On the eve of World War I the Balkan Peninsula
a. was firmly in the hands of the Ottoman Empire.
b. was controlled by Russia.
c. was rife with ethnic antagonisms and aspirations.
d. was hoping for Austrian annexation.
ANSWER: c
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