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By outnumbering them on population, technology and, maybe most important, military.
When Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, both countries had many secret alliances which drug the majority of Europe into what should have been a small conflict.
Lots of countries gave currency symbols.United States of America ($ ¢)Other countries that have a currency called the dollar ($)Countries using the Euro (€)Great Britain (£)Japan (¥)Though there are many small countries that has a currency symbol, among them a noteworthy currency symbol is that of India (₹)
Short answer:1) the region is a gateway between Europe and Middle East, then onwards into Asia. It's a strategic location, and many countries (including the US) want control over the land routes.2) the population is very diverse - muslims, catholics, orthodoxs, and their identity is based on cultural, rather than civic values.All this adds to political instability pretty quickly.AnswerIn the 80-100 years before 1914 the whole area was simply gripped by nationalism - which is a highly inflamatory and unstable force.AnswerThe Ottoman Empire was in its last years so the countries saw this as a chance to get liberated and expand.AnswerFurthermore the Russian Empire attempted to further weaken the Ottoman Empire and at the same time to stop the expansion of the Austrian Empire Eastward. So it elected itself as "protector" of little Slavonic Countries in the Balkans encouraging and backing in secret turmoils in that region. Its ultimate task was to gain a coastal outlet on the Mediterranean Sea.
On record there is only two conflict between the U.S and the Balkans. Those conflict was duing the Kosovo war and the First Balkan war. A small conflict aroused during WW 1 that never turned into anything.
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side with stronger countries
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They allowed a small conflict to quickly involve many countries.
Turkish Ottomans started to expand to Bulgaria and Serbia in the Balkans in the 14th century and remained as an important power, in varying degrees, in the region until the end of WWI in 1918. Today, modern Republic of Turkey still has a small part of southeastern Balkans.
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Between Turkey and the Balkans...a small body of water also called the dardenelles.
Great Brittian, Italy, Spain Aust, poland, and about 21 other small countries although all have withdrew except for G.B. all those countries make up the strenght of one state... so the strenght came from US...those other countries only sent a small fraction.
From dalmatia in Croatia, a small ex-yugoslavian state in the balkans (between Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia and Bosnia)
It is fairly average in size, but is small in comparison to other countries in Asia.
Only about half of the worlds countries are small.