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Was the description of the Balkans as the "powder keg" of Europe justified? explain

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A powder keg is a barrel of gun powder that just needs one spark to set it off. The Balkans in Europe went through some minor events that led to a major one. The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife was the spark that set off the powder keg and let to the explosion---WWI.
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