Although not
an easy topic to understand, this essential to a full understanding
of the causes of the First World War. Begin by reading the relevant 'Balkan' sections from
Brooman and then try Farmer (see opposite)
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(on this occasion do not simply cut and paste one from the
Internet) showing the situation before 1900. 2.
Explain in detail why the
Great Powers found it very
difficult to agree about the 'Balkan Problem'. Brooman (24-5) (Farmer 42-3)
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3. Read 50-1 1908
Bosnian Crisis and The Balkan Wars 52-3. Use these two
headings to make simple chronological notes on the development of the Balkan
problem from 1908 up to 1913. You should have three
sub-headings:
- 1908 Bosnian Crisis: causes,
events and results
- 1912 The First Balkan War:
causes, events and results
- 1913 The Second Balkan War:
causes, events and results
The box in Farmer (52-3) 'The
main results of the Balkan Wars', is worth using carefully. As
a consequence of your reading and notes, you should be able to
understand the final sentence: 'Austro-Hungarian leaders
thought it essential to 'smash' Serbia if the Habsburg Empire
was to survive.
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Brooman The
End of Old Europe, Part Three, 'The Balkan Powder Keg. (23-27)
Farmer (42-3 and 50-1 and 52-3)
Map below taken from the Open Doors
website : www.saburchill.com/history/
chapters/empires/0060.html.
Which also has some excellent notes explaining the Balkans.
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Above the Balkans in 1878,
below 1914 |
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See The
Corner website for good clear explanations. |
