what is mean by balkan?
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the Balkans was a part of ottoman empire. it includes present day Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Slovenia, Macedonia, Herzegovina and Serbia.
it was a region of intense conflict
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1. Balkans was region of geographical and ethnic variations comprising of Romania Bulgaria, Albania Greece,and Macedonia, Croatia Bosnia - Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro who were all together called slave.
2. Till the last part of 19th century, this was under Ottoman Empire. The disintegration of the Ottoman Empire and emergence of Romantic Nationalism made this region a land of conflict.
3. Balkans nation tried to capture more territories from neighboring places. It also became a sense of big power rivalry like Russia, Germany, England and Austria, Hungary. Ultimately it led to open wars and finally led it to the first World War.