Balkan Wars
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, World War I, Empires, Dynasties
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Eastern European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Middle East, Balkans, Austria-Hungary, Austria, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Turkey, Asia Minor
- Date: October 18, 1912-August 10, 1913
Article abstract: The Balkan Wars reveal the weakening of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the growth of Serbian power, and the infirmity of Russian policy—all of which contribute to the unsettled conditions leading to World War I.
Summary of Event
The Balkan Wars of 1912-1913 accelerated the already rapid disintegration of the Ottoman Empire, a process that had been going on since Austria had annexed the Turkish provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1908. Russia desired to forestall any further Austrian advance in the Balkans, especially against Serbia,...
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