How did the balkan region become a source of nationalist tension in europe after 1871

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Why was the Balkan area become the most serious source of nationalist tension in Europe after 1871? Explain with examples.

The Balkans was a region of geographical and ethnic variations. It includes modern Romania, Balgaria, Albania, Greece, Macedonia, Croatia, Boasnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro.
The resident of this region were known as "The Slaves"

• The large part of the Balkans was under the control of the Ottoman Empire.
• The spread of the ideas of romantic nationalism in the Balkans together with the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire made this region very explosive.
• One by one, its European subject nationalities broke away from Ottoman’s control and declared independence.
• The Balkan peoples based their claims for independence and used history to prove that they had once been independent.
• The Balkan states were fiercely jealous of each other and each hoped to gain more territory at the expense of the others.
• Each power - Russia, Germany, England, Austro-Hungry was keen on countering the hold of other powers over the Balkans.
• This led to a serious of wars in the region and finally the First World War.

• The Balkan region comprised modern-day Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece,Macedonia,Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro, and its inhabitants were broadly called Slavs.
• With a large area of Balkan region under the Ottoman Empire, the spread of the ideas of romantic nationalism in the Balkans together with the breaking up of the Ottoman Empire made the situation even more serious.
•  The Ottoman Empire had not been able to become strong even after reforms and modern methods after an effort of nearly 91.00 years. Gradually, most of the European subject nationalities broke away from the Ottoman Empire’s control to declare themselves independent.
•  The claim for independence and political rights by the Balkan people was based on nationality. They gave examples of history to prove that they had once been independent but had subsequently been subjugated by foreign powers.
•  Thus the rebellious nationalities in the Balkans thought of their struggles as attempts to win back their long lost independence.
•  Soon various Slavic nationalities were struggling to define their identity and independence making Balkans region one having intense conflict.
• The internal rivalries and jealousies made the Balkan states distrust and fear each other.
• As the Balkans had become site for big power fights, the situation became even more serious. The fights were among the European powers who fought for trade and colonies and for naval and military powers.
• Russia, Germany, England and Austria-Hungary wanted to gain control of the Balkan region causing many wars which culminated in the First World War.

•  The most serious source of nationalist tension in Europe after 1871 was the area called the Balkans.
• The region had geographical and ethnic varieties.
• The Balkans included Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece, Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia- Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro.
• The inhabitants of the Balkan regions were called Slavs.
• Most of the Balkan region was under Ottoman rule.
•  The spread of the ideas of romantic nationalism in the Balkans together with the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire made this region very explosive.

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The Balkans, which was a serious source of nationalist tension in Europe after 1871 , was a region comprising of:

Romania, Germany, Poland, Bulgaria.

Romania, Prussia, Greece, Croatia and Serbia.

Serbia, Austria, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Poland.

Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Romania.

Why was balkans after 1871, the most serious source of nationalist tension in Europe? Explain any four reason

Posted by Yuvraj Arya 2 years, 6 months ago

Balkan region was a source of tension because of the following reasons:

(1) It was a region of geographical, ethnic variation comprising Romania, Bulgaria, etc:and its inhabitants were broadly known as Slavs.

(2) Large part of Balkans was under the Ottoman Empire and the disintegration of which created an explosive situation. One by one its European subject nationalities broke away from its control and declared independence.

(3) Balkan peoples based their claims for independence or political rights on nationality and used history to prove that they were independent but subsequently subjugated.

(4) The Balkan states were fiercely jealous of each other & hoped to gain territory.

(5) Matters complicated because of intense rivalry among European powers over Trade & colonies as well as naval and military might. This led to a series of wars in the region and finally the first world war.

(6) Spread of the ideas of romantic nationalism.