Western Civilization II / Unit 14 WC2 1304 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Serbia's Piedmont Ambition and the Bosnian Problem
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The idea
Serbia, independent since eighteen seventy-eight, wanted to be the Balkans' Piedmont and gather the South Slavs. Austria stood in the way through Bosnia, annexed in nineteen oh-eight. A coup of nineteen oh-three had put officers at Serbia's center; Russia's patronage made them bet Austria would not risk war.
In practice
Greater Serbia, the Black Hand's goal.
Where people slip
The coup of nineteen oh-three is anchor-only.
Your place on the trail
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