What led to conflict in Bosnia between the Bosniaks and Serbians?
A) Free elections in Bosnia promoted a Serbian Revolution that sought to rid the region of Bosniaks through mass deportation.
B) Expansion of the European Union led to tighter controls over ethnic diversity throughout Bosnia, causing mass migration and ethnic cleansing.
C) Military buildup of the Bosnian Liberation Front saw a coup that overthrew leading Serbian nationals, causing conflict with local Bosniaks.
D) The breakup of Yugoslavia led to a decentralization of political power in the Balkan region, causing ethnic and religious clashes.
What led to conflict in Bosnia between the Bosniaks and Serbians? The real reason is not listed, however, some shallow thinking might lead you to D as the reason leading to conflict. The real reason is long standing, over many years, of racial, ethnic, and religious hate. I suspect your teacher is looking for you to believe D was the cause, that under prior communist control of Yugoslavia, all was well. It wasn't.
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D was correct!:) Thank you!
The correct answer is D) The breakup of Yugoslavia led to a decentralization of political power in the Balkan region, causing ethnic and religious clashes.
To understand what led to the conflict between Bosniaks and Serbians in Bosnia, we need to look at the historical context of the breakup of Yugoslavia. In the early 1990s, Yugoslavia, which was a socialist federative state, experienced political and economic turmoil. As a result, the country began to disintegrate along ethnic lines, leading to the declaration of independence by several republics.
When Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1992, it triggered a complex and violent conflict involving various ethnic and religious groups living in the region. The main actors in this conflict were the Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims), Serbs, and Croats.
One of the key factors behind the conflict was the competing nationalist ideologies that emerged among these groups. The Serbian nationalists, led by Slobodan Milosevic and supported by the Serbian political and military leadership, sought to create an ethnically homogeneous Greater Serbia and opposed the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In pursuit of their goals, Serbian forces, including those from both Serbia and Bosnian Serbs, engaged in widespread ethnic cleansing, which involved the systematic expulsion, persecution, and killing of Bosniak and Croat populations. These acts of violence targeted civilians and included atrocities such as mass killings, , and forced displacement.
On the other side, Bosniaks and Croats formed an alliance against the Serbian forces. However, tensions between Bosniaks and Croats also emerged due to conflicting national interests, leading to sporadic clashes between the two groups.
In conclusion, the breakup of Yugoslavia and the subsequent decentralization of political power in the Balkan region, along with the rise of competing nationalist ideologies, led to the conflict between Bosniaks and Serbians in Bosnia.