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The nation of Yugoslavia was created in the aftermath of World War I. However, this nation only lasted from 1918 to 1941, when it was invaded by Axis powers during World War II. In 1943, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) was established under the rule of authoritarian leader Josip Broz Tito. Tito allowed each of the different regions in the Republic of Yugoslavia to have their own constitutions, laws, and elected leaders and these regions experienced great autonomy during…

Ullman raises some rather interesting points. In a very non-stereotypical way, meaning that he does not adapt to the pre constructed ideologies of the West that tries to impede in the Balkan region by granting all of the state independence. More bluntly, he does not follow typical American foreign policy procedures, where they implant themselves in the troubled region for their own economic and political gain. Something that I am going to call a one trick solution, where…

criminals a fair trial they were given prosecution and defense attorneys. The criminals were tried under British and American law, and instead of a single judge, the judges were world powers such as, Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States, who governed the hearings…

pontiac. The transition was far from easy, and he wasn’t sure how he was going to live like this day to day. The thing that really upset him a lot and caused him much grief was the passing of his dad. Whenever, he was in the airport coming to the United States he told his dad goodbye and that he would see him soon and his dad replied to him and said “Edo, you won’t see me again.” They both started to break down and cry and for him that was a memory that he’ll never forgot. His dad was hard on…

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…

Ethnic cleansing is when there are many different ethnicities in a region and the majority attempt to eradicate the other ethnic groups. In the eyes of the majority, ethnic cleansing was used as a tool to “purify” the country by getting rid of the minority to establish ethnic homogeneity (“Ethnic Cleansing”). The term ethnic cleansing was first introduced during the conflict between the Serbians and the other ethnicities of Yugoslavia. The Bosnian genocide is a product of the extreme nationalism…

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…

The ethnic cases of the genocide in Rwanda and the war in Bosnia will dwell “on the background and buildup to conflict, particularly how the groups employed their cultures to establish identities and to define claims and grievances” (Eller, Violence and Culture, 237). The war in Bosnia was based on culture and history in Bosnia. It was a war against multicultural ideal against the Muslims. Mosques were destroyed as an ethnic cleansing was occurring. Cemeteries, schools, and much more were…

It is not very easy for the modern day reader to understand or relate to since so much has changed within the workforce and society as a whole. However, this novel is still important for scholars to read, not only to see how much the United States has grown as a country, but also to learn about the progressive era and all that it has contributed America’s modern society. The novel really makes the average, working, American citizen appreciate all the workforce protections that came from the…

It could be argued that while the Serbs were responsible for 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…