Question

Which one of the following is not true regarding the ‘Balkan Problem’? (a) The Balkan states were very jealous of each other. (b) Each state wanted to gain more territory at the expense of others. (c) The Balkans were also the scene of big power rivalry. (d) The Balkans were not under the control of Ottoman Empire

Answer 1

option (d) is the correct answer

Explanation:

• Till the 19th century, the Balkan region was mostly under the control of the Ottoman Empire.

• The Balkans was a region of geographic and ethnic variations.

• It included the present-day regions of Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece, Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro.

• Each state wanted to gain more territory at the expense of others.

• These Balkan states were very jealous of each other.

• The Balkans were also the scene of big power rivalry.

• They fell prey to the imperialist ambitions of major European powers.

hence, option (d) is the correct answer.