For centuries, the Balkans had been fought over by the Ottomans and the Austrians.
Several nationalist uprising had broken out in the Balkans.
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.
The Balkans were significant to World War I as they were the focal point of rising nationalistic tensions and territorial disputes among various ethnic groups. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in Sarajevo, a city in the Balkans, served as the immediate catalyst for the war. Additionally, the region's complex alliances and political dynamics contributed to the escalation of the conflict, drawing in major powers and transforming a regional dispute into a global war. The instability in the Balkans highlighted the fragility of European peace and set the stage for the broader conflict that followed.
Prior to World War I, the Russians and Austrians were feuding over control of the Balkans.
russia and austria-hungary were continually fighting over the 'balkans' during ww1.
Balkans, Morocco
The Balkans were called the "Powder Keg of Europe" because they were responsible for World War I starting.
Several nationalist uprising had broken out in the Balkans.
(plato) the choice about uprisings
They formeda nationalism movement which made the ottomans lose total control of balkans
Treks in a Wild World - 2000 The Balkans 4-11 was released on: USA: 2003
The Balkans crisis
If the Central Powers won World war 1 then they would dominate the world. The Germans would have all of Britan,France and Eastern Europe. The Ottomans having to control the Balkans and Strech into Southeast Asia and West And East Africa. The Germans And Ottomans would Dominate the world If they won. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- there were 4 Central Powers , you forgot half of the Central Powers . Austria & Bulgaria dominated the Balkans in 1917 , why would that change ?
Spain, France and England were rivals in the fight for land in the New World, mostly in North America and the Caribbean.
The Peliponesian War, Waterloo, World War I