How did the historic events contribute to the conflict over Kosovo?

Answer 1

Kosovo and Metohija was so named because the Serbian Orthodox Church was founded there and numerous important churches remain there. However, while the region was seen as the "birthplace of Serbian identity and religion", it had a majority Albanian population by the 1940s. This population further rose steadily to become an effective supermajority during the Tito years in Yugoslavia. Part of it comes from the higher reproductiveness of the Albanian population (relative to the Serbian population, which was the largest minority) and part of it comes from Tito's acceptance of numerous Albanian refugees fleeing the repressive government of Enver Hoxha. By the 1990s, this supermajority of Albanians were seen to be a threat to the historic "Serbian-ness" of the region, resulting in Slobodan Milosevic trying to ethnically cleanse the Albanians from Kosovo. The Serbian history and the Albanian residency were the two historic conditions that led to the violence in Kosovo.

Answer 2

Kosovo and Metohija was so named because the Serbian Orthodox Church was founded there and numerous important churches remain there. However, while the region was seen as the "birthplace of Serbian identity and religion", it had a majority Albanian population by the 1940s. This population further rose steadily to become an effective supermajority during the Tito years in Yugoslavia. Part of it comes from the higher reproductiveness of the Albanian population (relative to the Serbian population, which was the largest minority) and part of it comes from Tito's acceptance of numerous Albanian refugees fleeing the repressive government of Enver Hoxha. By the 1990s, this supermajority of Albanians were seen to be a threat to the historic "Serbian-ness" of the region, resulting in Slobodan Milosevic trying to ethnically cleanse the Albanians from Kosovo. The Serbian history and the Albanian residency were the two historic conditions that led to the violence in Kosovo.