The Spark That Lit the Fire: The Balkan Crisis

The World at War

The Ottoman Empire & Nationalism

  • Greek Revolution in 1820.
  • Serbia (1830), Bulgaria (1878), Romania (1878) followed.

The Balkans (1815-1819)

The Balkans in 1914

  • Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1908.
  • Balkan Wars (1912-1913)
    • Albania fight for independence.

The Balkans in 1914

Great Power Reactions

  • France
  • Germany
  • Austria-Hungary
  • Russia
  • England