Kingdom of Serbia

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.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/kingdom-of-serbia

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 formal independence recognition?Recognized by the Congress of Berlin in 1878
2. What is the post-wwi consolidation?United with Vojvodina and the Kingdom of Montenegro in 1918
3. When did Serbia become a kingdom?Serbia became a kingdom in 1882. This followed its independence after the Congress of Berlin in 1878.
4. Who was the first king of Serbia?The first king was Milan I. He helped turn Serbia into a kingdom.

Suzerainty: A relationship where one state has control over another, but the controlled state still has some autonomy.
Sovereignty: The supreme power or authority of a state to govern itself.
Annexation: The forcible incorporation of one territory into another.