early pre-1915 conflict in europe mainly

• As the Young Turks took charge of the government in Ottoman Empire in 1908


  The Austrians feared they might regain control of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Russia agreed not to object to annexation


  So Austria would not object to opening the Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits to Russian warships
• Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina


  October 7, 1908
• The Serbians were outraged by the annexation
• Germany was allied with Austria


  Left Serbia helpless against two great powers
• Russia's resentment at having been deceived and humiliated during the Bosinian Crisis 


  Contributed to the outbreak of World War I
• why did bulgaria see if suitable to declare independence in 1908


  caus the chaos that ensued in the Ottoman Empire following the Young Turk Revolution 
• 1912 – Albanian Declaration of Independence. 


  Balkan League is formed by four Balkan countries. (Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro)
• Macedonian Struggle

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• first balkan war (1912-13)

  • Balkan League victory
  • Treaty of London
• second balkan (1913)

  • Bulgarian defeat
  • Treaty of Bucharest
  • Treaty of Constantinople