Colonial Empires and the Balkan Wars: 19th-20th Century
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Colonial Empires of the 19th and 20th Centuries
Major British Colonies
- Canada
- Australia
- Egypt
- Sudan
- Nigeria
- Kenya
- Rhodesia
- South African Union
- India
- Burma
- New Guinea
- Cochinchina
Major French Colonies
- America and Oceania: No colonies
- Morocco
- Algeria
- French West Africa
- French Equatorial Africa
- Somalia
- Madagascar
- Indochina
Other European Empires
Spanish Colonies
- Rio de Oro
- Equatorial Guinea
- Northern Morocco
German Colonies
- Kamerun
- Tanganyika
- South West Africa
Dutch Colonies
- The Guianas
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
Belgian Colonies
- Belgian Congo
- New Guinea
Portuguese Colonies
- Angola
- Mozambique
Danish Colonies
- Iceland
- Greenland
Italian Colonies
- Libya
- Somalia
- Eritrea
Non-European Empires
Japanese Colonies
- Korea
US Territories and Protectorates
- Cuba
- Panama Canal Zone
- Philippines
- Alaska
- Puerto Rico
Russian Territories
- Turkestan
- Manchuria
- Kuril Islands
The Balkan Wars
As the Ottoman Empire was in a state of collapse, the Austro-Hungarian Empire planned to gain power over the Balkans. However, Serbia and Russia also wanted to increase their influence there and to occupy the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits, which would give them control over the Mediterranean Sea.
The annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina by Austria-Hungary (1908) increased tensions in the Balkans, which would result in the Balkan Wars in 1912 and 1913. Serbia allied with Russia and emerged as the victor. As Serbia was clearly becoming stronger, Austria-Hungary, fearing a general Slav uprising while under its control, looked to the Germans for support.