The last years of Kingdom of Yugoslavia: political disputes, war and diplomacy

Kraljevina Jugoslavija pokušala je riješiti političku krizu koja ju je pratila od samog početka. Mogućnost rješavanja krize vidjelo se u obliku osnivanja Banovine Hrvatske, međutim skori dolazak novog svjetskog sukoba u potpunosti će izmijeniti povijest i strukturu Jugoslavije. Tadašnja vlada pokušavala je sve kako bi se Jugoslavija održala i odlučila je pristupiti Trojnom paktu. Međutim, to je izazvalo nezadovoljstvo i puč generala Simovića, što je uzrokovalo da Njemačka vojno uništi Kraljevinu Jugoslaviju u travnju 1941.godine To je označilo raspad Kraljevine Jugoslavije, međutim njena vlada je i dalje djelovala u izbjeglištvu te su je saveznici smatrali legitimnim nositeljem državnosti Jugoslavije. Četnički pokret na čelu s Dražom Mihailovićem, borio se za obnovu kraljevske vlasti i bio je priznat od strane saveznika, međutim postoji i komunistički Narodnooslobodilački pokret pod vodstvom Josipa Broza Tita. Saveznici pružaju pomoć četnicima do kraja 1943. kada zbog četničke suradnje s okupatorima prelaze na stranu NOP-a. Tada se emigrantska vlada morala dogovoriti s komunistima o obnavljanju poslijeratne Jugoslavije što je dogovoreno sporazumima Tito-Šubašić. Ipak, komunisti će prevladati a savezničke snage neće uložiti trud u sprječavanje komunističke prevlasti. Time će komunisti stvoriti novu Jugoslaviju, dok će Kraljevina Jugoslavija i službeno prestati postojati.The Kingdom of Yugoslavia tried to resolve the political crisis that had accompanied it from the very beginning. The possibility of resolving the crisis was seen in the form of the establishment of the Banovina of Croatia, but the imminent arrival of a new world conflict would completely change the history and structure of Yugoslavia. The government tried everything to keep Yugoslavia going and decided to join the Axis powers. However, this caused dissatisfaction and a coup by General Simović, which caused Germany to destroy the Kingdom of Yugoslavia militarily in April 1941. This marked the disintegration of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, but its government continued to operate in exile and was considered legitimate bearer of Yugoslav statehood by the Allies. The Chetnik movement, led by Draža Mihailović, fought for the restoration of royal power and was accepted by the allies, but there is also the communist People’s Liberation Movement led by Josip Broz Tito. The Allies provided assistance to the Chetniks until the end of 1943, when they sided with the PLM due to Chetnik cooperation with the occupiers. At that time, the emigrant government had to agree with the communists on the restoration of post-war Yugoslavia, which was agreed in the Tito-Šubašić agreements. Yet the Communists will prevail and the Allied forces will make no effort to prevent Communist domination. Thus, the communists will create a new Yugoslavia, while the Kingdom of Yugoslavia will officially cease to exist