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5.5 What role did Slobodan Milosevic play in bringing about the conflict and how significant was this? 5.6 What role did Ibrahim Rugova play in bringing about the conflict and how significant was this?
6 Course of the conflict and interventions in Kosovo 6.1 How important were the actions of the KLA in escalating the conflict in 1998–9? 6.2 How did the response of the Serbian government and its security forces affect the course of the conflict? 6.3 Was there an attempt at ethnic cleansing in the course of the war and were there crimes against humanity? 6.4 How did the response of the international community and the UN shape the course of the war? 6.5 How extensive and effective was the NATO bombing campaign and what effect did it have on the outcome of the war? 6.6 What part was played by the NATO Kosovo force (KFOR)?
7 The impact of the Kosovo conflict 7.1 How serious were the social and economic effects of the war? 7.2 What were the political effects of the war? 7.3 What was the significance of the election of Rugova as president? 7.4 What was the international reaction to the war? 7.5 What was the significance of the involvement of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in the Kosovo war?
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Paper 1 exam practice Paper 2 exam practice Further information
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Index
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Acknowledgements
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