Bosnia Reading Questions

1. What religious tensions existed in Yugoslavia pre-and during World War II?
-The religions that existed in Yugoslavia before the war included Serbs, muslims,
and croatians. They all wanted control.

2. Why was Tito important in Yugoslavia?
- He led the country from 1945 to 1980 and he held the country together.

3. What were Milosevics goals in Yugoslavia?
-Milosevics goal was to get rid of all the ethnic groups of Yugoslavia.

4. Who did Serbian nationalists target in the Bosnian genocide?
-They targeted the other ethnicities.

5. What happened in Srebrenica?
-This was a massacre by serb forces on 7,000 Bosniak men.


6. What does this incident suggestion about European leadership and the role of the
UN?
-The UN needs to do a better job controlling wars and conflicts. They need to
address problems long before they get out of hand and lead to another massacre
such as the one in Srebrenica.

7. Who was responsible for eventual peace in Bosnia?
-The three members of the war signed a peace treaty in 1995.

8. In your own words, describe ethnic cleansing.
-Using military power to rid an ethnic group from a country.

9. How did the map of Bosnia look after 1995?
-Bosnia was mostly consisted of Serbs, muslims, and Croatians.

10. Describe 2 problems Bosnia is facing today
-Problems rebuilding the market from the past war.
-High unemployment rate.