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.
submit

Explanation:

The word "trivial" means unimportant. In the context of the text, it describes the incident (a Greek soldier crossing the border while chasing his dog) as something that could have been unimportant. However, due to pre - existing hostility, it escalated.

Answer:

trivial