How did demands for freedom in the Balkans affect European politics?
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Correct answer: They made great-power rivalry and alliances more complex
The Balkans contained several ethnic communities seeking autonomy or independent nation-states as Ottoman power weakened. These demands attracted the intervention of larger European powers, which supported different groups according to their strategic interests. As a result, local nationalist conflicts became connected with rival alliances and wider power politics. Option B is correct; the other choices are wrong because the great powers became involved, empires did not disappear immediately, and nationalism intensified rather than ended.
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They made great-power rivalry and alliances more complex
Why is this the correct answer?
The Balkans contained several ethnic communities seeking autonomy or independent nation-states as Ottoman power weakened. These demands attracted the intervention of larger European powers, which supported different groups according to their strategic interests. As a result, local nationalist conflicts became connected with rival alliances and wider power politics. Option B is correct; the other choices are wrong because the great powers became involved, empires did not disappear immediately, and nationalism intensified rather than ended.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Social Science question. Chapter: The Age of Industrialisation. Topic: Nationalism and Imperialism.
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