Yugoslavia

Former president Josep Broz Tito held Yugoslavia together and was able to extinguish the nationalism growing in many republics. His death however reopened the wound and let the nationalism of the Serbs become existent. The serb forces ideology for a “Greater Serbia” was the very motive that sparked

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

DISCUSS the reasons of the split of Yugoslavia and its consequences on its people and society. After the Second World War, the great nation of Yugoslavia was formed by countries considered similar but extremely diverse in contexts of religion, culture and ideals. The break up of this nation resulted from the weaknesses in government after the death of their leader and national tensions which had been present for centuries. From this, the Yugoslav war had been triggered impacting the peace amongst

Yugoslavia in the 20th century underwent great political turmoil, unrest, war, and ethnic conflicts. Throughout the existence of this unstable nation, soccer was the most popular sport with the most devout supporters. The sport and its various teams held strong ties to the political structure of Yugoslavia, being run and controlled often by government institutions. It is for this reason that soccer in Yugoslavia can serve as a political barometer to understand the underlying concerns, ideologies

integrated Yugoslavian republic, it was the poster-child of a multi-ethnic society in which various ethnicities not only coexisted but rather intermingled. This peaceful coexistence was disrupted by Slobodan Milosevic, Serbia 's president, who used Yugoslavia 's economic and political crisis of 1988 in his favour by essentializing the crisis along the lines of ethnic national identity. Through his

The Bosnian genocide was a mass killing similar to the Holocaust that occurred in Bosnia Herzegovina shortly after the separation from the former state of Yugoslavia, disbanded in 1992 due to the Yugoslav Wars ("The Breakup of Yugoslavia, 1990–1992 - 1989–1992 - Milestones - Office of the Historian."). Akin to most other genocides that have previously been recorded throughout history, the Bosnian genocide was caused by part of the population believing they had second-rate citizens in their land,

Disintegration of the Socialistic Federative Republic of Yugoslavia and change of regime spelled disaster for the working class as well as its civil society, educational system, media, sciences, arts, and humanities. Over two decades have passed since the end of armed conflict, but the spectre of war is still present. Dismissed as backward, it is categorised as an under-developed country in need of intervention. These latitudes have fallen prey to being harnessed by various players to different ends

exterminate all Bosniaks, (Muslim people who lived in Bosnia), and Croats, (Croatians who lived in Bosnia). That made the Bosniaks and Croats the victim. They were being targeted because ever since Bosnia broke away from Yugoslavia, Serbians had less power. Bosnia breaking away from Yugoslavia is the catalyst for this genocide. When they broke away, the Serbs living in Bosnia didn’t have the population power, political power, or religious power. They figured that if they just took out all of the Bosniaks

largest genocide since the Holocaust. (“Bosnian Genocide”)     In the aftermath of the Second World War, the Balkan states of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia and Macedonia became part of the Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia. The Bosnian War involved three main ethnic groups, the Serbs, Croats, and Muslims. The war lasted from 1992-1995. After the death of Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito in 1980, growing nationalism among the different Yugoslav republics threatened