History A-Level

Balkan nationalism

What Balkan nationalism means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.

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A force that severely destabilised Europe, threatening Austria-Hungary's multi-ethnic empire with fragmentation while offering Russia opportunities to expand its influence through Pan-Slavism.

AQA · 2K International Relations and Global Conflict, c1890–1941 (A-level only) – The Great Powers and Crises, 1900–1911 (study guide)

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2K International Relations and Global Conflict, c1890–1941 (A-level only) – The Great Powers and Crises, 1900–1911 (AQA A-Level)

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