Chapter Nine
Hey guys, it's Random-san again, here with yet another Hetalia History Moment!
Let's start out with some simple facts. The country of (former) Yugoslavia was composed of six smaller countries in Eastern Europe: Bosnia and Herzegovina,Croatia, Macedonia,Montenegro,Serbia, andSlovenia. The actual idea of the formation of Yugoslavia didn't start until the late 17th century, but we're not going to get into that. Instead, let's focus on two very large and important powers around the time of the 16th century: the Ottoman Empire and the Holy Roman Empire. Both empires at the time had managed to acquire parts of the future Yugoslav states for themselves, because Yugoslavia's armed forces at the time were pitifully weak. So Chibislavia was forced to constantly move between Austria's and Otto-san's houses to work for both of them, because being in two places at one time was something that people at that time didn't think about too much.
Fast-forward to 1918, around the time of World War One. By now, both empires had dissolved and had released their grasp on the world, and many of the Slavic people were hearing about an idea to unite their countries. Since so many people were approving the idea (except for Serbia, but they were forced into it anyway), they united under the name "the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes," which was quickly changed to "the Kingdom of Yugoslavia." They were pretty happy for the next twenty years or so. Then along came World War Two, where they were invaded by Nazi Germany, and… Well, you all know that story.
Fun fact! After World War Two, the Yugoslav border was extended slightly to include that little peninsula thing near Venice, which had previously been Italian territory. So I guess you could say that some Yugoslavs are actually dim-witted, pasta-loving, white flag-waving Italians. Cool stuff, huh? (That's also why Yugoslavia has a soft spot for pasta and fine art.)
