Eastern Question
Was Balkan a determining factor leading to the First World War?
Introduction
- Balkan’s location
- It was the area where the interests of the European powers aimed at
- Thus, they were actively involved in the Balkan affair and the most important one was the Sarajevo Assassination. This directly led to the First World War but we should also consider the other factors
Body
- Balkan’s role in leading to WWI:
- Balkan should be responsible for complicating the situation of Europe
- It accelerated the formation of the two armed-camps
- It intensified the relationships among the European powers
- Russia and Austria disputed over their conflicting interests over the Balkan, their relation deteriorated significantly in these incidents:
b. 1856 Crimean War 1908 Bosnian Crisis
1878 Berlin Conference (Treaty of San Stefano) 1914 July Ultimatum
