Kingdom of Bulgaria

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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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 date of tsardom proclamation?October 5, 1908
2. What is the military mobilization capacity?Over 1 million soldiers from a population of approximately 5 million
3. What happened to Bulgaria on October 5, 1908?Bulgaria became a kingdom called the Third Bulgarian Tsardom. Prince Ferdinand was crowned Tsar, making the country fully independent.
4. Why did Prince Ferdinand want Bulgaria to become a kingdom?He wanted to bring together all lands where Bulgarians lived. He hoped to regain territories lost after wars with the Ottoman Empire.

Sovereignty: Supreme power or authority; the authority of a state to govern itself or another state.
Revisionist Power: A state that seeks to alter or overturn the existing international order or territorial boundaries established by treaties.
Nationalism: Identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.