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Highlight the reasons for the growth of nationalist tensions in the Balkan region before the First World War.

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The Balkans 

i. The Balkan was a region of geographical and ethnic variations comprising of modernday Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece, Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro. The inhabitants were called Slavs 

ii. The spread of romantic nationalism lead to its disintegration. 

iii. Different Slavic nationalities struggled to define their identity iv. Balkan region became a region of intense conflict over expansion of territory. 

v. At the same time, the great European Powers --Russia, Germany, England and AustroHungary were keen on taking the control of the Balkan region, since it was important from trade point of view. 

vi. This led to the series of wars in the region and finally became the cause of the First World War.



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