Bosnia and Herzegovina

destroying Bosnia, the exploitation of the Croats harmed their Bosnian allies just as much as it helped them, resulting in the further seizing of land and resources and the spreading of the war into areas it otherwise would have passed over. However, the Bosnian government would likely have fallen completely without their assistance, as the Serbs marauding in the region were equipped, funded, and supplemented by troops from the militarily superior nation of Serbia. One of the final blows in…

As a way of preventing this from happening, Austria-Hungary quickly annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina. The announcement of their annexation in October 1908 damaged the already fragile balance of power in the Balkans, enraging Serbia and Pan-Slavic nationalists throughout Europe. Infuriated by these events, the Serbian-Nationalist group the…

In June of 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the Heir to the Austrian throne, and his wife Sophie visited the territory of Bosnia-Herzegovina to observe routine Austrian military maneuvers. It was in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo where both the Archduke and his wife lost their lives at the hands of a group of young Bosnian nationalists, who sought to liberate Bosnia from Austrian subjugation. The murder of the Archduke precipitated the July Crisis, where over the course of the month the great…

the South-East. Its inception was in the year 1918, and although it was created with an intention to remain intact as a republic, it did break up in the year 1992 to the current nations of Slovenia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. There were various. Its downfall was not a one-day affair and took quite sometimes before it was officially declared a fallen nation. Additionally, several factors played a role towards the disintegration of the United Kingdom of…

amount of shimmering stars to illuminate the dark, moonless night. The Adriatic Sea glistened, mirroring the dazzling assemblage of glittering stars and the luminescence from the tiny ports and food markets that lined the small country of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The faint wind brushed against the waters of the ocean, the push of the waves reflected…

forced to agree to participate in peace talks after they were not able to withstand combined NATO, Muslim and Croat attack (“War and Ethnic”). The Dayton Peace Agreement was signed by Serbs, Muslims, and Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1995. It recognized Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina as separate countries, indicted Milosevic with multiple war crimes (learn.education2020.com/student), assigned 51 % of the land to the people under the joint Croat and Muslim government, assigned the rest…

On March 3, 1992 after a reform vote President Izetbegovic proclaimed Bosnia’s independence. In a 1991 census, Bosnia’s population, 4 million, was composed of 44% Bosniak, 31% Serb, and 17% Croatian. Since the independence of Bosnia, Bosnian Serbs wanted to establish a separate Serbian state. With the support of the Serb dominated Yugoslav military, Bosnian Serb forces attacked Bosniak-dominated towns in an act of ethnic cleansing. By the end of 1993, Bosnian Serb forces were…

In Bosnia, many Human Rights Violations are being experienced by citizens. The Bosnian police are supposed to be the source of protection for all citizens regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, or anything. As a matter of fact, the police are supposed to take care of everybody and not refuse to or discriminate based off of a bias about their race, gender, etc. However, quite frequently they have failed to provide this service properly. The Bosnian Serb Wartime General, Ratko…

own nation. By October 8th in 1908, Austria-Hungary who had previously taken control of Bosnia and Herzegovina claimed their annexation of both nations which was supported by Germany and Russia. However, on the other hand, heavily influenced by ‘Imperialism’, Serbia stood on a disapproved position towards the advanced annexation. Obviously, the Serbs were greatly tempted to have included the Bosnia and Herzegovina in order for a greater empire. Through this incident, the relationship between…

or religion. It is one of the worst crimes that people ever came across when thousands and millions of people were murdered. From 1992-1995 that was happening in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Bosnia is a country in south-eastern Europe that emerged after the break-up of Yugoslavia in 1980. The conflict between the three main ethnic groups in Bosnia, the Serbs, Croats, and Muslims, resulted in genocide committed by the Serbs against the Muslims in this…