Balkans Index Historical Background: KOSOVO | CROATIA | BOSNIA The present-day Yugoslavia consists of two republics, Montenegro and the larger Serbia. Kosovo is a province of Serbia. Click on the links above to read more history. Overview Q&A on the Conflict In Yugoslavia Sunday, March 28, 1999; Page A29 During the Cold War, Yugoslavia was a federation of six republics held together under ...

11. Yugoslavia : 1989-1996 by Warren Zimmermann* Background: 1945-1989 U.S. policy toward Yugoslavia was remarkably consistent during the Cold War. The United States and the United Kingdom had backed Josip Broz Tito during the closing years of World War Two in spite of his Communist affiliation and his never-disguised intention of turning Yugoslavia into a Communist country. Tito's Yugoslav ...

02/14/96 - 06:53 PM ET - Click reload often for latest version History of Balkan conflict Yugoslav Republics: Serbia and Montenegro remain joined in a truncated Yugoslav federation. Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia and Bosnia-Herzegovina have each declared independence. Fighting: War erupted in June 1991 after Slovenia and Croatia declared independence. Slovenia's war ended in less than a month with ...