What were the Balkan Wars?
Q: What were the Balkan Wars?
A: The Balkan Wars were a series of wars fought in the Balkan Peninsula in 1912 (First Balkan War) and 1913 (Second Balkan War).
Q: Who was involved in the First Balkan War?
A: The First Balkan War was fought by Greece, Serbia, Montenegro and Bulgaria (the Balkan League) against the Ottoman Empire.
Q: What was the main objective of the war?
A: The main objective of the war was for the members of the Balkan League to annex European territories from the Ottoman Empire, as many people living under Ottoman rule were part of these countries.
Q: How successful was it?
A: It was successful and resulted in almost all European territories being lost by the Ottoman Empire.
Q: Who participated in Second Balkan War?
A: The Second Balkans War included Greece, Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria against each other.
Q: Why did Bulgaria declare war on Greece and Serbia?
A: Bulgaria declared war on Greece and Serbia because they felt that they had been given more land than they deserved after winning the first war.
Q: What kind of casualties occurred during both wars?
A: During both wars there were huge casualties with Bulgarians losing around 65,000 men, Greeks 9,500, Montenegrins 3,000 and Serbs at least 36,000 while Ottomans lost as many as 125,000 dead. In addition tens of thousands died due to disease or other causes.
