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Central and Eastern Europe experienced ethnic tensions in the early 1900s primarily because

similarity in cultures and traditions caused problems between ethnic groups.
military powers were unable to stop the conflicts between ethnic groups.
many ethnic groups shared unlimited amounts of territory.
many ethnic groups wanted their own nation-states.

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many ethnic groups wanted their own nation-states.

Nationalism and the desire for self-determination in ethnically mixed empires (Austro-Hungary, Ottoman, Russia) led to competing claims and frequent conflicts.