Yugoslav Wars
Balkans breakup conflicts
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of ethnic conflicts in the 1990s that accompanied the breakup of Yugoslavia into independent states.
Fighting between Serbs, Croats, Bosniaks, and other groups produced mass atrocities, ethnic cleansing, and Europe's worst refugee crisis since World War II.
The wars included conflicts in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, and Kosovo, ending with NATO intervention and international tribunals for war crimes.
Bosnia's chief city
- BelgradeSerbia's main city
- ZagrebCroatia's chief city
- KosovoPartially recognized Balkan state
- BosniaSoutheastern European region
Herzegovina · Croatia · Serbia · Slovenia · Macedonia · Montenegro · Adriatic · Dubrovnik
Encirclement forcing surrender
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- shellingSustained artillery attack
- sniperConcealed precision shooter
- frontlineCombat's forward position
casualties · ceasefire · paramilitary · militia · peacekeepers · no-fly zone · airstrikes · embargo
Croatian fortified coastal city
Formal withdrawal from union
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- independenceFreedom from external control
referendum · recognition · sovereignty · self-determination · devolution · autonomy · republics · Tito
Conflict between cultural groups
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- ultranationalismExtreme supremacist patriotism
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
- separatismAdvocacy for political breakaway
historical grievances · ethnic identity · Catholic · Muslim · Cyrillic · Latin script · national mythology · hate speech
Sarajevo
Bosnia's chief city
Bosnia · Herzegovina · Croatia · Serbia · Slovenia · Macedonia · Montenegro · Adriatic · Dubrovnik · Pristina
siege
Encirclement forcing surrender
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- shellingSustained artillery attack
- sniperConcealed precision shooter
frontline · casualties · ceasefire · paramilitary · militia · peacekeepers · no-fly zone · airstrikes · embargo · blockade
Dubrovnik
Croatian fortified coastal city
secession
Formal withdrawal from union
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
independence · referendum · recognition · sovereignty · self-determination · devolution · autonomy · republics · Tito · succession
ethnic tensions
Conflict between cultural groups
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- ultranationalismExtreme supremacist patriotism
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
separatism · historical grievances · ethnic identity · Catholic · Muslim · Cyrillic · Latin script · national mythology · hate speech · inflammatory rhetoric
- European HistoryFrench Revolution, Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Holy Roman Empire, Industrial Revolution
- WarsWorld War I, WWI, civil war, cold war, Korean War
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- BalkansAlbania, Bosnia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Kosovo
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- Modern WarsWorld War I, Vietnam War, Iraq War, Gulf War, Korean War
Yugoslav Warspeacetime
Absence of armed conflict
post-war reconciliation · regional stability · European integration · armistice · ceasefire
Yugoslav WarsVelvet Revolution
Czechoslovakia's nonviolent 1989 transition
German reunification · Singing Revolution · federalization · round table talks
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