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Yugoslavia and the Balkans

Yugoslavia and the Balkans. The area Russia left behind. The Balkans. Geography of the Balkans. Very mountainous Today the Yugoslavia area of the Balkan region contains: Croatia, Slovenia, Bosni a – Herzegovina, Serbia, Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro. Brief History of the Region.

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Yugoslavia and the Balkans

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  1. Yugoslavia and the Balkans The area Russia left behind

  2. The Balkans

  3. Geography of the Balkans • Very mountainous • Today the Yugoslavia area of the Balkan region contains: • Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia – Herzegovina, Serbia, Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro

  4. Brief History of the Region • Ruled a various times by the Ottomans, the Austro-Hungarians, and the Bulgarians • Germany took it over in 1941 • Resistance organized by Josip “Tito” Broz

  5. The Communist Period • Tito set up communist republic of Yugoslavia in 1945 • Policy of Non-Alignment • Never joined with Moscow or the United States

  6. Death of Tito and the Aftermath • Tito dies in 1980 • Popular hero that united and suppressed various nationalities in the empire • Federation begins to show signs of wear by the early 1990s

  7. The Breakup • Serbia is the chief state of Yugoslavia and the most powerful • Slovenia secedes in 1992 • Croatia and then Bosnia follow suit • Serbia angry at loss of power in region and Europe…war breaks out

  8. Chaos! • Serbs (fight Croats and Bosnian – Muslims) • Want to keep Bosnia and its Bosnian Serbs • Ethnically cleansed Bosnian Muslims • Croats (fights Serbs and Bosnian – Muslims) • Want to expand into Bosnia and get Bosnian-Croats • Bosnians (fight everyone) • Bosnian Muslims want their own country

  9. The UN Enters the Fray • UN tries to pull everyone apart • Dayton Accords (1995) • Bosnia divided into two autonomous regions loosely tied together • Bosnian-Serb Republic and Muslim-Croat Federation

  10. Another War – Serbia and Kosovo • Kosovo • Region of Serbia • Muslim population • Supported by Albania • 1998 – Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) lead open Rebellion against Serbia

  11. International Opinion • Pro-Serbian • Fear new war • Fear more BALKANIZATION- the process of fragmentation of a region into smaller regions that are often hostile or non-cooperative • Pro-Kosovar • Wanted ability for self-determination • Reject oppression

  12. Slobodan Milosovic encouraged to bring order to the land • Accused of war crimes like Srebreniza and ethnic cleansing • NATO sent in to restore peace and stop Milosovic

  13. Today – Peace? • Milosovic was apprehended and died during his trial at the Hague for War Crimes • Tentative peace has returned to the country • 17 February 2008 - Kosovo declares independence

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