Serbia

In 1987, shortly after the death of Yugoslavia’s Communist leader Tito, Slobodan Milosevic made a single promise to the Serbs of Yugoslavia; “You will never be beat again” (Doc.). This statement greatly altered the social and political reality in Yugoslavia, ultimately culminating in the disintegration of the nation. Joe Sacco’s graphic novel Safe Area Gorazde, captures this shift, focusing on the Bosnia, the most multiethnic republic within Yugoslavia at the time. Sacco’s portrayal of the…

Hungary, and Serbia, giving all of them equal power. However, Serbia was not satisfied with this. Prior to this plan, Austria-Hungary annexed two of Serbia's territories, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Serbia wanted those nations back under their territory. When Franz Ferdinand was visiting Sarajevo with his wife, a Serbian terrorist group named "Black Hand" assassinated both Ferdinand and his spouse. Ferdinand's uncle and emperor of Austria-Hungary, Franz-Josef, assumed that the government of Serbia…

definition Corruption in Kosovo has an immense effect on the prosperity of economic growth and equality. The perception of Kosovo’s neighbouring countries in this matter better and therefore Kosovo loses investors to Bosnia Herzegovina, Macedonia and Serbia. This does not only impact the growth of Kosovo but also the unemployment rate. The public finances are impacted because of the corruption as the loose some of the distributions to it. Funds that would otherwise be distributed to social…

Violence against innocents is something no sane person wants to inflict. Yet, in cases of civil war and genocide, sane people become the very same insane person that they vilify. Sarajevo, a gleaming city seen as a model to the rest of former European communist countries, was being torn apart during the middle of the 20th century by the very people that made it the model city it was. The people of Rwanda, tired after years of violence and war, turns back from their signed peace agreement and…

Nationalism is the thirst of a nation to be great and better than others, and imperialism and militarism both personify this motive within. It led to the death or Archduke Franz Ferdinand, when he was killed it was a symbol of hatred against Austria and Serbia. Industrialization is a process in which a large scale of manufacturing, technical ventures and other productive economical activities are brought into an area, country, or society. Industrialization was simply to produce a demand for…

The Bosnian genocide actually started in the 70s. It was little known because it was during the time of the cold war. The Cold War officially started in 1947, right after the end of World War 2. Nobody knew about the genos=cide because Russia had nuclear missiles in Cuba and everybody was thinking about that. As the cold war was in the middle of the 45-year war, the genocide started to fade away. There is little known about this because nobody knew it happened until after and witnesses were…

In the 2008 election, Serbia demonstrated a preference for reform and reconciliation with the European Union. Montenegro and Macedonia both have seen similar successes. These successes seem to stem from inclusion of minority populations, a problem which has plagued the area for…

century, and he was rising at a very dangerous and tense time. In the early 1900s, Austria-Hungary was in a stressful conflict with the country of Serbia. The Serbians wanted the land of Bosnia, in which the Austria-Hungarian empire had annexed into their country, and Serbia wanted to unite all of the Serb ethnic groups to form a country known as “Greater Serbia,” (Bodden 19). They wanted to send a message to Austria-Hungary, and they wanted to show that they meant business. So, the Serbian…

Slobodan Milosevic was born August 20 1941 in Pozarevac, Serbia (75 miles south of Belgrade), and was the son of Svetozar Milosevic [Father] and Stanislava Milosevic [mother]. His family can be traced back from montenegrin stock that traces its roots from the 1389 battle of the kosovo polje.. Slobodan’s relative was Milos Markov, a Chetnik commander in the 18th century who inspired a song about a hero killed by traitors and grave is said to be at tended present day. The other relative that can…

Apart from NATO launching the attacks without consulting with the U.N, they did not stop the attacks when members of the U.N spoke against it. They also went against their moral standing of remaining neutral when they attacked Serbia in this regional conflict. When China, whom is part of the U.N. Security Council and was against the airstrikes since they first commenced, called a session to talk about the attacks the U.S said “...the airstrikes will not stop,” according to Source…