The world has seen many genocides, but most people have only heard of a few main mass killings. Most haven’t heard of the Bosnian Genocide, though. Right after Bosnia became independent, there was a war and then the genocide. Many citizens of Bosnia were killed or injured in many unique ways. This is a very negative topic to learn, but the world should be aware that this can happen anytime and anywhere. The Bosnia Genocide was a horrible mass killing.
The genocide happened in South East, Europe, in the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It’s surrounded by the countries of Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia. From 1992 to 1995 the genocide happened. Bosnia and Herzegovina were a part of the Yugoslav Federation until the early 1990’s which …show more content…
Yugoslav People’s Army Troops were sent from Serbia to attack Bosnia and Herzegovina. Local Serbian civilians from Bosnia joined the Army. Serbs eventually go the name of “ethnic cleansing” (Stanton). “More than a dozen paramilitaries and irregular forces attacked” on Bosnia, also (Koff 115). The majority of the perpetrators were Orthodox. The victims were made up of multiple Bosnian citizens. There was a mix of religions and ethnicity, but the majority were either Muslims or Catholics. “More than 200,000 people were murdered, and about 3,500 of those people were children (Koff 115). Several more people were dehumanized by being raped, tortured, confined, or beaten in the Bosnia Genocide. Thousands and thousands of people were buried in mass graves, or just thrown into trenches. These people died in crazy ways, but there had to be some reason behind all the …show more content…
The public of other countries denounced actions of the Serbs. The United States intervened by means of offering economic incentives in exchange for a peace agreement with Yugoslavia. Bosnia is currently in a good state. Bosnia and Herzegovina maintain a high life expectancy rate, and their education is high too. Bosnia and Herzegovina is now one of the most frequently visited countries in the world. Bosnia still has three main races, which are Bosnian, Serbs, and Croats. The culture and politics was a major outcome. Bosnia separated into Serb and Muslims autonomous regions. Slobodan Milosevic was arrested in 2001 for being the main person accused for the Bosnia genocide. There is a lot of racism towards Serbs now, because of the fact that citizens of Bosnia feels threatened because they were perpetrators of the genocide. Bosnia Genocide made other countries think about what was going on, and be a part of it, even if they weren’t at the
The genocide happened in South East, Europe, in the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It’s surrounded by the countries of Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia. From 1992 to 1995 the genocide happened. Bosnia and Herzegovina were a part of the Yugoslav Federation until the early 1990’s which …show more content…
Yugoslav People’s Army Troops were sent from Serbia to attack Bosnia and Herzegovina. Local Serbian civilians from Bosnia joined the Army. Serbs eventually go the name of “ethnic cleansing” (Stanton). “More than a dozen paramilitaries and irregular forces attacked” on Bosnia, also (Koff 115). The majority of the perpetrators were Orthodox. The victims were made up of multiple Bosnian citizens. There was a mix of religions and ethnicity, but the majority were either Muslims or Catholics. “More than 200,000 people were murdered, and about 3,500 of those people were children (Koff 115). Several more people were dehumanized by being raped, tortured, confined, or beaten in the Bosnia Genocide. Thousands and thousands of people were buried in mass graves, or just thrown into trenches. These people died in crazy ways, but there had to be some reason behind all the …show more content…
The public of other countries denounced actions of the Serbs. The United States intervened by means of offering economic incentives in exchange for a peace agreement with Yugoslavia. Bosnia is currently in a good state. Bosnia and Herzegovina maintain a high life expectancy rate, and their education is high too. Bosnia and Herzegovina is now one of the most frequently visited countries in the world. Bosnia still has three main races, which are Bosnian, Serbs, and Croats. The culture and politics was a major outcome. Bosnia separated into Serb and Muslims autonomous regions. Slobodan Milosevic was arrested in 2001 for being the main person accused for the Bosnia genocide. There is a lot of racism towards Serbs now, because of the fact that citizens of Bosnia feels threatened because they were perpetrators of the genocide. Bosnia Genocide made other countries think about what was going on, and be a part of it, even if they weren’t at the