Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia Trivia Quiz

Answer: World War I

At the time Yugoslavia was formed, it was commonly called a "Versailles State". This was because of its formation around the time of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in France.

Answer: King Alexander I

Before being called Yugoslavia, the nation had a few names including Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes. Alexander I was the first king of Yugoslavia, under the name Yugoslavia. He became King of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes in 1921, inheriting the throne from his father upon his death.

Answer: All of these are true

Under Alexander I's absolute rule (or dictatorship) there was a lot of censorship, and many politicians were jailed or kept under tight police surveillance. Alexander I alienated the non-Serbs. He was succeeded by his 11 year old son, Peter, after his death.

Answer: Croatia

Croatian leader Vladko Macek and his political party created the Banovina of Croatia in 1939. Croatia was to be become a federal state, but World War II stopped those plans.

Answer: April 6, 1941

At 5:12 A.M. on April 6, 1941, Adolf Hitler's forces attacked Yugoslavia. The German Air Force worked to bomb major Yugoslavian cities, such as Belgrade. Italy, Hungary and Bulgaria also attacked.

Answer: Belgrade

An armistice is an agreement where the warring parties in a war agree to temporarily stop fighting, however it doesn't mean that the war is over. As part of the agreement of the armistice, more than 300,000 Yugoslav officers and soldiers were taken as prisoners and the Axis Powers split up Yugoslavia and controlled it. Croatia was established as a Nazi satellite state, German troops occupied Bosnia, in addition to part of Slovenia and Serbia, and the rest of Yugoslavia was controlled by Hungary, Italy, and Bulgaria.

Answer: Josip Broz Tito

The Partisans, led by Tito, waged a large guerilla campaign, that developed into a large resistance. Despite attempts by the Chetniks to stop them, the guerilla movement had substantial successes.

Answer: True

The first AVNOJ meeting was held in Bihac, a city in northwest Bosnia. The AVNOJ proclaimed support, during the first meeting, for democracy, rights of ethnic minorities, involability of private property, and freedom of economic initiative for different groups.

Answer: November 29

At the meeting, Tito was named the official prime minister of Yugoslavia. Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union, was outraged when he found out that he was not informed of the November meeting and banned Tito from declaring AVNOJ as a provisional government.

In May 1944, Tito's headquarters in Drvar were attacked by German airborne forces and he was nearly captured. He then fled to new headquarters on the Adriatic island of Vis (at that time under Italian rule).

Answer: Josip Broz Tito

Josip Broz Tito was born in Kumrovec, Croatia. His mother was a Slovene and his father was a Croat. He died on May 4, 1980 in Ljubjlana, Slovenia.

Answer: Belgrade

The SFR of Yugoslavia was divided into six republics and provinces, which were Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia. The nation was led by Tito.

Answer: Vojvodina and Kosovo

Because of control of the autonomies of Vojvodina and Kosovo, while Montenegro was loyal to Serbia, Serbians now had much of the power in Yugoslavia. Out of the eight council seats, Serbia controlled four. Because of this, ethnic Albanian miners in Kosovo organized strikes, causing ethnic conflict between Albanians and non-Albanians. Under Milan Kucan, Slovenia, and also Croatia, supported the Albanian miners in their struggle for recognition.

This caused great ethnic conflict throughout Yugoslavia.

Answer: the fall of Communism

Slovenia and Croatia held their elections in April, because the Communist parties there ceded power peacefully. However, in many other Yugoslav republics, the Communist leaders tried to fight for Communism but ended up giving in to multiparty elections.

Answer: 55.5%

The 55.5% went over the 55% mark that was set by the European Union. On June 3, 2006, Montenegro declared its independence, and a few days later, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was officially dissolved.

Answer: Kosovo

According to the United Nations, Kosovo is distinct from Serbia, but Serbia still considers it a part of Serbia. Citizens of Kosovo do not consider themselves as members of Serbia. The capital of Kosovo is Pristina.