The Balkan Peninsula.
The Balkans.
powder keg of Europe
The Balkan Peninsula
powder keg of Europe
The Balkans.
The Balkan Peninsula
That explosive region was the Balkans, and that was where the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand took place, thereby setting off WW I.
The Balkans
Several nationalist uprising had broken out in the Balkans.
The Powder Keg of Europe is also called Balkan Powder Keg. The Balkans are Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia.
the Balklands, an area in the south east part of Europe. Often referred to as the "powder keg" of Europe because of its long standing history of Nationalist uprisings and ethnic clashes. in the early 1900s the ottoman empire was failing and many groups were able to separate themselves from their ottoman rulers. countries such as Greece, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia were able to become stable standing countries after there separation from the Ottomans.