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The powder keg in the balkans refers to the
         
       
      
      
      
          
      
      
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         Answer: D) political instability of the region         
         
Explanation: In the early 20th century, the Balkans were called a "powder keg" because the political situation in the region was very unstable. For a long time, the Ottoman Turks occupied the balkans, and with the rise of nationalism, some balkan states declared independence.
       
      
      
      
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