NATO Wars on Yugoslavia
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Organizations, Agencies, Institutions, Civil Wars, Coups, Massacres, Genocide, Torture
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Eastern European History
- Geographical Location: Balkans, Serbia and Montenegro, Yugoslavia
- Date: March 24-June 10, 1999
Article abstract: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) took military action against Yugoslavia after that country began a campaign of terror against the ethnic Albanian majority of the Serbian province of Kosovo. NATO feared that this campaign would destabilize neighboring countries and might lead to a broader Balkan war.
The Causes
Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milošević rose to power in the Serbian Republic of Yugoslavia by playing on the fears and resentments of the majority Serbs. Serbs were particularly worried about the growing majority of...
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