Which region was called Europe's powder keg before 1914?
AScandinavia
BThe Balkans
CThe Iberian coast
DThe Rhineland
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The Balkans
Overlapping national claims and great-power rivalries made the Balkans especially unstable.
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