The Balkans were engulfed warfare because of sectarian and ethnic issues. The breakup of the former Yugoslavia led to the fighting.
The death of Josip Broz Tito . "The death of Tito removed what many Yugoslavs and western observers saw as the country's main unifying force."
Military threats were drastically reduced because of the end of the Gulf War in the early 1990s. This left the United States, at that time, in no direct conflicts.
Czechoslovakia was a puppet state of USSR, led by a communist government. There was a chance of reformation to a more democratic country in 1968 which was however stopped by Soviet invasion that lasted till 1990s.
It led to war.
It led to war with China.
Mujahideen
the Russian army's invasion of the region
Turkey
Rwanda in the 1990s with what was then Zaire
There have been many wars in Europe, so there are many answers to that question. World War II was the last major war and it ended in 1945. There have been some smaller ones since then, like in the Balkans in the 1990s.
There have been many wars in Europe, so there are many answers to that question. World War II was the last major war and it ended in 1945. There have been some smaller ones since then, like in the Balkans in the 1990s.
It was very complexed issue.People of the Balkans ware seduced by some ex political criminals like (Slobodan Milosevic,Franjo Tudjman, Alija Izetbegovic etc.) later selfproclaimed as national heroes,and fathers of their nations.All of this was strongly supported by some foreign secret services like CIA and ex KGB, so their Country's can have more influence on the Balkans.The above mention't so-called Patriots make also very big blood profit billions of dollars worth.All of them died without tacking any responsibility for their actions.Even Milosevic was taken on trial in Den Hag and he never lived to be convicted. This is the basic truth about wars in Balkans and many people not gonna like this because they still believe in their repressionist's as a Patriots.
The Balkans were called the "Powder Keg of Europe" because they were responsible for World War I starting.
Bosnia was a war-torn country in the 1990s. The war led to high unemployment and production to plummet. After the war, the country was faced with rebuilding the war-torn country, the economy, and finance and industry sectors.
The Civil War of Balkans revolved around preserving the unity of Yugoslavia. The goal was to crush the secessionist governments.
Axis
The nation in question is Yugoslavia, whose disintegration in the 1990s led to bloody civil wars in the region. These wars resulted in ethnic cleansing efforts targeted at Bosnian Muslims, particularly during the Bosnian War of the early 1990s.
Prior to World War I, the Russians and Austrians were feuding over control of the Balkans.