The pre-World War I Balkan wars and the 1990s Balkan Wars serve as bookends to the bulk of 20th century European history.
clearly_not_an_alien on
HEY THAT’S ME!!!!
KingKaiserW on
Huh so Ottomans losing their Balkans is why they joined WW1?
Not the brightest idea but I see the vision
Cultural-Ad-8796 on
Is it a coincidence that the border between Bulgaria and Romania is the same today?
Volaer on
Bulgaria’s borders here are only slightly smaller that those of modern Bulgaria because the country lost almost all of its territorial gains in the subsequent Second Balkan War and World War I. After Ottoman Turkey they lost the most in these conflicts.
Temporary_County1838 on
I wonder what happened Turkish/Muslim people from that area.
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Before ethnic cleansing of Turks of course.
The pre-World War I Balkan wars and the 1990s Balkan Wars serve as bookends to the bulk of 20th century European history.
HEY THAT’S ME!!!!
Huh so Ottomans losing their Balkans is why they joined WW1?
Not the brightest idea but I see the vision
Is it a coincidence that the border between Bulgaria and Romania is the same today?
Bulgaria’s borders here are only slightly smaller that those of modern Bulgaria because the country lost almost all of its territorial gains in the subsequent Second Balkan War and World War I. After Ottoman Turkey they lost the most in these conflicts.
I wonder what happened Turkish/Muslim people from that area.
Where is North Macedonia?
What is with Crete?