Historical Understanding Activity
Please study the chart below and answer the questions that follow
Document 3: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Yugoslavia, 1980-1996
2. Please mark whether each statement is true or false:
True
False
a. This chart demonstrates the performance of the Yugoslavian economy between 1980 and 1996.
b. This chart demonstrates that during the 1980’s the economy was in decline.
3. Here are some ways to understand how changes in the economy might have created conditions that led to war in Yugoslavia. How would you rate each of these explanations?
(You may check the same rating more than once)
Very Bad
Bad
Good
Very Good
a. The drastic economic decline that began in Yugoslavia in the middle of 1990 was enough to throw the entire country into war.
b. The economic crisis that started in the middle of 1990 may have created fear and hardship, and made people willing to support extreme solutions.
c. The economy was quite stable from 1980 to 1990. Then the war started in Yugoslavia and then things got really bad.
4. Which of the above explanations is the best (please check one)?
A
B
C