The Balkan Peninsula and “Balkanization.” 1912 2006

The Ottoman Turks invaded Europe and fought with the Serbs in 1389. This brought Islam to the region which was in constant conflict with the Orthodox and Catholic Christians. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in 1914 was the catalyst that led to World War I.

The country of “Yugoslavia” (land of the Slavs) was cobbled together to include six groups: the Serbs, Croatians, Bosnians, Macedonians, Montenegrans, and Slovenians.

How can you force groups that have been in conflict for hundreds of years to live together? Although they fought on different sides in WWII, Marshal Tito formed the country of Yugoslavia after World War II.

BOSNIA SERBIA CROATIA Ethnic majority Ethnic minorities Religion Writing System Historic Ally

Ethnicity: Who’s who?

What role would “ethnicity” play in the future? With the death of Marshall Tito and the fall of communism, Bosnia declared independence from Yugoslavia.

Bosnia declared its independence from Yugoslovia in 1992.

A brutal four year war killed tens of thousands of Bosnian Muslims and thousands of Serbs. The Bosnian Serbs practiced “ethnic cleansing” against the Muslims and Croats.

The violence finally stopped in 1996 when the USA and NATO forces bombed Serbia until the stopped the war in Bosnia.

A splintered and divided Bosnia was “partitioned” between Bosnian Serb and Bosnia Muslim regions.

Modern ethnic conflict in Bosnia. end

Notes Quizlet Who “fought” the cold war? (name two on one side, one on the other) What symbolic feature divided Europe during the Cold War.? Name the countries that controlled Germany after World War II. What was the intent of the Berlin Wall (be specific)? Ireland 5. What is meant by the phrase “a million dead, a million fled” ? 6. Approximately when did the potato famine occur? Bosnia 7. How can you make people live together peacefully who don’t like each other. Who were the groups in conflict in Bosnia? Define “ethnic cleansing.”