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Yugoslav Civil War

Yugoslav Civil War. Background (post WWII) . Established a communist government Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia’ (SFRY), - Made up of 6 republics Kept power using many different methods Yugoslavia seemed stable but most was an illusion

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Yugoslav Civil War

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  1. Yugoslav Civil War

  2. Background (post WWII) • Established a communist government • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia’ (SFRY), -Made up of 6 republics • Kept power using many different methods • Yugoslavia seemed stable but most was an illusion http://www.unc.edu/depts/europe/teachingresources/balkan-crisis.pdf

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  4. Background (continued) • Marshall Tito’s death in 1980 • Fall of Communism in Yugoslavia and rise of separate groups • Slobodan Milosevic seized his opportunity in Kosovo • When his idea of Nationalism didn’t work, he began speaking of a ‘Greater Serbia’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/yugoslavia_01.shtml

  5. War http://bit.ly/1hG4moZ http://bit.ly/MKZjaO

  6. War • Third Balkan War (1991-Present) • Yugoslav Civil War (1991-1992) • Slovenian War of Independence (1991) • Croatian War of Independence (1991-1995) • Krajina Rebellion (1991-1995) • Bosnian Civil War (1992-1995) • FikritAbdic Uprising (Autumn of 1993- 1995) • Kosovo War (1998-1999) • Presevo Rebellion (2000-2001) • Albanian Uprising in Macedonia (2001) http://www.historyguy.com/balkan_war_third.htm#.UxXuEn9W9Sk

  7. Genocide • Serbian leader Milanovik tries to create a ‘Greater Serbia’ • Serbs started “ethnic cleansing” • Bosnia experienced the greatest impact of the genocide • 1990 election caused a split in Bosnia http://www.history.com/topics/bosnian-genocide

  8. “Safe” Havens • Three cities of eastern Bosnia were declared safe havens by the UN • Srebrenica is taken • Ethnic Cleansing continues http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/12/world/europe/bosnia-war-crimes-sentencing/

  9. City of Sarajevo • Bombed by Serbs • Bombing finally catches the attention of the UN and they step in http://bit.ly/1hJ6zQb http://bit.ly/1g7wBZv

  10. Questions?

  11. Thank You for listening!

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