Section A: A Plan of Investigation From 1992 to 1995‚ war broke lose in the Balkan Region between Bosnia-Herzegovina‚ and Former Yugoslavia due to Bosnia-Herzegovina new founded independence.Over the three years‚ Yugoslav army which consisted of mostly Serbs killed around 100‚000 Bosnian. They army targeted Bosnian Muslims and Croatians who were living in Bosnian- Herzegovina at the time but created rape camps for Yugoslav Army to rape young girls and women. To determine to what extent
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get over the devastation of WW I. Bosnia and Herzegovina had been having many problems as well. They were a witness to much change and devastation ever since the early 1900’s when they became merged as Yugoslavia with three distinct ethnic groups. In the middle of WW II the axis powers split Yugoslavia into two separate pieces‚ pinning one side in conflict and war against the other. By the end of WW II a man named Josip Tito‚ a Croatian Communist created a pact between the two fighting sides. This lasted
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NATO’S EVOLUTION By Mike Sofka United States History II Mr. Appel December 22‚ 2013 NATO or North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created on April 4th‚ 1949 in an effort to counter Russia’s threat to the US. Only 12 countries were originally part of NATO where as now there are 28 countries.1 When it was created‚ NATO had few purposes‚ mainly as a defensive pact to retaliate against any country that invaded a NATO member.2 "By this treaty‚ we are not only seeking to establish
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break-up of Yugoslavia‚ a multicultural country created after World War I by the Western Allies. Yugoslavia was composed of ethnic and religious groups that had been historical rivals‚ even bitter enemies‚ including the Serbs (Orthodox Christians)‚ Croats (Catholics) and ethnic Albanians (Muslims). During World War II‚ Yugoslavia was invaded by Nazi Germany and was partitioned. A fierce resistance movement sprang up led by Josip Tito. Following Germany’s defeat‚ Tito reunified Yugoslavia under the
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since World War II. Despite warning signs though newspaper and media‚ the international and the U.S. failed to intervene sufficiently. A good starting place would be after the year of 1980‚ in which President Josip Broz (also known as Tito) of Yugoslavia died. He was responsible for keeping the country
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The Catholics‚ Muslims‚ and Orthodox Christians in the former Yugoslavia have been fighting for centuries. They fight for land‚ they fight for ideas‚ and they fight for proof that they are best race. The fighting between these three have taken a devastating turn in the latter part of the 20th century. The Serbs (Orthodox Christians) have systematically killed Ethnic Albanians (Muslims)‚ both soldiers and civilians. This is called genocide. Genocide is the systematic destruction by a government of
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following person so significant. Dragan Obrenovic‚ who was the only person who admit guilt for the Genocide and it taking place. The accused‚ Dragan Obrenovic was being tried under the Statute Of The International Criminal Tribunal For The Former Yugoslavia‚ he was charged with charged with 5 counts under the Statute‚ Complicity In Genocide‚ Exterminations‚ Murder on 2 accounts as a violation of war a Crime Against Humanity‚ and Persecutions on Political and Racial Grounds. Dragan Obrenovic expressed
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For a considerable amount of the 20th century‚ a communist country known as Yugoslavia had lived in unity. However‚ long-standing cultural‚ religious and political differences between the Serbian‚ Croatian and Muslim populations in Yugoslavia created an atmosphere of distrust that caused a major instability. Once the dictatorial rule in the country began to disperse‚ the different ethnic and religious groups
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To what extent is rape a weapon of war in the Bosnian War? The Bosnian War began in 1992 and ended in 1995‚ throughout those years more than 20‚000 rapes occurred. The war was fought between the Serbs and the Croats that were residing in Bosnia. Both sides wanted to annex an area of Bosnia either for Serbia or Croatia. Systematic rape was one of the most common weapons primarily used by the Serbs. It was disturbingly successful in purposeful impregnations‚ instilling widespread fear‚ and stealing
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Tito offered his citizens and refusal to submit to Russia put him at odds with Joseph Stalin‚ who expelled Yugoslavia from the Communist Bureau. Titoism believed in striving towards the greater goals of worldwide communism‚ but in a way that benefitted each nation the most. Yugoslavia was also much more open than Russia‚ keeping the Marxist ideals of liberalism. Despite being communist‚ Yugoslavia considered itself not aligned with any major world power. However‚ poor economic decisions led to the country
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