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THE BALKANIZATION OF EUROPE

THE BALKANIZATION OF EUROPE. A TIME OF TROUBLES. MARSHAL JOSIP BROZ TITO, YUGOSLAVIA’S DICTATOR UNTIL 1980. After his death, the centrally planned economy, became an issue SLOVENIA AND CROATIA were more prosperous and voted for independence in 1990

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THE BALKANIZATION OF EUROPE

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  1. THE BALKANIZATION OF EUROPE A TIME OF TROUBLES

  2. MARSHAL JOSIP BROZ TITO, YUGOSLAVIA’S DICTATOR UNTIL 1980 • After his death, the centrally planned economy, became an issue • SLOVENIA AND CROATIA were more prosperous and voted for independence in 1990 • SERBS had more control of the central government

  3. CAUSES OF CONFLICT: • Serbian geopolitics • Lack of multicultural education from Tito • Myths about benefits of ethnically pure nation-states • Lack of humanitarian leadership

  4. Road To Independence • Slovenia became independent in June, 1991. • Croats were bombed in Dec., 1991. More struggle to become free. • Bosnia had the most conflict

  5. KOSOVO • Territory dominated by Ethnic Albanians • KLA formed to fight against Slobodan Milosevic

  6. CONSEQUENCES OF WAR • MAJOR damage to infrastructure • Danube River blocked with debris • Milosevic removed from power in 2000 • 2002 brought to trial • Died in prison in 2006, but trial not concluded when he died.

  7. RELIGION AND ETHNICITY • ROMAN CATHOLIC • EASTERN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN • MUSLIM/ISLAM • SLOVENES • CROATS • SERBS • ETHNIC ALBANIANS (KOSOVARS) • BOSNIANS/BOSNIAKS • HUNGARIANS • MONENEGRINS • MACEDONIANS

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