Balkan Wars

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the first balkan war dates?October 1912 – May 1913
2. What is the key treaty ending first war?Treaty of London (May 1913)
3. What were the Balkan Wars and when did they happen?The Balkan Wars were two big fights in Europe that took place in 1912 and 1913, where many countries fought over land.
4. Why did the Balkan Wars start?They started because the Ottoman Empire was getting weaker and the countries in the region wanted more land and independence.

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