What Was the Main Impediment to Creating Nationalism in the Balkan

question 22

Multiple Choice

What was the main impediment to creating nationalism in the Balkan region?

• A) Language diversity
• B) Ottoman sovereignty
• C) Serfdom
• D) Lack of a free market economy
• E) Religious oppression by Muslims

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