Question

question 15 of 33
twentieth century mass killings in yugoslavia and cambodia were different in that:
a. the legacy of european colonialism was largely responsible for the atrocities in yugoslavia.
b. the international community was more involved in stopping atrocities in yugoslavia.
c. no leaders who called for ethnic cleansing and genocide in yugoslavia were prosecuted.
d. widespread violence in yugoslavia was mostly motivated by ethnic and religious hatred.

Explanation:

• Option A: European colonialism was not the main cause of atrocities in Yugoslavia. The breakup of Yugoslavia was due to ethnic and political tensions within the country, not colonial legacy.
• Option B: The international community was more involved in stopping atrocities in Yugoslavia. There were UN peacekeeping missions, NATO bombing campaigns (in 1999 during the Kosovo conflict), and efforts to broker peace agreements like the Dayton Agreement. In Cambodia, while there were some international efforts (such as the UN - backed tribunal later), the initial mass killings (under the Khmer Rouge) saw less immediate international intervention compared to the scale of international action in Yugoslavia.
• Option C: Leaders who called for ethnic cleansing in Yugoslavia were prosecuted. For example, Slobodan Milošević was tried at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
• Option D: Widespread violence in Cambodia (under the Khmer Rouge) also had elements of ideological (Maoist - inspired agrarian utopia ideology) and class - based (targeting intellectuals, urban dwellers) motives in addition to any ethnic aspects. In Yugoslavia, ethnic and religious hatred (e.g., between Serbs, Croats, Bosniaks) was a major factor, but it is not a unique differentiator as Cambodia also had ethnic - related violence (against the Cham people, for example).

Answer:

B. the international community was more involved in stopping atrocities in Yugoslavia.