan crisis of 1914 and thus served as a "prelude to the First World War". By the early 20th century, Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro and Serbia had achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire, but large elements of their ethnic populations remained under Ottoman rule.The Balkans were disrupted by two wars in 1912-13, as well as rising Serbian nationalist groups. ... The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in the Balkan city of Sarajevo provided the Austro-Hungarian government with a pretext for crushing Serbian nationalism, something it had long desired.The First Balkan War was fought between the members of the Balkan League—Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, and Montenegro—and the Ottoman Empire. The Balkan League was formed under Russian auspices in the spring of 1912 to take Macedonia away from Turkey, which was already involved in a war with Italy.
1) Balkan region : the balkans was a region of geographical and ethnic variation comprising modern-day Romania, Bulgaria ,Albania ,Greece Macedonia , Croatia , Bosnia -Herzegovina , Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro whose inhabitants were broadly known as the slavs . a large part of the balkans was under the control of the Ottoman Empire.
2) explosive region : the spread of the ideas of romantic Nationalism in the balkans together with the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire made this region very explosive.
3) internal conflicts : as the different slavic nationalities struggled to define their identity and Independence , the Balcon area became an area of intense conflict the Balkan states were fiercely jealous of each other and each hoped to gain more territory at the expense of the other.
4) source of rivalry between big powers : matters further complicated the situation because the Balkan also became the scene of big power rivalry . during this period there was an intense rivalry among the European powers over trade and colonies as well as the naval and military might.
5) series of wars : each power ---Russia, Germany, England, Austro-Hungary --- were working on countering the hold of other powers over the balkans and extending their own control over the area . this lead to a series of the wars in the region and finally the first world war.
hope this helps you
plz mark as brainliest