Question

Which one of the following powers was not interested in extending their own control over the Balkans: a) Russia b) Germany c) Switzerland d) England

Answer 1

Answer:

c.is the correct answer.

Answer 2

Switzerland was not interested in extending its control over the Balkans. (Option C)

• Each country — Russia, Germany, England, and Austro-Hungary — was keen to counteract the influence of other countries in the Balkans and develop its own dominion.
• This triggered a series of regional wars, culminating in World War I.
• The Balkan Conflicts were a pair of wars fought on the Balkan Peninsula between 1912 and 1913.
• Four Balkan states defeated the Ottoman Empire in the First Balkan War.
• Bulgaria fought in the Second Balkan War against all four original Balkan War adversaries. Romania also assaulted it from the north.
• The Turkish Empire's European holdings were mostly lost. Despite not being a combatant, Austria-Hungary weakened as a much bigger Serbia fought for a South Slavic peoples union.
• By laying the groundwork for the Balkan crisis of 1914, the fight served as a "prelude to the First World War."