Question

Look at this chart showing ethnic groups in Yugoslavia.

A pie chart shows the population of ethnic groups in Yugoslavia. There are nine major ethnic groups, including a tenth category, Other. The largest group is Serb at 30%, Croat 20%, then Muslim, Slovene, and Albanian at 10% each.

If ethnic groups had been more equal in size, the most likely result would be that

the number of ethnic groups would have decreased.
ethnic cleansing would have become more widespread.
ethnic tensions would have been reduced, limiting one group's dominance.
Muslims would have been persecuted by more groups.

Answer 1

ethnic tensions would have been reduced, limiting one group's dominance.

Explanation: more equal-sized groups make it harder for any single group to dominate politically or demographically, encouraging power-sharing or coalition arrangements and reducing the incentive/ability of one group to impose its will on others. The other options are less likely consequences of greater parity in group sizes.