Yugoslavia: A History Of

2. The Second Yugoslavia: Socialist Federal Republic (1945–1992)

1. The First Yugoslavia: Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941)

Josip Broz Tito led the Partisan resistance against the Nazis and became the country’s undisputed leader. A History of Yugoslavia

After Tito died in 1980, economic crisis and rising nationalism (led by figures like Slobodan Milošević) began to pull the federation apart.

The era was defined by a centralist Serbian monarchy clashing with Croatian demands for autonomy. Slovenia and Croatia declared independence

Formed after WWI from the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires.

Invaded and dismantled by Axis powers during WWII in 1941. followed by Bosnia and Macedonia.

In 1991, Slovenia and Croatia declared independence, followed by Bosnia and Macedonia.