Inquiry Question: How did nationalism create conflict in the Balkans before WWI?

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Viewing Instructions: While you watch the video above, take notes on some of the M.A.I.N. causes of WWI that we have covered so far.

A. Analysing Maps and Drawing Conclusions

Look at the two maps below. The first map shows the borders of Europe as they look today in 2019. The second map shows the borders of Europe in 1914, the year the First World War started. Write down some observations about the differences between the two maps. Which country in 1914 changed the most? Why do you think that happened?

B. Reading: Crisis in the Balkans

Read the AlphaHistory article linked here and answer the following questions;

1. Label the map of the Balkans. Identify the following countries; Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire, Russia, Serbia, Greece, Austria-Hungary. Also label the Black Sea and the city of Sarajevo.
2. Using the AlphaHistory reading outline the causes and consequences of the Balkan Wars (there were two but for the sake of simplicity you can discuss them together).
3. Explain the role of nationalism in creating instability in the Balkans in the years before World War One.

Source Analysis: Balkan Nationalism

Source A: Slavic Populations of Europe

Source B: Primary Source – Memoirs of the Ausgleich, by Count von Beust, (1867)

Origin: Interior Minister of Austria (1867)

“The dangers which Austria has to face are of a twofold nature. The first is presented by the tendency of her liberal-minded German population to gravitate towards that larger portion of the German-speaking people now represented by Prussia, Saxony, what was Hanover, Wartemberg, and Bavaria; the second is the diversity of language and race in the empire. Of Austria’s large Slav population, the Poles have a natural craving for independence after having enjoyed and heroically fought for it for centuries; while the other nationalities are likely at a moment of dangerous crisis to develop pro-Russian tendencies.”

Source C. Map Analysis: The Ethnic Groups of Austria-Hungary in 1910

Origin: A book published in 1911.

Questions

1. Looking at source A, which country in 1914 had a large population of south Slavs? Which country in 1914 was east Slavic?
2. According to source B, what was the second problem facing Austria that Count von Beust was worried about?
3. Analyse the map in source C. In other words, what is the main idea or essential information represented by this map?

Making Conclusions: Based on all three sources, what conclusions or assumptions can we make about the relationship between Austria-Hungary, Serbia, and Russia?

Video: Tinderbox Europe (Nationalism in the Balkans)

1. “The immediate cause of the First World War was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand… but first we’re going to talk about the cultural hatred and ____________________ fever that led up to his assassination.”
2. “In 1908, emperor Franz Joseph annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina, which inflamed (greatly increased) anti-Austrian _ throughout the Balkans, but especially in _.”
3. What did the Slavs dream about creating in the Balkans?
4. Why would the Slavs be angry at Austria-Hungary for annexing Bosnia and Herzegovina? What role did the Ottoman Empire have in this anger?
5. Describe Serbia in the late 19th century.
6. Who were the Black Hand? What kinds of things did they do?
7. What happened after the Balkan League defeated the Ottomans in the First Balkan War?
8. How did Austria-Hungary react to the growth of Serbian power and territory? How did Russia react?