Ch. 7 Guided Reading
SKIP KEY ISSUE 1
Ch. 7 KI 2: Why have ethnicities been transformed into nationalities?
(pgs. 217-224)
Skipped Sections: none
Must Know Terms: nationality, nation-state, self-determinism, nationalism, centripetal force, multiethnic state,
multinational states
Leading Questions
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III.
Rise of Nationalities
a. Nation-States
b. Nationalism
Multinational States
a. Former Soviet Union: the
Largest Multinational
State
b. Russia: Now the Largest
Multinational State
c. Turmoil in the Caucasus
Revival of Ethnic Identity
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Compare and contrast nationality and ethnicity.
What is a nation-state? Why do they exist?
Explain why Denmark is an example of a nation-state.
When did Europe divide into nation-states?
What is nationalism? How do states promote it? How does it relate to
centripetal force?
Compare and contrast multiethnic and multinational states. What are
some examples?
Describe what happened to the Soviet Union. What states emerged
after its fall? What are some problems they still face?
Why is Russia considered today’s largest multinational state?
Where is the Caucasus region? What are the three countries in the
Caucasus and what have been their problems?
How has ethnic identity seen a revival? Where has this occurred?
Ch. 7 KI 3: Why do Ethnicities Clash?
(pgs. 224-229)
Skipped Sections: none
Must Know Terms: none
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II.
Ethnic Competition to Dominate
Nationality
a. Ethnic Competition in the Horn of
Africa
i. Ethiopia and Eritrea
ii. Sudan
iii. Somalia
b. Ethnic Competition in Lebanon
Dividing Ethnicities Among More Than One
State
a. India and Pakistan
b. Sinhalese and Tamil in Sri Lanka
c. Case Study: Dividing the Kurds (pg 227)
Leading Questions
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What is meant by competition to control a nationality?
For Ethiopia/Eritrea, Sudan, and Somalia you need the
following information:
o What groups are conflicting
o Causes and effects of the competition
Why is there ethnic competition in Lebanon? Who is
involved?
For the India and Pakistan example you will need the
following:
o Why was India and Pakistan separated?
o What groups are involved?
o What was the effect of the partition of the two
states?
Describe the conflict between the Sinhalese and Tamil
in Sri Lanka. What has been the effect?
Ch. 7 KI 4: What is Ethnic Cleansing?
Skipped Sections: Case Study: Documenting Ethnic
Cleansing (pg 234)
Must Know Terms: ethnic cleansing, Balkanized,
balkanization
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II.
Ethnic Cleansing In Europe
a. Creation of Multiethnic Yugoslavia
b. Destruction of Multiethnic Yugoslavia
i. Ethnic Cleansing in Bosnia
ii. Ethnic Cleansing in Kosovo
iii. Balkanization
Ethnic Cleansing in Central Africa
(pgs. 229-235)
Leading Questions
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What is ethnic cleansing? What are its causes and
effects?
Summarize the WWII era European examples.
Where is Yugoslavia? Briefly describe its history.
What is meant by the quote by Josip Tito?
What led to the destruction of Yugoslavia?
In both “Ethnic Cleansing in Bosnia” and “Ethnic
Cleansing in Kosovo” you need to include which
groups are involved, what caused it, and what its
effects were.
What is balkanization?
Describe which countries were effected, which groups
were involved, and the outcome of ethnic cleansing in
Central Africa.