The Balkans

What three Empires fought over control in The Balkans during the 19th and early 20th centuries?

• Austria-Hungary

• The Ottoman Empire

• Bulgaria

• The Russian Empire

• Yugoslavia

What two Nations were the losers of The Balkan Wars?

• The Ottoman Empire

• Serbia

• Bulgaria

• Russia

What country was the dominant power in the Balkans during the Cold War and Interwar Period?

• Serbia

• Yugoslavia

• Turkey

• Bulgaria

What two Balkan countries currently have their independence denied by larger powers?

• Kosovo

• Greece

• Bulgaria

• North Macedonia

During the Balkan's early history (9th - 12th centuries) what three powers held dominance over the region?

• Bulgaria

• The Magyar Confederacy (Hungary)

• West Francia (AKA the HRE)

• The Byzantines

How many Balkan Wars were there?

• 3

• 5

• 2

What country is considered the dominant country in the Balkans, and considered to be the successor of Yugoslavia?

• Greece

• Serbia

• Croatia

• Bosnia and Herzegovina

What Balkan country refused communism during the Cold War?

• Yugoslavia

• Greece

• Bulgaria

• Romania

What country ALMOST prevents Bosnia and Herzegovina from getting a coastline?

• Croatia

• Serbia

• Slovakia

• Slovenia

Moldova or Moldavia?

• Moldova

• Moldavia