what agreement redrew the borders of the Balkans after WW1
Versaille peace treaties
who was sent to the former Yugoslavian region to promote a greater role for Slavs
Ferdinand
the dinaric alps run parallel to the coast of which body of water
the adriatic sea
what were the six republics of Yugoslavia
Bosnia, croatia, macedonia, montenegro, serbia, and slovenia
what former republics claimed independence in the early 1990s
Slovenia and Croatia
What two empires once ruled over the balkan region in the 19th century
The ottoman Empire and Austria Hungarian
______ launched air strikes in yugoslavia for the first time on european soil since _____
Nato WW2
what event involving the Yugoslavian national basketball team sparked controversy between Serbia,Croatia, and created tension during the civil war in Yugoslavia
the yugoslavian players threw a croatian flag to the ground
when was the country of Yugoslavia formed
1918
when did the country of Yugoslavia end
1992
Define shatter belt
Shatterbelt was when a place was endangered by local conflicts in other states. Political tension.
What does the name of this region mean in the Turkish language?
Mountain
When did the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian Empires come to an end?
1918 after WW1
Which former country was a combination of smaller regions based on ethnicity?
Yugoslavia
Which two ethnic groups were most affected by ethnic cleansing during the 1990s?
Muslims and Croats.
What type of climate does the majority of Eastern Europe experience?
A humid continental climate.
World War II ends and the Cold War begins. Eastern Europe comes under Communist rule.
1945
Yugoslavia breaks apart. Czechoslovakia splits into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
1993
Yugoslavia, breaks away from the influence of the Soviet Union
1948
Communist governments begin to collapse in Eastern Europe. The former Yugoslavia breaks out into a civil war.
1991
Archduke Francis Ferdinand is assassinated and eventually leads to World War I.
1941
World War II begins and Nazi Germany rapidly takes over Eastern Europe.
1939