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Yugoslavia The Balkan Mountains have witnessed a great deal of bloodshed and terror across time, and, from the nations living in the territory, the Yugoslavians have definitely been the ones to suffer the greatest. In spite of the constant struggle performed by the people in the area in order for it to stand as one, Yugoslavia did not manage to last for long because of various intervening factors.

The nations in the region have had three attempts to unite under a great Yugoslavian state during the twentieth century, all tries having ended in failure. Along with the ending of the First World War and with the confusion that it triggered, nations had been determined to increase their power, in order for them to feel less vulnerable in front of the bigger and more powerful states.

Even with the fact that a large part of the influential people from the Balkans that wanted to unite under a great Yugoslavian state had founded the Yugoslav committee in 1914, it had not been until 1918 when the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes had been formed by Prince Regent Alexander Karadjordjevic. The Yugoslav union's main purpose had been that of bringing protection to the region, with it having been defenseless when considering its power to protect itself.

Besides from being motivated by the power that they would obtain along with their unifications, the Serbs, the Croats, and the Slovenes had also been motivated by geographical factors. Most of the countries in the territory had been contempt by the unification, with some isolate disagreements concerning certain states preferring to declare independence in favor of uniting with the others. In spite of the fact that the Yugoslavian territory had not been extremely large, it included a great number of ethnic groups.

The languages spoken by the people in the land did not differ greatly, this being another factor influencing the unification. The Serbian authorities had been the ones to profit the most from the fusion, with the Serb king coming to the leadership of the SHS and Belgrade becoming the capital. Tensions grew within the state with the passing of time, as some of the states having joined the union appeared to be dissatisfied with the new state.

While some of the ethnic groups in the SHS apparently appreciated the fact that they belonged to a new state, others had been frustrated by the fact that they had been virtually forced into the unification. A great number of people even feared that the Serbs would take control of the territory and impose their power over the others. The fact that the state had had a variety of religions also played an important role in its people being discontented with the unification.

Religious anti-sentiments grew in the Serbian camp, with the Orthodox Church wanting to dominate the whole of Yugoslavia. Moreover, the extreme nationalism possessed by the Croats materialized into terrorist attacks and in the penalization of most political leaders within Croatia that had not been Serbian. Yugoslavian leaders observed the tension in the country and began to take measures against it. Matters grew worse with the Great Depression badly affecting Yugoslavia's economy and making its people dependent on the richer countries.

Yugoslavia had also been distressed because of the nervousness that existed in Europe in the 1930s, with totalitarian regimes pressuring various nations such as the Croats to join their ranks. All across the decade, Germany pushed its case against Yugoslavia, to the point where its people had no other chance than to cooperate with the Nazis. Germany had destabilized Yugoslavia both politically and economically, with its currency having devaluated and with inflation flourishing in the country.

The outbreak of the Second World War came as a catastrophe for the Yugoslavians, as everyone had been aware that Yugoslavia depended on Germany and that they had been compelled to act according to Hitler. The Yugoslavian royalty had observed Hitler's influence and concluded that the only method of avoiding their country's participation in the war had been to cooperate with Germany. Things had gotten worse along with the ultimatum given by the Nazis and its acceptance by the Yugoslavian government.

However, when everyone deemed Yugoslavia to be just one of Hitler's pawns, a new Yugoslavian government had overthrown the old one and broke the deal made with the Nazis. In spite of the fact that the Yugoslavian outburst would have little effect on the war, the Yugoslavians will always be admired for their courage to interfere and disrupt Hitler's schedule. The country's army finally laid down their arms in April, 1941, consequent to its military leaders having become aware that they had been encircled by the Axis forces.

Shortly after the occupation of Yugoslavia, the Nazis had divided the country, founding the Independent state of Croatia as a German satellite state. Isolate partisan groups from the former Yugoslavia had operated during the war having little to no success fighting against the Nazis. To the end of the war, with the German forces having been weakened by their losses and with the support of the Soviets, the Yugoslavs managed to evacuate the Nazis from their borders.

Soviet influence was starting to be felt consequent to the war, with the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia beginning to resemble the U.S.S.R. Curiously, consequent to communism becoming widespread in the country, people expressed more interest in religion. Josip Broz Tito had become recognized as being a national hero due to his devotion as a partisan during the war, and, a few years later, he became the Yugoslavian nation's president.

Conditions in Yugoslavia did not differ greatly from those in other communist countries, with Tito being the most important person in the state and its critics being severely punished. Even with that, the fact that the country's population had been composed out of a large number of ethnic groups had been favorable. The Yugoslavian leader had had trouble controlling all of the states, and, communism seemed to be spreading slower than it did in other communist countries.

However, in order to have people from all over the territory subjecting to him, Tito divided the Serbian people into four regions. His plan had been to prevent the Serbs from having any power in the region. Tito had been the most influential man in the country all across his ruling until his death in 1980. The leader gradually lost his power during his last years, and, as a result, people in the country had begun to express their desire for division.

The presence of nationalism was being felt in all the states in Yugoslavia. Being the largest republic in the union, Serbia's authority had been growing, with numbers of Serbians lobbying for separation from Yugoslavia. However, in spite of their large numbers, the Serbs could not exert their authority. Even with the attempt made by the Serbian communist leader to return power to the Serbian government, little could be done concerning the condition in Yugoslavia.

There had virtually been no way for the Serbs to use their advantage in numbers, since the other states kept applying pressure against the policies installed by the Yugoslavs. Eventually, in January 1990, the Yugoslavian communist party dissolved as a result of the Slovenians and the Croats leaving the Congress. The fall of the U.S.S.R. had triggered a democratization process all around the world, including in Yugoslavia.

Almost all of the republics in Yugoslavia broke out in a fight for autonomy, leading to a state of distress being felt across the country. Democracy and the fight to become independent all proved to be too much for Yugoslavia and war commenced in the territory. Intending to become autonomous, states imposed their power over the minorities within their borders. The Yugoslavian state's effort to take control with the army failed, as the other states considered the performance to be an attempt from the Serbian government to take power.

Two people were killed in March, 1991, as a result of a group of rebels holding protests against Slobodan Milosevic. The division of Yugoslavia officially began in 1991, Slovenia and Croatia being the first countries to declare autonomy. The Yugoslav army immediately reacted and fighting broke out for a small period of time, with little deaths actually occurring in the process. Macedonia succeeded in being the only state to secede from the union without any reaction from the Yugoslav government. The U.N.

reacted to the conflict by deploying several hundred soldiers in Yugoslavian territory with the intention of maintaining peace. Some of the republics in the.