The Balkan issue was one of the major factors responsible for the first word war.Support your answer with examples?
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Serbia, Greece and Bulgaria were under Turkey and these states wanted independence because of despotic rule of Turkey. So, there was frequent war to the Balkan region. The Great European powers thought Balkan as a region of power. They all wanted to gain control of Balkan so that they can get dominance over East Europe. So, to initiate the first word war, Balkan countries were also responsible.
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.