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Fourteen Points: Point XI – The Balkans Summary

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  • Wilson suggests de-occupying the Balkan countries of Rumania, Serbia, and Montenegro, and giving them borders based on "friendly counsel" (XI.1).
  • Prior to the war, the Balkans (the area north of Greece and Turkey) was considered an unstable powder keg.
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