In a recent referendum on independence, voters in tiny Montenegro opted to sever their union with Serbia and strike out on their own as Europe’s newest country. An independent nation before WWI, Montenegro is divorcing its politically troubled sibling, Serbia, and untying the last laces of the former Yugoslavia. Though leaning westward and modernizing carefully, […]
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When the Austro-Hungarian 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 consisted of different ethnic groups, languages, religions, and beliefs. After almost 50 years, when the country […]
1896 Under the direction of the French baron Pierre de Coubertin, the first modern Olympics were held in the city of Athens, Greece. His source of inspiration was the ancient Greek Olympia. In Athens there were 241 entries from 13 countries (America, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Sweden, Switzerland). […]
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 […]
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.St.Louis, Missouri-1904 Basketball was played as a demonstration sport in the 3rd Olympiad. The national team received the gold medal. .Berlin, Germany-1936 The first International Meet was won by the American national team, followed by Canada (silver), Mexico (bronze), Poland, the Philippines, Uruguay, Italy, Peru, Japan, Chile; Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Brazil, Estonia, Latvia, China, Egypt and […]
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 […]