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For centuries, the Balkans had been fought over by the Ottomans and the Austrians.
In my personal opinion, the Balkans has been a source of conflict for 1000 years. It is a principal trade route from Asia to Europe.
Many things, but one was Austro-Hungarian domination in the Balkans.
The two countries that tried to dominate the Balkans in world war 1 were Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. This conflict, due to alliances with other countries, is one of the causes of WW1 as the countries took sides.
In the 1880s, Otto von Bismarck, a Germany diplomat, said "The next war will be started by some darn foolish thing in the Balkans." Franz was shot in the Balkans and started the next war. There were many other factors that lead to the war, but the archdukes death was the final straw that set Austria-Hungary off against Serbia and the war began.
The Balkans were called the "Powder Keg of Europe" because they were responsible for World War I starting.
the fought in the AR war and died
By starting the war
It made Mexico and California both more Booming with population.
The Civil War of Balkans revolved around preserving the unity of Yugoslavia. The goal was to crush the secessionist governments.
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Prior to World War I, the Russians and Austrians were feuding over control of the Balkans.
Austria tried to control the imperialist and national tensions in the Balkans to prevent a war in Europe.
For centuries, the Balkans had been fought over by the Ottomans and the Austrians.
russia and austria-hungary were continually fighting over the 'balkans' during ww1.
The Balkans crisis
The guerrilla warfare that resulted tied down vast numbers of his troops.