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about 400,000 people which is way more than any other city. The capital is the most populated area in Kosovo because it is easy to get things distributed to other places. The population is diverse as it includes ethnic backgrounds of the Albanians, Serbs, Bosnians and Gorani. There are not many immigrants, but there are some. Government The type of government that Kosovo has is a Parliamentary Republic. A parliamentary republic is a system of government having the real executive power vested in a

has established its culture, it is passed on from generation to generation. Even though a group or country has its own culture and norms, it is not the same for every social group of that country. Serbia has three major ethnic groups; the majority is Serb who has a completely different culture from the Hungarians, who are different from the Romany as well as

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

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

The Balkans is a famous region of Europe, in which people called the ‘powder keg of Europe.’ With this name, I believe it is justified. This is a mountainous peninsula in Southeast Europe. There were a variety of ethnic groups living and striving in the Balkans. But, most of the Balkans was made up of the Ottoman Empire. I believe this nickname is justified. For example, this was a very restless region. Some Balkan groups tried to free themselves from the Turks while some had already succeeded

Amnesty International: "WHEN EVERYONE IS SILENT: REPARATION FOR SURVIVORS OF WARTIME RAPE IN REPUBLIKA SRPSKA IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA." Amnesty International Publications (2012). Amnesty International’s purpose is “to analyze the failure of the authorities to respect the right to reparation of survivors of wartime rape.” (AI) This purpose is legitimate as out of the tens of thousands of women who were victims of wartime rape, “fewer than 40 cases have been prosecuted.” (AI) The governments of

Throughout history, there have been examples of ethnocide, some are mentioned in the reader. First, mosques, a library in Sarajevo, and other Muslim cultural symbols were destroyed by the Serbians. This was used to show how the Serbians aspired to eliminate the Bosnian Muslims. This is an example of ethnocide because Serbians are destroying such sacred cultural items. Without their cultural architecture and symbols, they are suppressed. Another example is in the case of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin

The name “Macedonia” is the oldest surviving name of a European country (The History of Macedonia). Macedonia is situated in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula. It is on one of the few counties in the Balkans not situated on a sea (Nations Online). Even with a population of nearly five million people, Macedonia is one of the smallest countries in Europe (Britannica). Formerly a part of Yugoslavia, Macedonia gained its independence on September 8, 1991. It adopted its constitution on November

Why It Proved to be Impossible to Solve the Problems Created by Balkan Nationalism Before 1914 Balkan nationalism was apparent in the years leading up to 1914 in two forms: The desire for expansion, or rather, self-determination, within the immediate region, and also in the support of Pan-Slav nationalism (a Russian idea). In the years from 1900 to 1914, this nationalism caused the key problems of mistrust and suspicion between the two great powers of Austria Hungary and

1. How did Busbecq define the differences between the Ottoman Empire and Austria? What do you think he hoped to accomplish by highlighting these differences? Busbecq was very critical about Christian soldiers in comparing them to Turkish soldiers. He stated that Turkish soldiers were thrifty, disciplined, and patient. He described Christian soldiers as refusing to put up with ordinary food and that each man is his own worst enemy. He also says that the Ottoman Empire is united, watchful, ready to