Flashcards
The Balkan Wars
Flashcards do conjunto (12)
- 1Who were the Balkans controlled by?The Turkish Empire
- 2What was the Turkish Empire known as?The sick man of Europe
- 3Why did Germany want control over the Balkans?To build a railway
- 4Why did Russia want control over the Balkans?Sea Access
- 5Why did Italy want control over the Balkans?Control over the other side of the Adriatic sea
- 6Why did Austria-Hungary want control over the Balkans?To stop Serbia stirring up the Slavic people inside its own lands because the Slavs wanted independance
- 7Which countries formed the Balkan League?Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro
- 8When did the Balkan League attack the Turkish Empire?1912
- 9What happened to the Turks when they were attacked by the Balkan League?They were beaten and forced to give up their land.
- 10When was the second Balkan war?1913
- 11Which countries were involved in the second war?Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia, Turkey, Romania
- 12Who lost the war?Bulgaria
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- GCSE History Unit 1 (Causes of WW1) FlashCards sobre The Balkan Wars, criado por Danni Wilkinson em 14-05-2014.
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