Bosnia Reading Questions

1. What religious tensions existed in Yugoslavia pre-and during World War II?

There was ethnic and religious differences going all the way back centuries,it
caused these groups to view each other with suspicion
2. Why was Tito important in Yugoslavia?

Josip Tito, who led Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1980, held the Country together
3. What were Milosevics goals in Yugoslavia?
His goals were to gain the
Serbiancontrol over ethnic groups (Slovenia, Croatia,Bosnia).
4. Who did Serbian nationalists target in the Bosnian genocide?
Serbian nationalists targeted the Muslims in the Bosnian genocide.
5. What happened in Srebenica? Over 11 days, around 8000 Muslim men and boys
were killed in rounds of ethniccleansing by the Army of Republika Srpska.

6.What does this incident suggestion about European leadership and the roleof the
UN?
That they should take more charge in what happens around them and that
if theycare so much about humanity then they are being hypocrites.
7. Who was responsible for eventual peace in Bosnia?
The UN was responsible for eventual peace in Bosnia because of a peace treaty.
8. In your own words, describe ethnic cleansing.
The mass expulsion or killing of members of an unwanted ethnic or religious groupin
a society.
9. How did the map of Bosnia look after 1995?
The countries that made up Yugoslavia were broken up.

10. Describe 2 problems Bosnia is facing today
War has caused the country more problems with rebuilding a war torn country.
Also the economy is troubled due to new market reforms.