The Human Cost of the Balkan War
Chapter 1

The rise of the Balkan League

Chapter 2

The fall of Ottoman Europe

Chapter 3

Turning on each other

Chapter 4

The powder keg explodes

YOUR GOAL

Master of The Balkan wars

Ch 4 · The powder keg explodes
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diego The path to Sarajevo

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diego A redrawn European map

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The human cost

diego The wars resulted in massive civilian displacement and devastating casualties.

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Bulgaria seeks revenge

diego The humiliation of 1913 drove Bulgaria straight into the arms of the Central Powers in World War I.

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Balkan Barrel Boom
BETA

diego Stack the powder barrels to discover what triggered the explosive Balkan war.

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Fun Fact

Royal tragedy: King George I of Greece was assassinated in Thessaloniki in March 1913 by a man who claimed he did it because the king refused to give him money.

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Gossip

Could WWI have been avoided?

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Quiz

Approximately how many soldiers are estimated to have died during the two Balkan Wars of 1912-1913?

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diego Bulgaria seeks revenge

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Quiz

Which country's king was assassinated in Thessaloniki in March 1913 during the First Balkan War?

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diego The human cost

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Quiz

Who was assassinated in Sarajevo in June 1914, sparking World War I just one year after the Balkan Wars ended?

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Quiz

Which major empire's 600-year dominance in Southeastern Europe was effectively ended by the Balkan Wars?

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Quiz

Which alliance did a bitter Bulgaria join during World War I in 1915 to seek revenge against Serbia?

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Quiz

How did the outcome of the Balkan Wars directly contribute to the outbreak of World War I?

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Quiz

What kind of humanitarian crisis was heavily worsened by the redrawn borders of 1913?

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Quiz

How did the legacy of the Balkan Wars' unresolved ethnic borders resurface in the late 20th century?

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