how did balkans was the reason for the first world war according to the rise of nationalism in europe chapter of class 10th
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1).A large part of Balkans was under the control of Ottoman Empire, but the weakening of Ottoman Empire And The Spread Of ideas of romantic nationalism this region became exclusive.
2. One by one, the Ottoman Empire European Nationalities broke away from its control and declared Independence. 3. As this Slavic Nationalities struggled to define their identity and Independence the Balkan area became an area of intense conflict.
4. The Balkan States where extremely jealous of each other and is hoped to gain territory at the expense of the Other.
5. The matters were complicated because this was the period of intense rivalry among the European powers over the trade and the colonies as well as naval and military power.
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A. Balkans was a region of geographical and ethical variations comprising modern day Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece, Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro whose inhabitants were known as slaves.
B. A large part of the Balkans was under the control of the Ottoman Empire. The spread of the ideas of romantic nationalism in the Balkan together with the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire made this region very explosive.
C. As the different Slavic nationalism struggled to define their identity and independence, the Balkan area became as area of intense conflict.
D. The Balkan states were jealous of each other and each hoped to gain more territory at the expense of other. Balkans also became as area of big power rivalry.
E. Each European power such as Russia, Germany, England, Austria-Hungry was keen on countering the hold of other powers over Balkans and this led to a series of wars eventually the First World War.