Question

name:
unit 6: world war i
date
period:
the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand
directions: read the information below and answer the questions that follow.
by the summer of 1914, tensions had been building for decades, countries built up their armed - forces through militarism, and the major alliances of europe were prepared for war. all that was needed was a \spark\ to set it off.
that \spark\ flared in the balkans, a peninsula in europe which contains many different ethnic groups. most of the leading powers in the triple alliance and triple entente had interests in the balkans and competed for influence there. it seemed likely that if a problem might arise that would explode into war, it would happen here. for that reason, the balkans were known as \the powder keg of europe\.
locate the balkans on the map. identify the countries that were on the balkan peninsula prior to wwi.

Explanation:

To answer the question about identifying countries on the Balkan Peninsula prior to WWI, we refer to historical knowledge. The Balkan Peninsula before WWI included countries such as Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, and parts of the Ottoman Empire (which had territories in the Balkans like Albania - though Albania was in a complex state, and also regions that would later form other states). From the map context (showing regions like Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, and Ottoman - controlled areas), we can identify these.

Answer:

Prior to WWI, the countries on the Balkan Peninsula included Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, and territories of the Ottoman Empire (with regions that would influence later Balkan states like Albania - in a pre - independent or semi - autonomous state under Ottoman influence in parts).