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Notes:
FOR THE NEXT 400 YEARS THE BALKANS REMAINED UNDER THE DOMINATION OF THE OTTOMAN TURKS. BEGINNING IN THE 19TH CENTURY, ETHNIC GROUPS WON INDEPENDENCE FROM THE OTTOMANS. MANY OF THESE INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENTS WERE SUPPORTED BY EUROPEAN POWERS, ESPECIALLY AUSTRIA, HUNGARY, AND RUSSIA.
