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Bosnia-Herzegovina annexation crisis

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A major international crisis in 1908 when Austria-Hungary formally annexed Bosnia-Herzegovina, provoking nationalist outrage in Serbia and drawing Great Powers into Balkan tensions.

AP course connection

Topic 7.3: 7.3 National Unification and Diplomatic Tensions

Unit 7

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