7.3 Mapping Areas of Ethnic Conflict
HORN OF AFRICA
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Summarize what conflicts or problems are occurring here and why.
HORN OF AFRICA
Sudan
Summarize what conflicts or problems are occurring here and why.
HORN OF AFRICA
Somalia
Summarize what conflicts or problems are occurring here and why.
THE MIDDLE EAST
Lebanon
Summarize what conflicts or problems are occurring here and why.
SOUTH ASIA
India
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Summarize what conflicts or problems are occurring here and why.
SOUTH ASIA
Sri Lanka
Summarize what conflicts or problems are occurring here and why.
THE KURDS
Turkey
Iran
Iraq
Summarize what conflicts or problems are occurring here and why.
Chapter 7.4 Q&A (pp. 250-255)
1. Why were millions of people forced to migrate in Europe after World War II?
Use the map on page 250, to list the 3 largest groups forced to migrate after the war.
2. Explain what “ethnic cleansing” is.
In what two areas of the former Yugoslavia did ethnic cleansing occur in the recent past?
3. Yugoslavia was country created after WWI and included many ethnicities, languages, and religions.
What centripetal forces served to unite this country which included many diverse nationalities?
a)
b)
What event led to a resurfacing of ethnic rivalries and an eventual breakup of Yugoslavia?
4. Why did Serbs & Croats in Bosnia & Herzegovina attempt to ethically cleanse the majority Muslim
population from the country?
What was the result of peace accord signed in Dayton, Ohio in 1996?
5. According to the 1981 census, what percentage of the population in Kosovo were ethnic Albanians?
After the breakup of Yugoslavia, the Serbs forced the Albanian majority in Kosovo to leave their
homes. How did the United State and many European nations react to the Serb ethnic cleansing in
Kosovo?
6. Name at least 5 present-day countries located within the Balkan peninsula (see page 250).
Explain why the term Balkanization is associated with this part of Europe.
Can Balkanization occur in other areas of the world? Explain
7. Read the case study on pages 256-257. What reason(s) does the author give to explain why Africa
is a region of widespread ethnic conflict?