Technical work (school) from the year 2012 in the field of social studies, grade: 1.0, Language: German. Abstract: Sri Lanka conflict - fight against terrorism or brutal oppression of an ethnic group? 1 Comparison with a separatist independence movement in Europe: the conflict in the Basque Country 2 Sri Lanka - an ethnically divided country: Tamils and Sinhalese 2.1 Geographical classification and important background information 2.2 Disparities between the conflict parties: GOSL and LTTE 2.2.1 Linguistic fragmentation: Sinhala and Tamil 2.2.2 Geographical fragmentation: North and South 2.2.3 Religious fragmentation: Buddhism and Hinduism 2.2.4 Socio-economic fragmentation: intellectual elite and illiterate 2.3 Conflict structure over time 2.3.1 A conflict with deep roots: Sri Lanka as a colony of Europeans 2.3.2 The early years of the conflict.