HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Question
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Which region was described as “the powder keg of Europe” prior to World War I?
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Iberian Peninsula
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British Isles
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Balkan Peninsula
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Scandinavia
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The powder keg of Europe or Balkan powder keg was the Balkans in the early part of the 20th century preceding World War I.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why was the Balkan region referred to as the ‘powder keg of Europe’ prior to World War I?
Detailed explanation-3: -4. Sweden was considered the “powder keg” of Europe just prior to the start of the Great War. 5. The Treaty of Versailles officially ended the Great War.
Detailed explanation-4: -Early 20th-century geographers such as Richard Hartshorne didn’t miss the fact that the Balkans (southeastern Europe) were a perpetual powderkeg.
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