yugoslavian countries were known as the powder keg of europe prior to the outbreak of world war 1.
yugoslavian countries were known as the powder keg of europe prior to the outbreak of world war 1.
which area of europe was known as the powder keg of europe prior to the outbreak of world war 1?
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the powder keg of europe or balkan powder keg was the balkans in the early part of the 20th century preceding world war i. there were a number of overlapping claims to territories and spheres of influence between the major european powers such as the russian empire, the austro-hungarian empire, the german empire and, to a lesser degree, the ottoman empire, the united kingdom and kingdom of italy.
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a powder keg is a barrel of gunpowder. the powder keg was the primary method for storing and transporting large quantities of black powder until the 1870s and the adoption of the modern cased bullet. however, the barrels had to be handled with care, since a spark or other source of heat could cause the contents to deflagrate.
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