Rough Draft of report
The Bosnian war consisted of three factions
of people: Muslim Bosniaks, Orthodox Serbs
and Catholic Croats.
●It was a civil war and a genocide.
It took place between 1992 and 1995 in
Yugoslavia. It began with Yugoslavia
expressing a want to break into separate
countries & 99.43% of the people wanted
independence.(New World Encyclopedia, 22 May 2008) It ended with the signing of
the Dayton Agreement, stating Bosnia-
Herzegovina was a single state split 51%
Muslim-Croat and 49% Serbian. (Burg, Steven L, 1999)
Politics, religion, language, territorial
disputes, and other economic factors, were
some of the major components of the war.
● It was an armed conflict with street warfare.
Ethnic cleansing of Muslims, systematic mass
rape, shooting in the streets and other
atrocities contributed to a death toll of over
100,000. 2,000,000 people were displaced
from their homes, either by fleeing to new
countries or refugee camps in western Bosnia.
For those who were persecuted, abdication
was essential. Bosnian Muslims were the
primary target of the war and the Genocide.
To elude capture, and possible death, many
had to flee Bosnia. (New World Encyclopedia, 22 May 2008)
Once out of the war zone, what were refugees
to do? Many flocked to family members living
in different countries such as Germany and
America. Some could only travel within the
country because of Visa issues. No matter
where they went, their lives were completely
different, and they had a whole new slew of
problems to face.
Refugees who escaped to Germany had a particularly hard
time. Germany took in the most refugees from Bosnia out
of any other country, (320,000 people in the mid 90s). So
hundreds of thousands of people had to learn a new
language and start a new life in a foreign place. This
would have turned out fairly well for them, except in
1996 Germany decided they had spent enough money on
the refugees(over $15 billion) and made them all leave.
Off to start from scratch once again. (Cable News Network, October 16, 1996)
For those who had to move twice or even
three times, life was even more difficult. The
older you are the harder it is to learn a new
language, adapt to a new culture, and find a
new way of life. The more times it happened
to someone, the more they had to pick up the
pieces and start over. Most refugees had no
way to return to Bosnia, and even if they
could, there would be no homes and no jobs
to welcome them. (Cable News Network, October 16, 1996)
So what does moving around to foreign
countries, starting anew over and over again
do to someone? Well in the case of refugees in
America, it can be detrimental. Most of the
refugees from Bosnia are Muslim, and the
attitude of Americans towards Muslims, as we
all know, isn't very positive.
6.2 million Muslims live in America
About 93,000 of them are refugees.
131,000 of them are refugees
Some Muslims, and some Bosnians, living in America did
not come from war torn countries. They only have to deal
with discrimination, not the baggage of living through a
hideous war. But, the majority are refugees who lived
through horrid times and discrimination is piled on top of
an already troublesome life. (Garrido, November 17, 2012)
Is it right for people to judge
and be bigoted and cruel to these people, when all they
did was flee to save their lives? Why do we allow our
media to tear them down, instead of showing us who they
truly are? Why do many Americans treat them like nothing
just because of their religion? Aren't we past that as a
people? Haven't we learned to be less bigoted, and more
accepting?
of people: Muslim Bosniaks, Orthodox Serbs
and Catholic Croats.
●It was a civil war and a genocide.
It took place between 1992 and 1995 in
Yugoslavia. It began with Yugoslavia
expressing a want to break into separate
countries & 99.43% of the people wanted
independence.(New World Encyclopedia, 22 May 2008) It ended with the signing of
the Dayton Agreement, stating Bosnia-
Herzegovina was a single state split 51%
Muslim-Croat and 49% Serbian. (Burg, Steven L, 1999)
Politics, religion, language, territorial
disputes, and other economic factors, were
some of the major components of the war.
● It was an armed conflict with street warfare.
Ethnic cleansing of Muslims, systematic mass
rape, shooting in the streets and other
atrocities contributed to a death toll of over
100,000. 2,000,000 people were displaced
from their homes, either by fleeing to new
countries or refugee camps in western Bosnia.
For those who were persecuted, abdication
was essential. Bosnian Muslims were the
primary target of the war and the Genocide.
To elude capture, and possible death, many
had to flee Bosnia. (New World Encyclopedia, 22 May 2008)
Once out of the war zone, what were refugees
to do? Many flocked to family members living
in different countries such as Germany and
America. Some could only travel within the
country because of Visa issues. No matter
where they went, their lives were completely
different, and they had a whole new slew of
problems to face.
Refugees who escaped to Germany had a particularly hard
time. Germany took in the most refugees from Bosnia out
of any other country, (320,000 people in the mid 90s). So
hundreds of thousands of people had to learn a new
language and start a new life in a foreign place. This
would have turned out fairly well for them, except in
1996 Germany decided they had spent enough money on
the refugees(over $15 billion) and made them all leave.
Off to start from scratch once again. (Cable News Network, October 16, 1996)
For those who had to move twice or even
three times, life was even more difficult. The
older you are the harder it is to learn a new
language, adapt to a new culture, and find a
new way of life. The more times it happened
to someone, the more they had to pick up the
pieces and start over. Most refugees had no
way to return to Bosnia, and even if they
could, there would be no homes and no jobs
to welcome them. (Cable News Network, October 16, 1996)
So what does moving around to foreign
countries, starting anew over and over again
do to someone? Well in the case of refugees in
America, it can be detrimental. Most of the
refugees from Bosnia are Muslim, and the
attitude of Americans towards Muslims, as we
all know, isn't very positive.
6.2 million Muslims live in America
About 93,000 of them are refugees.
131,000 of them are refugees
Some Muslims, and some Bosnians, living in America did
not come from war torn countries. They only have to deal
with discrimination, not the baggage of living through a
hideous war. But, the majority are refugees who lived
through horrid times and discrimination is piled on top of
an already troublesome life. (Garrido, November 17, 2012)
Is it right for people to judge
and be bigoted and cruel to these people, when all they
did was flee to save their lives? Why do we allow our
media to tear them down, instead of showing us who they
truly are? Why do many Americans treat them like nothing
just because of their religion? Aren't we past that as a
people? Haven't we learned to be less bigoted, and more
accepting?