BosniaReadingQuestions

1. WhatreligioustensionsexistedinYugoslaviapreandduringWorldWarII?
ThereligioustensionsexistedbetweentheSerbs,Croats,SlovenesandMuslimsbecausethey
haddifferentreligiousheritages.

2. WhywasTitoimportantinYugoslavia?
Atthetime,TitowasthepresidentofYugoslaviaandmadeallthedecisionsforthecountry.

3. WhatwereMilosevicsgoalsinYugoslavia?
MilosevicwantedtogetridofalltheBosnianMuslimslivinginSerbheldlandsbyusingSerbian
militaryforces.

4. WhodidSerbiannationaliststargetintheBosniangenocide?
BosnianSerbs.

5. WhathappenedinSrebrenica?
TheSerbianmilitarydidanactofgenocideoftheareabecauseitneededtobeethnically
cleansed.

6. WhatdoesthisincidentsuggestionaboutEuropeanleadershipandtheroleoftheUN?
TheUNrefusedtointervenewithprovidingtroopsforhumanitarianaid.

7. WhowasresponsibleforeventualpeaceinBosnia?
TheUNProFor.

8. Inyourownwords,describeethniccleansing.
Ethniccleansingistheactoftryingtogetridofacertainraceorethnicgroupinonespecific
area.

9. HowdidthemapofBosnialookafter1995?
Alotoftheethnicgroupsthatwereoriginallytherewerenotmanymore,

10. Describe2problemsBosniaisfacingtoday
SlobodanMilosevicwasextraditedtostandtrialforwarcrimes.
Theindependencemovementhadalackofsupportfromthepeople.