geography "Yugoslavia" Flashcards
Into how many republics was the nation of Yugoslavia organized following the adaption of the 1948 constitution?
Six
What century do conflict over control of the land in Balkan start
6th century
What was the result of Serbia’s attempted domination of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s
Some of Yugoslavia’s republic broke away
What event occurred most recently
Kosovo declared independence
Which ethnic group did Serbian leader Slobodan Milošević tote to to drive out of Kosovo?
The Albanians
Serbian leader, who tried to increase Serbia’s power over the rest of Yugoslavia.
Slobodan Milošević
people who migrated from Poland or Russia and settled in the Balkan Peninsula around 500.
South Slavs
the policy of trying to eliminate an ethnic group through violence
Ethnic Cleansing
a group that fought against Serbian attempts to control the region of Kosovo in the 1990s
KLA - (Kosovo Liberation Army)
elected reform president elected by people in 2000
Vojislav Kostunica
Where was the historic battle in which the Ottomans defeated the Serbs?
The historic battle in which the Ottoman defeated the Serbs was at Kosovo Polje.
Which two republics suffered brutal wars after independence?
The two republics that suffered brutally was Slovenia and Bosnia.
How did Tito try to overcome the differences among ethnic groups in Yugoslavia?
Tito encouraged them to think of themselves as Yugoslavs.
What was the plan to create Greater Serbia?
The plan was that Serbia would expand its borders to include other territories with Serbian populations.
How did the rest of the world get involved in the Balkan conflicts? Geographic
The rest of the world got involved by they created peace between Croatia and Bosnia.
Was Milošević’s effort to make Serbia stronger successful? Give examples.
Milošević’s efforts to make Serbia stronger were successful, he used the nationalist appeal of the Kosovo issue and a national economic crisis to overcome the Stambolic faction; but he did choose very wrong decisions and ended up in prison with charges on war crimes.
a series of foreign conquests increased what
diversity and contributed to ethnic tensions within the Balkans
WWII intensified turmoil in Yugoslavia as a various ethnic group sided with whom
the Nazis or the Allies
disagreement among ethnic groups over whether ___1____ and _____2______ should become independent led to war in 1992
- Bosnia
2. Herzegovina
different groups want control of what
The same land
Serbia broke free from the Ottoman Empire; many Serbs wanted all the South Slavs to unite as one nation when
1878
The desire of the Serbians wanting the South Slavs to be free of foreign rule and unite in one nation led to what
WWI
Yugoslavia (named in 1929) means what
“Land of the South Slavs”
Which 2 countries invaded Yugoslavia during WWI
Germany and Italy
many Croats cooperated with the _____1_____; many ____2____ & _____3_____ massacred as a result
- Nazis
- Serbs
- Jews
Who became dictator of Yugoslavia after the war and remained so until his death in 1989
Josip Broz Tito
under the leadership of who, Serbian looked to expand
Slobodan Milošević
Who’s hatreds broke out into all-out war
Serb-Croats
thousands were killed before the U.N. ceasefire was arranged when
1992
Who used murder and violence to get rid of Bosnia’s Muslims and Croats
The Serbs
they even tried for ethnic cleansing
more than 200,000 people died and over 2 million were refugees
Milosevic died in prison in 2006, after being arrested and put on trial for war crimes
BYE FELICIA
Who were 2 rival groups fighting the Nazis
Chetniks
Partisans
What 6 republics were formed from the new 1946 constitution
Bosnia & Herzegovina Croatia Macedonia Montenegro Serbia Slovenia
What were Serbia’s 2 self-governing provinces
Kosovo
Vojvodina
What two republics were ethnically mixed and contained many Serbs
Croatia
Bosnia
Which 2 republics declared their independence after Serbia blocked a Croat from becoming president in 1991
Slovenia
Croatia
When did the US sponsor peace negotiations
1995
What does NATO stand for
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Who wanted independence from Serbia around the 2000s
Kosovars and Montenegrins
Who refused to recognize Kosovo as a country after they declared their independence in 2008
Serbia
