19世纪末20世纪初,由于奥斯曼土耳其帝国的衰落,引发了帝国主义列强对巴尔干的激烈争夺,巴尔干地区战争频繁,成为一个“反复爆炸的火药桶”。这幅漫画描绘了当时的局势。巨大漩涡内的“COMPLICATION”(错综复杂)表明了这一地区令人头痛的状况;漩涡中心,两个巴尔干人(象征巴尔干各国)正怒目相向,舞刀弄剑,进行着 In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, due to the decline of the Ottoman Empire of Turkey, the fierce competition of the imperialist powers for the Balkans was triggered. The war in the Balkan region was frequent and became a “repeated explosion of powder pots.” This cartoon depicts the situation at that time. The “COMPLICATION” (intricate) in the huge whirlpool indicates that the region is in a state of headache; in the vortex center, two Balkans (symbolizing the Balkan countries) are facing each other with swords and swords