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Tito’s Challenge to Stalin

Tito’s Challenge to Stalin. Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Formed on December 1, 1918 Karadjordjevic Dynasty Kingdom of Serbs, Croats & Slovenes, renamed to Yugoslavia in 1929. http://www.answers.com/topic/alexander-i-of-yugoslavia. http://en,wikipedia.org. Josip Broz - Tito.

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Tito’s Challenge to Stalin

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  1. Tito’s Challenge to Stalin

  2. Kingdom of Yugoslavia • Formed on December 1, 1918 • Karadjordjevic Dynasty • Kingdom of Serbs, Croats & Slovenes, renamed to Yugoslavia in 1929 http://www.answers.com/topic/alexander-i-of-yugoslavia http://en,wikipedia.org

  3. Josip Broz - Tito • Born May 7, 1892 in Croatia • Fought for Austria-Hungary in the First World War • Joined the CPY in 1920 • Arrested and jailed in 1928 Source: http://www.marxists.org/glossary/people/t/i.htm

  4. Josip Broz - Tito • Secretary-General of Communist Party in Yugoslavia • Leader of the Partizan rebellion group • Marshal, Premier, and President of SFRY • First communist leader to defy Soviet domination • Promoter of the nonalignment movement http://web.ku.edu/~eceurope/hist557/lect16.htm http://www.marxists.org/archive/tito/index.htm

  5. Opposing Stalin • Dispute over the “Balkan Federation” • Economic exploitation • Refusal to pull out of Greek Civil War http://www.henkels.com/corporate/timeline/hm1948Home.asp “The cause of the conflict is the aggressive tendencies of the Soviet Union towards Yugoslavia” – Josip Broz - Tito

  6. Stalin’s Response • Recall of Soviets from Belgrade • Passing news of conflict to Cominform • Letter sent to Yugoslav leaders • Preparation of armed conflict http://www.channel4.com/more4/documentaries/R/russia/gallery/gallery2/page3.html “I will shake my little finger and there will be no more Tito” – Josef Stalin

  7. Excommunication • Cominform requested that Yugoslavia accept comradely criticism • Tito did not attend the second meeting of the Cominform • Yugoslavia was excommunicated by the USSR http://www.turnerlearning.com/cnn/coldwar/marshall/mpln_dis.html

  8. Tito Denies Stalin - VIDEO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZnD45Y9W8Y

  9. Aftermath • West offered aid and military assistance • Reconciliation with the USSR • Policy of Nonalignment http://en.wikipedia.org

  10. Legacy • Separated Yugoslavia from Soviet puppetry and brought economic reform and prosperity • Established brotherhood and unity • Gained the respect of global leaders http://www.biocrawler.com/encyclopedia/Tito “We study and take as an example the Soviet system, but we are developing socialism in our country in somewhat different forms.” – Josip Broz - Tito

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