Causes Of Conflict Flashcards
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What is conflict
A disagreement between people
People have different interests, needs and points of view
What are the 5 causes of conflict
Identity Ethnicity Culture Resources Ideology
What is identity
The set of characteristics that makes you who you are
Where you’re from, language, religion, culture
How can identity lead to conflict
People having different identities e.g. Level of power and independence each group has, often political
What can cause identity conflicts
Nationalism
Regionalism
Localism
What is nationalism and give an example
-having a strong identity related to the country you’re from
Scottish nationalists want Scotland to have greater political independence from UK.
What is regionalism and give an example.
Having a strong identity related to the region you’re from
French regionalists campaign for Savoie and Haute Savoie to come together as a larger political region within France
What is localism and give an example
Having a strong identity related to your local area
Holiday chalet was proposed close to Ullswater (Lake District) which caused conflict with environmental groups who wanted the area to stay undeveloped
what is ethnicity
a part of identity
-can include things that you are born with (nationality, race) and things that are passed down (language, culture)
how can ethnicity lead to conflict?
- conflict between two ethnic groups
- a result of one ethnic group wanting more political power
- a result of a belief that one ethnic group is superior to another
what is an example of ethnicity causing conflict?
Rwanda
-history of conflict between Tutsi and Hutu ethnic groups. led to a genocide in 1994, 800,000 people killed in 100 days
what is culture
relates to many things that relate to how you live your life e.g. foods, clothing, traditions
-linked to ethnicity, religion, gender, age
how can culture lead to conflict?
when people from different cultures don’t fully understand or respect each other’s differences
what is an example of culture causing conflict?
whale meat is considered to be a traditional food delicacy in Japan - can cause conflict with people who are worried about whales becoming extinct because too many are being caught
how can resources lead to conflict?
when people are competing for the same resources
what resources might people fight over?
- territory
- water
- buildings
- oil
example of territory causing conflict
authority over the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean has been disputed for a long time. 1982 Argentina and UK fought over islands in Falklands war
example of water causing conflict
Nile River is a source of water for 10 countries in North East Africa - conflict between downstream countries who use most of the water and upstream countries that want more water
what is ideology
a set of ideas about how society should be
-might include ideas about the form of government, economic system, education, health care and environment
how can ideology lead to conflict
groups of people with different ideologies can have different ideas that can result in conflicts
what is an example of ideology leading to conflict
governments of North Korea and South Korea have different ideologies, has led to long history of conflict. NK has authoritarian government (power held by few people) and a communist economic system. SK has a democratic government (several political elections) and a capitalist economic system.
there is normally more than one cause of conflict, what were the causes of the iran and iraq war between 1980-1988
- RESOURCES - conflict over the control of the Shatt al-Arab, both countries also major oil producers - led to economic competition
- IDENTITY - religion of iran was mainly Shia branch of Islam, and the leaders of Iraq followed the Sunni branch of Islam
