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Alliances Form between Nations
An alliance forms between Buglaria, Greece, Montenegro, and Serbia to put down the Ottoman Empire from their "throne". -
The Start of Treaties
Bulgaria and Serbia create a treaty, which resulted in Montenegro being taken over by Serbia, and a part of Macedonia given up to Bulgaria. There was a lot of disagreement with this event, and resulted in a war sparking. -
Greece and Bulgaria's Treaty
Greece and Buglaria sign a treaty, because they want to build a military alliance against Turkey and the Ottoman Empire. -
Montenegro Declares War
Montenegro declares war on Turkey, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Greece. -
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First Balkan War
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Turkey declares War on Balkan League
Turkey declared war on the Balkan League, to ensure that other allies would not get involved. -
Inspirational Serbian Speech
Peter I of Serbia gave a speech to his people about how the Ottoman Empire will soon come to an end, to motivate his people to continue fighting for their freedom. -
Serbian Army attacks Ottomans
The Serbian army broke the western Ottoman army at Kumanovo. The Serbs then proceeded against diminishing resistance into Macedonia, Kosovo and on through Albania. -
Ottoman Empire Collapses & Albania Declares Independence
As a result of the Ottoman collapse, groups of Albanian notables, supported by Austria and Italy, declared Albanian independence on 28 November 1912 -
Ottomans sign armistice
The Ottomans signed an armistice (an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce) with Bulgaria, Montenegro and Serbia. -
Hope for Less Wars
The Ottomans are defeated in an easy war. With the Ottomans power now declining, this creates hope that there will be less wars for Britain, France, Russia, and Germany. -
The Ottoman Empires Collapse
The Ottoman Empire loses almost all of the land they have near Istanbul. This also results later on, where the Ottoman Empire loses about 80 percent of the land they owned in Europe. -
Conflict between Alliances
Montenegrins take over a town named Scutari, and as you can see, many of the alliances that were formed, were now taking over towns, creating a lot of conflict. -
Treaty Of London
The Treaty of London was written to put an end to the first balkan war. -
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Second Balkan War
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Second Balkan War
The Second Balkan War breaks out. -
Treaty with Greece
The Ottomans decide to sign a treaty with the Greeks, because they realize they have been in fact defeated. -
Treaty with Serbia
The Ottomans also sign a treaty with Serbia, because the more alliances, then they could recover from the war.
