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Why was the Balkan region called the "powder keg"?

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The powder keg of europe is a diagrammatic illustration of European political alliances in the period leading up to the First World War. The "Powder keg of Europe", sometimes alternately known as the "Balkan Powder Keg", refers to the Balkans in the early part of the 20th century preceding World War I.