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The Balkan Wars
The Balkan Wars (1912-13)
The Balkan Wars (1912-13)
The Balkan Wars took place in the Balkan Penninsula from 1912-1913.
Countries involved
Countries involved
- The wars were between an alliance of Serbia, Greece, Albania and Bulgaria, against the Ottomans. Most of the Ottoman lands in Europe were conquered.
- But the ‘Balkan League’s members quickly fell out over who should have which parts of the freed land. This Balkan alliance broke down.
Results
Results
- When the war ended, the Ottoman Empire had been pushed back to Europe’s boundaries.
- Serbia had gained significant extra territory, but Austria-Hungary prevented Serbia gaining territory which gave it access to the sea.
- Serbian resentment against Austria-Hungary had grown.
1The Causes of the First World War
1.1The Alliance System
1.2Crisis in Morocco and the Balkans
1.3Anglo-German Rivalry
2The First World War: Stalemate
2.1The Schlieffen Plan
2.2The Western Front
3Ending the War
3.1Changes in the Allied Forces
3.2Military Developments in 1918
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1The Causes of the First World War
1.1The Alliance System
1.2Crisis in Morocco and the Balkans
1.3Anglo-German Rivalry
2The First World War: Stalemate
2.1The Schlieffen Plan
2.2The Western Front
3Ending the War
3.1Changes in the Allied Forces
3.2Military Developments in 1918
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