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Which area was known ‘as the powder keg of Europe’?


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a

Italy

b

Balkans

c

Ottoman Empire

d

Germany  

answer is B.

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The Balkans was known as the "powder keg of Europe". The Balkans were a major source of contention for European countries in the 19th century. It was a region that comprised modern-day Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Albania, Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia, and Montenegro. The inhabitants of this place were known as the Slavs. In the 19th century, this area was under the control of the Ottoman Empire. But after the spread of nationalism, the Balkan people claimed their independence, political rights, and nationality.
 
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