Initially called the "Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes."

It was a federation of six republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia. 3. The Collapse and The Yugoslav Wars (1991–2001)

Tito established a communist state but famously broke away from Stalin’s Soviet Union in 1948.

A History of Yugoslavia: A Brief Guide Yugoslavia (meaning "Land of the South Slavs") was a 20th-century experiment in state-building that brought together diverse ethnic and religious groups. Its history is generally divided into three distinct eras.

The final remnants (Serbia and Montenegro) officially dropped the name "Yugoslavia" in 2003, and the union fully dissolved in 2006. Key Legacy

Invaded and dismantled by Axis powers during WWII in 1941.