But that sam epriod overlaps the rebellions, then the Duma, then the re-emergence of the Russian czar; and thecontinued failures of the Turkish “sultans” to run their country as it fell apart.
Place a dying Russian empire north of Turkey, a split and warring Balkans next to it between Germany-Austria and the Mediterranean ...
The world had a short fuze. Or a long fuze - I believe that is the history of the last 20 years before the war from the Balkan (NOT German-British!) point of view.
The Balkans were certainly a powder keg, with weak empires versus strong nationalist movements.
Add to that the fact that each belligerent had Great Power allies, which in 1914 were too willing for war to settle disputes.
In July 1914 the German Kaiser's government pushed Austria to make a quick, punishing invasion of Serbia, in response to the Archduke's assassination.
But the Austrians delayed & delayed giving Russia & others time to mobilize.
So when war came, it was not just a local Balkan dispute, but a world war amongst the Great Powers