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The Breakup of Yugoslavia Quiz
Ten questions on the country that broke apart in the 1990s. The wars killed about 130,000 to 140,000 people. The story also runs through football, basketball, pop music and diplomacy.
- 10 questions
- About 3 minutes
- Medium
About this quiz
Yugoslavia joined six republics, two autonomous provinces, two alphabets and three major religions in one state. After Tito died in 1980, the economy weakened and nationalist politicians gained ground in the republics. By 1991 the country was at war. The quiz follows the breakup through its turning points and its aftermath.
Several questions come from sport, music and everyday life rather than the battlefield. The questions on the war itself stick to what courts and historians have established. The hardest ones come at the end.
Topics in this quiz
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Encyclopedia
Yugoslav Wars
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of conflicts from 1991 to 2001 that broke Yugoslavia apart and killed about 140,000 people.
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Encyclopedia
Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz Tito was the communist leader of Yugoslavia who broke with Stalin in 1948 and held six republics together until his death in 1980.
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Disputed territory
Kosovo
Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, and more than 100 countries recognize it. A map, and why Serbia still claims it.
