If serbia had used the term “murder” rather than “ethnic cleansing” to describe its actions against muslims, it is likely that they would have

a) proceeded in exactly the same way.
b) won more civilian support for their actions.
c) felt too guilty to continue with their plans.
d) achieved their goals more quickly.

[c is incorrect]

The correct answer is A) proceeded in exactly the same way.

If Serbia had used the term “murder” rather than “ethnic cleansing” to describe its actions against Muslims, it is likely that they would have proceeded in the same way.

The Serbians tried to justify their horrible genocide with a more political term such as "ethnic cleansing" that could have not as the horrendous meaning or project the imagery that the word "murder" has. Under the questionable argument that the Serbians did not want to kill or get rid of Bosnians, they said that what they wanted was to only force them to take them out of the Serbian territory. That is why they tried to use different words that could have a different impact on the international community.

patriotism is when people have love and devotion for their country.

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