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Essay on The Yugoslavian Conflict

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The Yugoslavian Conflict

Yugoslavia is a country burdened by feuding sides in a war that cannot soon be resolved. The United Nations are attempting to help the situation, but until the people of Yugoslavia can come to an agreement continued warfare and heartache is inevitable.

The problems in Yugoslavia began because the country is separated into two distinct parts. The north and west parts of the country were once under the rule of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the south and the east were controlled by the Ottoman Empire. This had extreme effects on the ethnic, cultural and economic differences between the two sides. The three major religions in Yugoslavia were Greek Orthodox, Christianity, Roman Catholicism,
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The taking over of the borders by Slovenian militia was deemed sufficient grounds to call out the Yugoslavian National Army. This order was given from the ministry of defense, who had no authority to do so.
Yugoslavia was without a president at the time and control of the country was given to the supreme commander of the armed forces. The whole affair was organized as military support to the federal police and customs personnel. The
Slovenians offered strong resistance with their territorial defense units, politically organized the withdrawal of their representatives from the presidency and the Executive Council of Yugoslavia, and directed a massive propaganda campaign presenting themselves as victims of brutal Yugoslavian
National Army aggression.

Croatia also attempted to claim independence, but they had a problem that the Slovenians didn't have to deal with. They had a large population of
Serbians in Croatia and with the new laws that the Croatian government tried to impose the minority Serbians were given no rights as a minority and were forced to go by the new found Croatian law. This caused conflicts inside Croatia between the Serbian rebels and the Croatian National Guard who tried to keep order. Many of these conflicts left many people dead and wounded. The
Yugoslavian National Army (JNA) openly sided with the

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