The war in Kosovo: course and interventions, 1989–2002
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What happened to Kosovo's self-rule in 1989?
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Serbia's leader Slobodan Milošević ended Kosovo's autonomy, taking away the Albanian majority's control of their own schools, police and government.
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Who was Ibrahim Rugova?
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The Albanian leader who ran a peaceful, non-violent resistance in Kosovo through the 1990s, building a shadow state of unofficial schools and clinics.
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What was the KLA?
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The Kosovo Liberation Army — Albanian fighters who from the mid-1990s used armed attacks against Serb rule, turning the dispute into open war.
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What were the Rambouillet talks (early 1999)?
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Western-led peace talks in France. The Albanians signed the deal but Serbia refused NATO troops on its soil, so the talks collapsed.
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When did NATO's air campaign against Serbia run, and how long?
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From 24 March to 10 June 1999 — a 78-day bombing campaign.
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Why was NATO's 1999 intervention controversial?
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NATO bombed Serbia without UN Security Council approval, because Russia and China would have blocked it. Critics called this illegal.
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What is a humanitarian intervention?
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Using military force to stop the mass killing or expulsion of civilians in another country.
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What happened to Albanian civilians during the bombing?
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Rather than being protected at once, around 800,000 Albanians were expelled from Kosovo by Serbian forces as the campaign went on.
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How did the war end in June 1999?
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Milošević withdrew his forces, UN Resolution 1244 placed Kosovo under UN administration with NATO-led peacekeepers, and most refugees returned.
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Order the Kosovo conflict from start to finish.
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1989 autonomy removed → peaceful resistance → KLA war (1996–98) → NATO bombing (1999) → UN administration.
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Compare Rugova's method with the KLA's method.
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Rugova used peaceful protest and a parallel society; the KLA used armed attacks. Rugova's failure to win Western help pushed some Albanians towards the KLA.
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In OPVL, what does 'purpose' tell you about a source?
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Why the source was made. A persuasive purpose (like winning support) can make a source one-sided — a limitation.
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