Ch.18 Europe and the Countries Just East
Persia, Its Enemies, and Its “Friends”
- Persia would stay under Russian control for another decade. But the Russians allowed the Anglo-Persian Oil Company to keep on piping oil out of the ground and shipping it out of the country. Eventually, the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, which became known as British Petroleum, would become one of the largest oil companies in the entire world.
The Balkan Mess
- “First Balkan War” 1912
- “Second Balkan War” 1913
- On June 28th, 1914, a Serbian would show how much Serbia hated both Bulgaria and Austria. He would kill the heir to the throne of Austria. But this wouldn‘t begin a ˝Third Balkan War.˝ Instead, it would start the first World War.
