Conflict and cooperation

3: The Balkans

Required Resources

• Slides 9-23
• Student Worksheet 2

Delivery

• Ask students to volunteer any information they know about the Balkans conflict.
• Use Slides 9-19 to explain the Balkans conflict.
• Once you have used the Slides to give context to the Balkans crisis, you should then focus on the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
• Students should now complete Student Worksheet 2 which reinforces their understanding about the Bosnia-Herzegovina war. After a mapping exercise, students are required to consider the following questions:
  • Which ethnic groups were involved in the Bosnia-Herzegovina war?
  • What were the reasons for conflict?
  • What were the key stages of the conflict?
  • What were the consequences of the conflict?
• Feedback as a class. Slides 21-23 reveal some suggestions to aid discussion. Acknowledge that this was a very complex conflict and that it has been simplified for the purpose of this exercise.

Differentiation

Lower Ability:

Mixed ability groups.

Higher Ability:

Independent work.