Question

Which of the following did Austria-Hungary seize in 1908, setting off tensions in Europe?
a.the border area it shared with Italy

b. the Ottoman territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina

c. the country of Serbia

d. Germany’s colonies in Africa

Answer 1

The Ottoman Empire. When one European power annexed a part of its crumbling power, it caused concern that they might get it all. The other European powers wanted a chance at picking it apart too.

Answer 2

Answer:

b. the Ottoman territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Explanation:

Austria-Hungary caught the nation of Serbia in 1908 setting off strains in Europe.  

The declaration in October 1908 of Austria-Hungary's extension of Bosnia and Herzegovina upset the delicate perceived leverage in the Balkans, incensing Serbia and skillet Slavic patriots all through Europe.

In spite of the fact that debilitated Russia was compelled to submit, to its humiliation, its remote office still seen Austria-Hungary's activities as excessively forceful and undermining, regardless of Aerenthal's affirmations that he didn't plan to take Macedonia, another debated previous Ottoman territory, next.

Russia's reaction was to support pro-Russian, anti-Austrian sentiment in Serbia and other Balkan provinces, inciting Austrian apprehensions of Slavic expansionism in the region.