Slav Nationalism

• The Russians fought the Turks for the Black Sea and encouraged the Slavs to revolt against the Turks.
• The Russians appealed to the Slavic nationalism.
• The Serbs revolted in 1815 and became self-governing in 1817.
• The Austro-Hungarians responded to Slavic nationalism by occupying territories.
• To stop the Serbs from expanding, European powers made Albania an independent country.
• In 1914, a Serb nationalist shot and killed the heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne and sparked World War I.