Answer:
Nationalist
tension emerged in the Balkans because the Balkan states were aspiring for
nationalism.
The Balkans was a region comprising modern day Romania, Bulgaria,
Albania, Greece, Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro
and their inhabitants were called Slavs.
The major portion of the Balkans was under the Ottoman
empire. All through the 19th century, the Ottoman empire attempted to remove
the internal backwardness of the state and its people by adopting modern
techniques, but could not succeed.
There was jealousy among the Balkans states and each hoped
to expand the boundaries to their land. The ideology of Europe was changed
during this period and liberal democratic feelings became a narrow creed with
limited ends.
There were intolerance towards each other and they were
always ready to fight a war. The European powers, Russia, Germany, Austria,
Hungary and Britain were also interested to extend their own imperialism.
During this period, these European powers were involved in
an intense struggle over trade, colonies and naval and military might. Each
power was keen on countering the hold of the other powers and extending its own
control over the area. This led to a series of wars in the region and finally
the First World War.
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