Answer:
The genocide in Bosnia polarized the region along ethnic lines.
Step-by-step explanation:
After Bosnia's declaration of independence from Yugoslavia in 1992, Bosnian Serb forces led a campaign to seize territory and “cleanse” the region of Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) and Croatian civilians. This resulted in the deaths of some 100,000 people (80 percent of them Bosniak) by 1995. As Serbian forces sought to expand their territories and create a "Greater Serbia," Bosniaks and Croats were targeted for mass killings, rapes and other atrocities. This created a deep divide between the different ethnic groups in Bosnia, which persists to this day.