Balkanization refers to

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religious division into opposing groups.

religious division into opposing groups.

a small mountainous area that cannot be organized into states because of geography.

a small mountainous area that cannot be organized into states because of geography.

a specific instance of genocide.

a specific instance of genocide.

the breakdown of a state due to conflicts among ethnicities.

the breakdown of a state due to conflicts among ethnicities.

the creation of nation-states in southeastern Europe.

the breakdown of a state due to conflicts among ethnicities.