powder keg
The Balkan Peninsula.The Balkans were referred to as the Power Keg of Europe.
The Balkans
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Treaties in Europe triggered many countries to enter the war therefor causing a World War. check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powder_keg_of_Europe
Literally, a powder keg is a keg or barrel used to hold gunpowder. In figurative terms, a powder keg is an expression used to describe a potentially explosive social or political or other similar situation.
The Balkans.
The Balkan Peninsula.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the "spark" required to light the powder keg which started WW1.
The Balkan Peninsula
A "powder keg" was a large amount of explosives. The term is often used often used to describe a dangerous situation, one that can explode causing some kind of extreme harm.
Keg is: barril.
The Keg was created in 1971.