Yugoslavia by Marie

Map of Yugoslavia

18andemar — 2015-04-10 15:30:00 UTC

Ethnic Map of Yugoslavia

18andemar — 2015-04-10 15:30:53 UTC

Who was involved?

18andemar — 2015-04-13 15:50:17 UTC

Serbs, Croats, Slovenes, Krajina Serbs, and Bosnian Muslims were involved in this conflict in Yugoslavia.

The Bosnian Muslims were being killed and the Croats were the ones killing them.

The Croats also were the ones attacking the Krajina Serbs in Croatoia

Why is the cleansing ocuring?

18andemar — 2015-04-13 15:53:33 UTC

In Bosnia, the Croats wanted a pure state and the only way to achieve this was to kill Bosnian Muslims. In Croatia, the Serbs took the Croats land (30% of former Yugoslav Republic of Croatia) and made the Croats refugees.

How long has it been occurring?

18andemar — 2015-04-13 16:01:29 UTC

Since June of 1991 when Slovenia and Croatia declared sovereignty.

What impact is this cleansing having on the ethnic groups involved? The nation? The world?

18andemar — 2015-04-13 16:03:22 UTC

Ethnic groups: The groups involved are having negative impacts, especially the Bosnian Muslims and the Croats. The Croats lost their land and were made refugees, while the Bosnian Muslims were being killed to make a pure Croat state.

The nation: The nation is being negatively impacted due to the state of Yugoslavia forcing together groups that tend to fight or groups that create conflicts.

The World: The world is negatively impacted because the UN has to allocate supplies, time, and energy to diffuse situations.

Can this conflict be resolved?

18andemar — 2015-04-13 16:12:22 UTC

No, the conflict cannot be resolved because either the fight is about land or achieving a pure state in Yugoslavia, and no matter what, one group will be upset or wiped out completely.

Is the world getting involved in this ethnic cleansing?

18andemar — 2015-04-13 16:16:08 UTC

Yes, the U.N. is getting involved in diffusing these situations, especially in places like Bosnia-Herzegovnia.