The Balkan Wars

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Across
  1. 2. City where the treaty that ended most fighting in the Second Balkan War was signed.
  2. 4. Defensive positions used to protect soldiers from enemy fire.
  3. 7. Country that attacked its former allies in June 1913, beginning the Second Balkan War.
  4. 10. Land whose possession or control was the central dispute of the Second Balkan War.
  5. 11. Balkan state that fought Bulgaria and retained Thessaloniki.
  6. 13. Ideology that initially united the Balkan states but later intensified their rivalries.
  7. 14. Empire that lost most of its remaining European territory during the First Balkan War.
  8. 16. Type of war fought for specific objectives rather than through the full mobilization of society.
Down
  1. 1. IB term describing warfare between independent countries.
  2. 3. Country that sought additional territory in Macedonia after being denied access to the Adriatic Sea.
  3. 5. Major battle between Serbian and Bulgarian forces during the Second Balkan War.
  4. 6. Disputed territory at the center of tensions between Bulgaria, Serbia, and Greece.
  5. 8. Heavy weapons used to bombard enemy positions during the Balkan Wars.
  6. 9. Country that entered the Second Balkan War by invading Bulgaria from the north.
  7. 12. City where the treaty ending the First Balkan War was signed in May 1913.
  8. 15. Country whose independence prevented Serbia from gaining direct access to the Adriatic Sea.