Week of 04/13

Period 2 – Bosnia 4/17

1) What was Milosevic's role in beginning the war?

2) What was the state of Yugoslavia before the war?

3) What are the main similarities between the Bosnian Concentration camps, and the Nazi Concentration camps?

4) At first, how did the United States respond to the conflict in Bosnia?

5) What was the UN's role during the war and genocide?

6) How did Bush and Clinton differ in their treatment of Bosnia?

7) How did the UN's response to the crisis change over time?

8) (Outside of book) what have been the most recent rulings regarding the Bosnian Genocide?

Period 3 – Kosovo 4/17

Who were the KLA?

What is ethnic cleansing?

Why were the Albanians and Serbs at odds?

What role did NATO play in Kosovo?

Why didn’t Milosevic not heed the threats?

Why didn’t the U.S. send in more of its own troops to keep peace?

What were Milosevic’s goals in his actions as president?

How did Albanians take revenge or make peace after the genocide?

How did Milosevic’s trial bring solace to those affected by the events in Kosovo?

What did the difference in NATO spending on air attacks and aid reveal?