WW1
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- Created on: 25-05-15 11:09
The Balkan Wars 1912-1913
- The Balkans are a very poor area of south-easten Europe
- The Turkish empire was very weak. It suffered from increasing corruption and the rise of nationalism among many of the countries
- Serbia wannted to unite the Slavs in the region and was angry
- Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro formed the Balkan legue and attacked the Turkish empre in 1912
- The Turks were Beaten easily and were driven out of the Balkan area and forced to give up their land
- In 1913 the Blkan legue quaralled Bulgaria went to war with Greece and Serbia
- Turkey and Romania joined the Greek and Serbian side
- Bulgaria was soon defeated losing land to all of the counties
- In both these wars Britain tried to keep the peace- instead of supporting Russia who were on Serbia's side.Germany saw this as a sign that the Triple Entente was weak
Bosnian Crisis 1908-1909
- Austria-Hungary had been given control of Bosnia by an 1978 treaty
- They then made a deal with Russia saying if they supported this treaty they could then then get their warships through Turkish boarders and into Russia
- This did'nt happen as other powers stood against it but Austria-Hungary went along with it
- Russia protested but Germany stoodby Austria-Hungary as they were allies
- Russia moblized their army but was not strong enough to defeat both Austria-Hungary and Germnay
- This left Russia feeling angry and humiliated
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