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There were different factors leading to the outbreak of WWI from the Balkans, such as their land, who they were being occupied by, and how the Balkan people acted. Serbia, Austria, and Russia had roles in the war too, by being involved with alliances. Germany wanted expansion over the seas, and also wanted general war. The Balkan area was divided into various national states. Occupied for centuries by the Romans, Turks, Austrians, and Hungarians, the Balkan people were forced to adopt the methods of irregular warfare in the struggle against them. Sometimes the Balkan people battled one another and kept alive their fighting traditions in bitter blood feuds. The mountainous terrain of their peninsula, with few good roads of rail lines, hampered the countermeasures of regular forces and made possible sustained guerrilla operations. Serbia resented Austria since its annexation of Bosnia in 1908, which is a big part of the Balkan scene. I