why did nationalist tensions emerge in the Balkans
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1) The Balkan was a region of geographical and ethnic variations comprising of modern-day Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece, Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro. The inhabitants were called Slavs
2) The spread of romantic nationalism lead to its disintegration. One by one, it's European subject nationalities broke away.
3) Different Slavic nationalities struggled to define their identity and Balkan region became a region of intense conflict over expansion of territory.
4) At the same time, the great European Powers --Russia, Germany, England and Austro-Hungary were keen on taking the control of the Balkan region, since it was important from trade point of view.
5) This led to series of wars in the region and finally to the First World War.
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Nationalist tensions emerged in the Balkans because of the spread of ideas of romantic nationalism as also the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire that had previously ruled over this area. The different Slavic communities in the Balkans began to strive for independent rule.