Question

why did nationalist tension emerge in the balkans

Answer 1

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The main causes of nationalist tension in Balkans

The main causes of nationalist tension in Balkans were:

• By the last quarter of the nineteenth century nationalist groups became increasingly intolerant of each other and ever ready to go to war. One such source tension was the Balkans.
• The Balkans was a region of geographical and ethnic variation comprising modern-day Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece, Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro whose inhabitants were broadly known as the Slavs.
• A large part of the Balkans was under the control of the Ottoman Empire. The spread of the ideas of romantic nationalism in the Balkans together with the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire made this region very explosive.
• The Balkan peoples based their claims for independence or political rights on nationality and used history to prove that they had once been independent but had subsequently been subjugated by foreign powers.
• The Balkan states were fiercely jealous of each other and each hoped to gain more territory at the expense of the others. Matters were further complicated because the Balkans also became the scene of big power rivalry.

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Answer 2

Nationalist conflicts arose throughout the Balkans because of the development of romantic nationalism concepts.

Explanation:

• The Ottoman Empire ruled over a large portion of the Balkan Peninsula.

• In the Balkans, romantic nationalism ideals grew quickly.

• In the late nineteenth century, the Balkans were a tense region. Nationalist factions were more intolerant of one another, and every state desired greater territory, even if it meant going to war.
• The situation deteriorated as imperial powers began to expand their influence over the Balkans for their own profit.