During the Cold War, Yugoslavia under Tito had reached the level of a moderately developed country in Europe. But the Collapse of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia led to united Nations sanctions, and the country was relegated from a middle-class developed country to one of the poorest countries in Europe.
A powerful country must have an iron-fisted politician, and The Yugoslavia under Tito's rule played a pivotal role in the international arena. During World War II, Yugoslavia was once occupied by Germany, and Tito had been fighting tenaciously against Germany on the anti-fascist front. Thus, during World War II, Tito commanded seven major battles between the Yugoslav people and Germany. After World War II, Under the leadership of Tito, Yugoslavia formed the Yugoslav Federation with six republics, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Montenegro.
In November 1945, Tito became Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Yugoslavia. After the establishment of Yugoslavia, Tito thwarted the Soviet Union's attempt to fully control Yugoslavia politically, economically, and militarily. In order to develop the domestic economy, Tito turned to the Soviet Union for help. However, the Soviet Union only helped Yugoslavia develop light industry and manipulated Yugoslavia's economic construction. As a result, Tito's relations with the Soviet Union deteriorated dramatically, and finally Tito turned to the United States. The United States provided Tito with more than $100 million in various forms of aid, which was a blessing in disguise for the poor Yugoslavia at that time.
In 1974, Tito was elected President for Life by the Parliament of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. In 1953, after Stalin's death, Tito improved relations with the Soviet Union, but relations between the two countries were hot and cold. In 1968, the Soviet Union and its allies invaded Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia's own security was threatened. Tito mobilized his army and mobilized domestic militias at that time, determined to resist foreign invasion. Due to the high status of Yugoslavia in the cold war in the world, the Soviet Union did not dare to launch a war against Yugoslavia in a hurry, and finally had to retreat. Therefore, the Yugoslavia where the iron-fisted figure Tito is located makes the Soviet Union afraid. By the time Tito came to power, Yugoslavia had become a moderately developed country in Europe. However, after Tito's death, the national contradictions in the country began to become prominent. Especially after the collapse of the Soviet Union, national independence was on the rise, and Yugoslavia also moved towards disintegration. Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia declared their independence, and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia completely disintegrated. The two remaining states, Serbia and Montenegro, declared the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on 27 April 1992. Among them, Serbia has a province called Kosovo. The independence of this province with the support of Albania, the use of force by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to suppress, the continuous conflict between the two sides, resulting in the displacement of a large number of civilians, and finally provided a pretext for the West to intervene in Kosovo, so the "Kosovo War" broke out in 1999.
In fact, the existence of the Yugoslav Union in the Balkans is itself a powder keg. Because Yugoslavia belongs to the socialist country, its existence directly threatens the hegemony of the United States and the security of the Western countries. Therefore, what European and American countries expect is that he will disintegrate, or even fall apart. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States dominated the world, and it could fearlessly interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. In 1999, the US-led NATO carried out indiscriminate bombing of Yugoslavia, and the Chinese embassy was hit by US missiles, resulting in the death of 3 journalists and the injury of dozens of people. It can be seen that since then, the power of the United States has been fully exposed. Therefore, in the 21st century, the United States can fight whoever it wants, as if no one can stop him.