1918: Yugoslavia is formed.
1945: Axis defeated. Tito rules.
1949-1951: West aids Tito.
1950s: Growth & independence.
1960s: Inflation, deficits, foreign investment, North-South tensions.
1970s: Unrest in republics.
1980: Tito dies. Tensions rise.
1980s: IMF exacerbates problems.
1989-1995: Milosevic halts IMF reforms. West encourages violent dissolution; casts Serbs as villains; backs war against them; spurns diplomacy; NATO enforces US deal.
1996-1999: West uses KLA to draw Serbia into conflict in Kosovo. NATO bombs Serbia. False Serb atrocity reports. Peace on NATO's terms.
1999-2000: The West ensures Milosevic is not re-elected. NATO hands Kosovo's industries to foreign firms. US & UK also intefere in Montenegro's politics.
2001: Milosevic handed to UN for sham trial. UN lifts arms embargo.
2003: Serbia & Montenegro formed.