Seeking Perspective Through Technology Last updated 4-5-99 Please read the online article first. Background Information Lesson Activities: Understanding the Historical Context: (For more detail, refer to the lesson description in the online article) Slobodan Milosevic: Serbian President Madeleine Albright-- US Secretary of State A Critic of Military Intervention A Bosnian Peasant (in early 1995) NOTE: The "personal testimonies" included in this project were written using published sources to provide an accurate depiction of the perspectives of different individuals involved in the conflict in the former-Yugoslavia. Direct quotes were used when possible, and inferences made to complete each perspective. Copies of the student answer sheet are availabe in pdf format and as a AppleWorks 5.0 stationary/template. The Geography of the Balkans: (For more detail, refer to the lesson description in the online article) Xerox PARC Map Viewer - http://mapweb.parc.xerox.com/map Political boundaries and major cities in the Balkans (http://cliffie.nosc.mil/~NATLAS/atlas/Europe/Fm_Yugoslavia.jpg or http://www.atlapedia.com/online/maps/political/Slovenia_etc.htm) Ethnic groups in Balkan regions (http://www.cnn.com/interactive/specials/9903/kosovo.maps/maps/page.ethnic.gif or http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/europe/Balkans.jpg) Location of Serbian and NATO military bases in the region (visit the map gallery of CNN's In-Depth Report: Strike on Yugoslavia - http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1998/10/kosovo/) Physical features in the Balkans: rivers, mountain ranges, etc. (http://www.atlapedia.com/online/maps/physical/Slovenia_etc.htm) Comparing the Scale of Humanitarian Crises: (For more detail, refer to the lesson description in the online article) Graph 1: Comparing the number of people who have lost their lives in recent humanitarian crises Somalia (before Dec 92 US intervention) - http://www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM51/LM51_Somalia.html (fourth paragraph) Rwanda (1994) - http://www.hrw.org/reports/1999/rwanda/Geno1-3-04.htm#P95_39230 (fifth paragraph, last sentence) Haiti (prior to the September 1994 US intervention) - estimate not available Bosnia & Herzegovina from June 1991 through November 1995 - (prior to arrival of US/UN troops in December 1995) - http://www.du.edu/~srazali/inter-case.htm#Bosnia Kosovo (prior to US/NATO military operations in March, 1999) - http://www.lbbs.org/current_bombings.htm (first paragraph under "How do these or other considerations apply in the case of Kosovo?") Graph 2: Comparing the financial cost of recent US military interventions in humanitarian crises Somalia - (through 1994) http://www.users.interport.net/~mmaren/Leave_Somalia.html (paragraph 2) Rwanda - http://www.hrw.org/reports/1999/rwanda/Geno1-3-05.htm#P106_44662 Haiti (for fiscal years 1994 and 1995 - The US launched Operation Restore Democracy on September 19, 1994 and turned operations over to the UN on March 31, 1995) - http://www.ndu.edu/ndu/inss/sa96/sa96ch11.html (refer to the charts under ("Cost to the U.S. of Selected Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Operations") Bosnia - http://www.senate.gov/~inhofe/fl032598.html (third paragraph from the end) Kosovo - ongoing (refer to www.cnn.com or www.msnbc.com for updates) Related Links Tools for the TEKS home | Article Archive | Technology Workshops Mailing List | Feedback | Tools and Techniques | Technology Idea Exchange Contact me using this webform. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Tools for the TEKS home | Article Archive | Technology Workshops Mailing List | Feedback | Tools and Techniques | Technology Idea Exchange Contact me using this webform. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.