Slavic Origins

The Byzantine Empire

Kyivan Rus

Appanage Russia

Muscovite Russia

Imperial Russia

The Soviet Union

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1431-1476: Vlad III Tepes, the REAL Dracula

The Breakup of the Ottoman Empire: 1907-1914

• 1908: Bosnia and Herzegovina are annexed by Austria-Hungary.
• 1908-1909: Young Turk revolt restores the Constitution of 1871Ottoman Empire Chronology
• 1912-1913: Balkan Wars
• 1912-1913: First Balkan War.
• 1913: Second Balkan War.
  • Kosovo is Returned to Serbia

World War I: 1914-1918

• 1914: Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary is assassinated in Sarajevo.World War I Chronology
  • Ottoman Empire enters World War I on the side of the Central Powers.
• 1916: Arab revolt against Turkey.

The Interwar Years: 1918-1939

• 1919: Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes is founded.
• 1919-1922: Turkish War of Liberation against Greek and Allied forces.
• 1923: Treaty of Lausanne
  • The Sultan is deposed.
  • Turkey is proclaimed a republic.

World War II: 1939-1945

• Croatian Ustashe support Germany.
• Serbian Partisans oppose Germany.World War II Chronology

The Cold War: 1945-1989

• 1948: Tito breaks with Stalin.
• 1963 Rumania attempts to follow an economic policy independent of COMECON.Cold War Chronology
• 1980: Tito dies.
• 1989: Ceausescu is overthrown.

After the Cold War: 1989-present

• 1990-1997: The Breakup of Yugoslavia
• 1992-1996: The Siege of Sarajevo.

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