Yugoslavia had always been a troubled state as a result of the mixture of diverse ethnicities and religious beliefs. Formed in 1918 from the union of the Kingdom of Serbia with the political entities of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina, Yugoslavia fostered Orthodox Christians, Roman Catholics, Muslims, and Protestants, but also minorities of Hungarians, Turks, Bulgarians ...
Between March 1992 and November 1995, the Former Republic of Yugoslavia broke up violently in a devastating civil war, leading to the current nations of Bosnia, Serbia, and Croatia. In order to understand the nature of this conflict, it is important to know a few key terms. Tudjman: An ardent nationalist, Franjo Tudjman was the ...
.St.Louis,Missouri-1904 Basketball was played in the III Olympiad as a sport demonstration. The host country’s team received the gold medal. .Berlin,Germany-1936 The First International Meet was won by America’s national squad, followed by Canada (silver), Mexico (bronze), Poland, Philipppines, Uruguay, Italy, Peru, Japan, Chile, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Brazil, Estonia, Latvia, China, Egypt and Germany. In the ...
When the Austria-Hungary empire fell after World War II, a new country was born. Yugoslavia was created by the victors after World War II. The country was not united and certainly not one or two ethnic groups. The country was made up of different ethnic groups, languages, religions, and beliefs. After almost 50 years of ...
1896 Under the direction of France’s Baron Pierre de Coubertin,the First Modern Olympics were held in the Greek capital of Athens. His source of inspiration was the ancient Greek Olympics. In Athens, there were 241 entries from 13 states (America, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Sweden, and Switzerland). 1900 ...
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ruled over the vast British Empire from 1837 to 1901, which at sixty three years is a longer reign than any other British monarch. When she died, her legacy was not only political or historical -it was also familial. Through the marriages of her ...
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