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12 pages in length. As a bold statement against the existing Ottoman Empire, an authority that had been in operation since the early sixteenth century, the First Balkan War was in response to the Young Turks having spread their fingers of control well beyond any reasonable extent. This particular monarchy, which held power for almost four hundred years, was something the Balkan people had long accepted as their lot in life; however, the twentieth century brought with it a decline in the authority of the Ottoman Empire along with the dependence inherent to unwanted political subjugation. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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the First Balkan War was in response to the Young Turks having spread their fingers of control well beyond any reasonable extent. This particular monarchy, which held power for
almost four hundred years, was something the Balkan people had long accepted as their lot in life; however, the twentieth century brought with it a decline in the authority of
the Ottoman Empire along with the dependence inherent to unwanted political subjugation. "The great Ottoman carpet was being rolled up at both ends: by Europes Great Powers, locked in
imperial rivalry, and by the discontented Christian subjects of Ottoman rule, in Europe, whose struggles for independence took a nationalist form."1 This awakening, as it has been named, marked
the beginning of breaking free from the Ottoman Empire. II. THE FIRST BALKAN WAR The alliance formed by Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia and Montenegro represented the First Balkan War of
1912, a time in which political liberation was sought from under the oppressive Ottoman Empire. Inasmuch as the Balkan League assembled for the sole purpose of allying themselves to
uphold the offensive, the battle that ensued was one that set in motion a much needed social, political and cultural change against unwanted control.2 Both Bulgaria and Serbia signed a
treaty on March 13, 1912 that allocated southern Macedonia to Bulgaria and Macedonia to Serbia; additionally, there was enough consideration to warrant waging war upon Austria and Turkey "if Austria
destroyed the status quo."3 Similarly, Bulgaria and Greece formed established a treaty that supported military response against Turkey. Montenegro, on the other hand, was made part of the
leagues plan by way of "an informal arrangement"4 with Greece and Bulgaria, in addition to a Serbian treaty that ended in September of 1912. Nary a month later, the
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