Question

How did balkan unrest lead to th first world war

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

balk an peninsula was ruled by ottoman turkey empire . after fall of ottoman empire,Austria, Germany,Turkey, russia, competed for the supremacy over the area. so,there was always tense situation around the region .during the same time ,Austria was trying to suppress the Serbian rebels in Bosnia, who were against to the rule of Austria in balkan peninsula . this created a situation of war.
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