Question

select the word that means unimportant.

in 1925, the so - called \war of the stray dog\ was fought between greece and bulgaria.
it is said that a greek soldier crossed the border into bulgaria while chasing his runaway
dog. although this could have remained a trivial incident, there had been long - simmering
hostility between the two countries, and so the situation escalated. bulgarian border
guards shot the greek soldier, which led the greeks to invade bulgaria. the war ended
within a matter of days, however, when an international committee intervened to stop it.

Explanation:

The word "trivial" means of little value or importance. In the context of the text, the incident of the Greek soldier chasing his dog could have been a minor (unimportant) event, but due to existing hostility, it escalated.

Answer:

trivial