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The Situation in the Balkans
The Austrians were losing their multi-ethnic empire
Ethnics groups in Austria Hungary, want independence.
Southern slavs - the serbs
Croats
Slovenes
Who were beggining to look Serbia for support
Before 1914 Balkans was very unstable area
Three different empires had interests
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Russia
Turkey want to dominates the balkans
HOWEVER
Geeks
Had their independent nation states
Bulgars
Serbs
In June 1903, the pro-Austrian King (Alexander of Serbia) was murdered and replaced by Russophile King Peter.
Russia also had ambitions in the Balkans, they symphatized with their fellow Slavs. It also saw itself as the champion of the Slav people.
The Balkans was a strategically position
Because
Constantinople had to be open to Russian ships; from Mediterranean to the black sea.
GROUP 1
This King (Russophile Peter) was meant to reduce the Austro-Hungarian influence
3 Austrians
4 Russia
2 Turkey
1 The situation
5 Growing tension
