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APHG Unit 3-4 Ethnicity pp228-263 Rubenstein Lizzie

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ethnicity
identity with a group of people who share the cultural traditions of a particular homeland or hearth
race
is identity with a group of people who are perceived to share a physiological trait such as skin color.
nationality
is identity with a group of people who share legal attachment to a particular country
Describe the factors of ethnicity, race & nationality in the background & ancestry of Barack Obama p230
dad: kenya
mom: kansas
stepdad: indonesia
birthplace: hawaii
chosen identity: african american
How is ethnicity tied to place more than language or religion? p230
we are born with ethnicity, and although we could hide it or lie about it, our place & ethnic origin does not change with migration or choice... language & religion can with migration or choice
How is ethnicity affected by globalization? pp230-231
Even though other cultural factors might shift because of globalization, ethnicity remains in tact and very much connected to place.
How is ethnicity related to diffusion? pp230-231
Ethnic groups might migrate, but their ethnicity cannot diffuse to other groups; ethnicity can spread by marriage or offspring.
What is the % breakdown of largest ethnicities of US? p231
Hispanic American: 17
Asian American:5
African American: 12
Native American: 2
What are the main countries of origin of Hispanic Americans? p231
Mexico, Puerto Rico, other caribbean
What are the main countries of origin of Asian Americans? p231
China, Philipines, India
Why is it difficult to determine the countries of origin of African Americans? p231
not organized independent countries didnt keep records of where the slaves were captured from
What modern technologies have revolutionized origin determination for persons from mixed or unknown heritages? p231
dna testing
What are the 3 main categories of indigenous peoples in the US? The 3 main categories of aboriginals in Canada? p231
US:
[1] Native American
[2] Alaska Native
[3] Native Hawaiian
Canada:
[1] First Nations
[2] Inuit
[3] Metis
metis
descendants of indigeinous people who married Eu. 400 years ago
Why have geographers and other scientists rejected biological classification of humans by race? Why is it meaningless? Why is it dangerous? p232
-high variety & variability among individuals in certain race groups makes such science useless, if not bogus
-previous "race science" has also led to racism, prejudice, and even pretense for genocide
What is the only aspect of race and racial groups that interests geographers? Why? p232
the color of skin
racism & racist
biological classification by race is the bias of racism; a racist is a person who subscribes to the beliefs of racism
Why is it difficult for the US Census and other data gathering/classifying organizations to distinguish between ethnicity and race? p232
Asian American and African American are recognized as races but Hispanic American is recognized as an ethniciry
Why is is difficult to determine exact ethnicity of persons of Hispanic, black/African, Asian or indigenous heritage? p232
-use of different terms for ethnicity
-some persons do not know exact origin of heritage/ethnicity
-changing use & preferences for ethnic terms
-many persons are of mixed heritage/ethnicity
-changing wording of questions about ethnicity
-sensitivities about ethnicity issues
-ethnic terms can be misused/abused in racist language
Describe the US regional distribution of Hispanic Americans map 7-6 p234
regional patterns: clusters in southwest
clusters: southwest
densities: cali, texas, arizona, florida, and ny
outliers: up north
Describe the US regional distribution of Black Americans map 7-7 p234
regional patterns:
clusters: south east
densities: the south
outliers: texas and the north and west coast
Describe the US regional distribution of Asian Americans map 7-8 p235
regional patterns:
clusters: cali
densities: all in cali
outliers: some in random states, texas, ny, washington
Describe the US regional distribution of indigenous Americans map 7-9 p235
regional patterns:
clusters: west/mid america
densities: rizona, kansas, nevada, montana, north and south dakota
outliers: north carolina
ethnic enclave
a place with a high concentration of an ethnic group that is distinct from those in surrounding areas.
Why might new immigrants to a city seek out their ethnic enclave neighborhoods? 236
they speak the same language and share the same religion, they understand each other and have things in common.
things to know about ethnicities and ethnic enclaves p236
-most ethnic enclaves are neighborhoods within large cities
-distinct ethnic enclaves form through migration, often chain migration
-ethnicities are defined by their cultural features
What geographic processes might explain the large number of ethnic enclaves found in London, UK? p236
1/3 of londons inhabitants were born outside of the uk so they cluster up wiht their ethnicity
What groups established the early ethnic enclaves in Midwestern US cities? What geographic & historic processes would explain why they left and were replaced by newer groups? p237
groups: from southern and eastern Europe, greeks and poles.
processes: suburbinization--- ethnoburbs
ethnoburb
a suburban area with a cluster of a particular ethnicity
Are there any ethnoburbs in the Charleston area? Explain why or why not. p237
no... Charleston received limited European immigration after the American Revolution and after the Civil War, so there were few immigrants 3rd Wave or after to create or later abandon ethnic neighborhoods... white middle class neighborhoods without shared ethnic heritage are not ethnoburbs
What are the main racial categories used by Brazil in their national census? p238
by skin color. branco- white
pardo- brown
preto- black
amarelo- yellow
indigenous
Why is classifying citizens by race in Brazil so difficult and complicated? p238
dislike for choices: there are races not included by the census. the people don't agree with the system
other choices:
mixed heritage: 70 have european ancestry, 20 african, 10 native american
Describe the ethnic clustering in Brazil's main regions p238
South: white
North: indigenous
Northeast: brown
Wcentral: white and brown
Describe Guyana's main ethnic groups. Is there a clear pattern of ethnic distribution in Guyana? p239
ethnics: African, Indian, Indigenous, Mixed Ethnicity
patterns: india on the coast, africa- interior north, indigenous-far west
things to remember about migration p240
-migration is divided between [1] international & [2] internal
[1] international migration is divided into [a] voluntary & [b] forced
[2] internal migration is divided into [c] interregional and [d] intraregional
-distribution of African Americans in the US demonstrate all of these [abcd] patterns
Describe the African forced migration & Triangular Slave Trade pp240-241 map 7-20
Ships sailed from Africa to the Western Hemi, from the Americas to Europe, a) from Africa slaves and gold were transported to the Western Hemisphere primarily to the Caribbean Islands b) from the Americas the same ships took sugar and molasses to Europe. Some ships took molasses from the Caribbean to North American colonies, and the rum was transported from the colonies to Europe. From Europe ships carried cloth and other trade goods to Africa to buy slaves
From what coastal region of Africa did the slaves eventually bound to the 13 Colonies come from? Where in the New World did many of those slaves arrive before ultimately ending up in the Southeast colonies? pp240-241 map 720
the Ivory Coast- the gold coast
Compare the pattern of Portuguese and British slave transfer from Africa to the New World map 7-20 p241
Portuguese- Brazil area
Britain- the colonies
read p241 about Latin & Asian American voluntary migration on p241, then refer back to the US Migration Timeline quizlet; list the migration time periods that saw large Latin American & Asian migrations to the US
1960s and 70s saw a sudden increase int he immigration of latinas and Asians.
Describe the main pattern of interregional and intraregional of African Americans within the US during the 1900s p242
interregional: mass migration from US South to northern cities during 1900-1960
intraregional: sporadic migration from inner-city ghettos to outer-city & inner suburb neighborhoods during 1960-2010
interregional: mass return from US North to southern areas during 1990s-present
sharecropper
works fields rented from landowners and pays rent by turning over a share of crops to the landowner. really no different than slavery
Explain the cycle of poverty that trapped many black sharecroppers in the South during the late 1800s p242
high interest rates and heavy debts. They had to buy tools and such which out them in debtand if they didnt have a good crop one year they would be in even more debt until they were trapped in debt.
What circumstances "released" black Americans from rural Southern sharecropping farms?
-farm mechanization replaced many field hands
-decline in labor-intensive cotton farming
-famrland was repurposed for new crops, and sharecroppers were pushed off farmland
-booming Northern cities pulled Southern blacks towards opportunities & industrial jobs
Describe the main routes of black migration out of the South in the early 1900s p242
from South Atlantic: north to baltimore philly nyc & other northeastern cities.
from E AL & TN: detroit along us route 25 or cleveland route 21
from MS & W TN: st louis chicago along 61 and 66
from Texas: cali along route 80 90
Why were there surges of black Americans out of the South before & after WWI & WWII? p242
the wars promoted factories--needed workers
Describe the expansion of black ghetto neighborhoods in some (Baltimore) US cities during 1950s-1960s p243
clustered tightly into one square mile. expansion of pop
How would Ravenstein have described the white flight of the 1950s-1970s in many US cities? p243
out: whites
in: blacks.
Push and pull factors. Counter.
Describe the unscrupulous practice of real estate blockbusting p243
blockbusting:
scare: black families moving in and lowering the real estate value so you had better move out
sell to: blacks desperate to escape the ghetto at a high price
Describe the findings of the 1969 Kerner Commission Report p243
The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders found that cities were divided into 2 halves- black and white . seperate and unequal
Describe the Plessy v Ferguson Supreme Court decision and how it relates to "separate but equal" p244
Plessy- a 7/8 white african american satin the whites only train car in la. and was arrested- bringing up the case plessy vs ferguson. seperate but equal
After Plessy v. Ferguson came the "Jim Crow" laws... explain the purposes of the Jim Crow laws in the South p244
the goal was to segregate blacks and whites as much as possible.
Describe how neighborhoods used covenants in deeds to maintain segregation p244
prevented owners from selling to blacks
Describe the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka KS Supreme Court decision and its effect on segregation p244
having separate schools was found unconstitutional bc no matter how equivalent the facilities racial separation branded minority children as inferior
Describe the Apartheid System of South Africa p245
leagal separation of races into geographic areas.
Describe the "homelands" policy of South Africa p245
policy: all colored people had to become a citizen of one of the ten homelands and move there
purpose: segregation
What was the purpose of apartheid? Why did the Boers try to maintain apartheid for so long? p245
purpose: segregation
Boer minority: whites dutch affrikans
things to know about segregation pp242-245
-real estate & housing practices increased segregation patterns
-areas with large black minorities or black majorities created legal systems to control them & reduce their power & voting
-white flight opened up neighborhoods to black internal migration but also further segregated blacks & whites
-once formed (by segregation), patterns of housing, schools, voting districts, laws & business would be set into urban landscape and very difficult to change or integrate
How are values derived from ethnicity different than values derived from nationality? p246
ETH values: from shared language, religion, heritage, history, material culture, arts, music, literature
NAT values: from shared elections, politics, patriotic traditions & holidays, participating in civic, sports & other shared activities
Describe the complicated nature of golfer Tiger Woods' ethnic background p246
mom: thai chinese dutch
dad: african american native american and chinese
Describe the complicated nature of golfer Rory McIlroy's nationality p246
he can identify with ireland the uk or both but he lives in the us
Describe why there is a confusion about the status of the Quebecois (people of Quebec) in Canada p246
In Canada, because of strong separatist movements in French-speaking Quebec, it is unclear whether the Quebecois are an ethnic French-speaking Canadian group or a distinctly separate French-speaking nationality
How is the UK divided into 4 smaller semi-autonomous regions and how the island of Ireland was divided into 2 separate countries? pp246-247
UK: england northern ireland scottland wales
Ireland: northern ireland and the republic of ireland
What are the 4 main ethnicities of the British Isles? p247
english welsh scotts irish
Is there any evidence that the UK subregions sometimes act as their own nationalities? p247
[1] sports, [2] flags, [3] regional parliaments, [4] other regional nationalistic symbols
Which part of the UK occasionally makes demands for separatism? p247
Scottland
nationalism... how do citizens promote & support nationalism? p247
one nation above all others- my country is the best. states foster nationalism by promoting symbols of their country, such as flags and songs
geographic centripetal force
an attitude that tends to unify people and enhance support for the state
things to know about ethnicities pp246-251
-it is sometimes difficult to differentiate ethnicity from nationality
-some ethnicities desire regional independence, after which they would become nationalities
-ethnicity tends to be defined by shared cultural (language, religion, & material culture) traits
-nationality tends to be defined by shared regional traits, activities, & political unity
-problems can arise when ethnicity and nationality (territorial) boundaries do not match
-some ethnicities are divided among multiple countries
-some countries contain multiple ethnicities
Describe the partition of India and ethnic problems of the main ethnicities involved p248
India: mostly Hindus
Bangladesh: og east pakistan broke free. hindus
Pakistan: made independent by British India. mostly hindus
How was Gandhi involved in the antagonism between Muslims & Hindus in India prior to/after partition? p248
mediator: btwn hindus and muslims
nonviolence: was his policy
assassination: in 1948. ended any chance of hindus and musilms living together happily
Describe the mass migrations that followed Indian partition and the extremist reactions to the migrations p248
center to W: whole lot of muslims
center to E: lil muslims
E & W to center:lot of hindus
reactions: killed while crossing border
Describe the boundary/ethnic dispute over Kashmir between Pakistan & India pp248-249
line of control: pakistan- north
india- southeast
Muslim majority: both
national identity:wants to be a part of pakistan or independent
irredentism: country's claim to territory controlled by another state that should be theirs
Describe the separatist desires of Sikhs in Punjab p249
separatism:want to leave india
unfair/igonred: india ignored their partition
violence: Sikhs fight for Punjab
How did the Kurdish people become divided among several states? p249
WWI: the plan was that they were gonna be independent once the turks expanded
treaties: treaty of lusane established turkey in 1923
treaty of serves-independent state of kurdistan and then in 1926 the Lg of Nations decided that much of Kurdistan would become part of turkey
nationalism: trying to surpress kurdish culture , the language was illegal. k nationalist have been waging guerilla warfare for a long time.
How have the Kurds been suppressed by their controlling countries? How have the Kurds fought back to win separatism?
look above
How has the Iraqi War (since 2003) and war against ISIS strengthened the Kurds and their demands for independence? p249
[1] weakened Iraq, Syria & Turkey governments, [2] empowered Kurds to defend themselves, [3] US has supplied Kurdish forces with arms, [4] Kurds have finally created Kurdish regional government not allowed before
Examine the ethnicity map of the Middle East map 7-37 and describe overall the relationship of nationality and ethnicity in that region... do national boundaries and ethnic regions match up or not? pp250-251
they dont match up at all
Briefly describe ethnic make up of Turkey p250
majority: Turks
main minority:Kurds
Briefly describe ethnic make up of Lebanon p250
main ethnicities: Muslims, Christains, Druze
How maintained representation of multiple ethnicities in government? How are Lebanon's ethnicities distributed in the country? How did the ethnicities defend themselves during Lebanon's bloody 1975-1990 Civil War?
government: President- Maronite Christain
Premier-Sunni Muslim
Chamber of Deputies-Shitte Muslim
Foreign Minister- Greek Orthodox
distribution: Maro-WC
Sunnis- NW
Shiites- SE
Civil War: 1975-1990 each group had its own private milita that guarded their terr.
Describe how complicated the Arab & Kurdish ethnic groups in Syria are. How are the Syrian ethnicities related to the Syrian Civil War raging since 2012?
religious ethnicities: 9% Kurds 90% Arab; within that 64% Sunni Muslim, 11% Alawi Muslim, 10% Christian, 3% Druze, and 2% other Muslim.
fight for control: A civil war against Alwai- gov
Describe the ethnic composition of Iraq p251
19 Sunni Muslim
21 Kurds
55 Shiite Muslims
How did the US & Iraqi War change the ethnic dynamics in Iraq since? p251
-dictator Saddam Hussein had kept peace in Iraq using force
-US invaded, defeated Hussein, Hussein was executed, and ethnic Sunnis & Shia have been fighting since
-US is "stuck" in Iraq for 12 trying to stop fighting and "nation build"
-(Sunni) ISIS forms in W Iraq and attempts to seize land for independent Islamic state
Describe the ethnicity of Iran. Describe the relations between Iran and the US since 1979 p251
Persian & Shiite: most p
Iranian Revolution: Fundametalist shiites were put in power
US hostages: 52 guys
Describe the main ethnicities of Afghanistan p251
Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara
What event in 1980-1989, completely ignored by the textbook, ripped apart Afghanistan, leading to a radical ethnic & religious change in the country? not in text
USSR, desiring to be closer to Middle East & oil production, invaded Afghanistan, and set up Communist puppet government. Many local tribes resisted, forming Mujahideen Islamic rebels supported by US. Soviets driven out by 1989, Mujahideen turns against US, forms Al Qaeda (terrorist group) and later, Taliban (ethnic/religious warlords), and fought against US and Western forces in Middle East.
Afghanistan was weakened and unstable after Soviet invasion... describe what happened between ethnic groups after the Soviets left p251
ethnic groups fighting over tribal & regional power, over control of government & religious differences... Taliban seizes control, shifts Afgh to strict Islamic sharia law & anti-Western rule
What happened after Taliban seized Afgh govt in 1995? p251
Taliban forces in Afgh allowed Al Qaeda to hide & train in Afgh prior to 9/11. US attacked Afgh in 2001-2002, overthrew Taliban government, established US-friendly (and weak government). US is still in Afgh (15 years of war) trying to finally defeat and drive off Taliban & establish stable govt
Describe the 4 main ethnic groups of Pakistan map 7-37 pp 250-251
Punjabi primarily but a Baluchi and Pashtun in the mountainous regions
How did the ethnic conflict of Afghanistan affect Pakistan?
the US forced the Taliban out of Afghanistan, so the Taliban relocated to the mtns of Pakistan where they have destabilized the region and continue to fight both the US & Pakistan's govt
ethnic cleansing... what is the purpose of ethnic cleansing? p252
purposeful policy designed by one ethnic or religious group to remove using violent means the civilian pop of another rival ethnicity
How does ethnic cleansing change the geography of a region? p252
it changes the spatial distrubition of certain ethnicities
Describe the forced migration of targeted minorities by the Nazis before/during WWII p252
Jews into ghettos and then into concentration camps where they were murdered
Describe the forced migration in Eastern Europe after WWII map 7-40 p252
germans poles and russians were forced to migrate because of boundary changes
How did the former Yugoslavia become a multi-ethnic state after WWI? p253
ethnic cleansing. alrady a lot of ethnicities up in there
Describe General Tito's vision for Yugoslavia. What happened after Tito died in the 1980s? p253
-Yugoslav nationalism & ethnic acceptance & diversity
-regional autonomy and ethnic/religious tolerance
-unity collapsed, ethnic disputes, ethnic nationalism
Which regions of the former Yugoslavia were the most ethnically mixed & therefore most susceptible to ethnic strife? p254
Bosnia & Kosovo... and to a lesser degree, Croatia
Describe the steps used by Croats & Serbs when ethnic cleansing in Bosnia & Kosovo? p254
[1]move weapons and things into the village that have no value for war
[2]round up and separate the people. males, females, children, elderly, put males in camp or kill
[3]move the other people out
[4]destroy village
According to the UN, what war crimes were committed while "ethnically cleansing" unwanted Bosniaks? p254
"Murder, torture, arbitrary arrest and detention, extra-judicial executions, rape and sexual assaults, confinement of civilian population in ghetto areas, forcible removal, displacement, and deportation of civilian population, deliberate military attacks or threats of attacks on civilians and civilian areas, and wanton destruction of property."
Compare the 1991 and 1998 Bosnia maps 7-44... describe changes in Bosnian ethnic distribution p255
Serbs: Bosnian Serb R. not passing the border
Croats: expanding B-C Fed
Bosnians: shrinking into B-C Fed
Serbs, and probably Croats, believed that ethnically cleansing parts of Bosnia might ultimately lead to what nationalist goal? p254
solidify their chance at becoming independent.
How did the Dayton Accords (peace treaty) resolve the Bosnian land issues? Were the results fair to all groups? p255
Divided into 3 separate areas for Serbs, Croats, and Bosnians
Explain Serbia's claim on Kosovo and why it tried to ethnically cleanse that region p256
that was their land in the past. thye were trying to set the stage by getting rid of the Albanians
How was the war in Kosovo resolved? p256
K declared ind. in 2008
balkanization
process where a state breaks down through difficulties with its ethnicities.
balkanized region
you cant organize it into ethnicity because they are all messed up and mad at each other
Examine the article and image on p257... what evodence is iven that proves ethnic cleansing against the Kosovars?
armored vechiles, fires, displaced persons
genocide
mass killing of a group of people in an attempt to eliminate the entire group from existence
Examine the ethnic & national border map 7-48 and describe the nature of ethnicities in Africa today p258
hundreds of ethnicities and tribes crammed into nations created by European empires, not local groups
Traditionally, ethnicity is more important to cultural identity in Africa than nationality... why? p258
ethnic groups: 1000+ ethnicitys with dif. traits and stuff
borders:separating ethnicitys
carved up: by eu countries
mismatched boundaries:ethn. are widespread and every without a clear pattern
Describe the rebellion & ethnic cleansing in Sudan's western Darfur region pp258-259
black rebellion:vs. arab national gov.
Janjaweed death squads: crushed dafurs black pop
refugee camps:
Describe the civil war in Sudan between the Arab Muslim government of the N and the non-Muslim black tribes of the S. How was the conflict resolved? Why is S. Sudan not at peace today? p259
Arab Muslim N: tried to impose a legal system on the southerners based on muslim practices
non-Muslim S: Christian Dinkas and folk religionist Nuers obv resisted
resolution: south sudan became its own state. but the south is still fighting with each other
S. Sudan today: tribal/civil war, food shortage, massacres, ethnic cleansing, beginning of famine & epidemics
3 other regions (Abeyi, South Kordofan, Blue Nile District) in central Sudan are stuck between the N and S... how will those territories determine which country to merge with? p259
they are supposed to vote on which part they want to be with but right now they are citizens of both countries
What is the basis of the conflict between the Sudanese Govt and the ethnicities of Eastern Front District? p259
disbursement of profits of oil.
Would Sudan today be a good example of balkanization? Explain why or why not map 7-50 p259
Yes. It has a bunch of different parts that are separated by ethnicity
What is the basis for the hostility between the Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda and Burundi? p260
the Hutus moved into the Tutsis land and made them their surfs. ethnic cleansing
Describe the civil war and genocide attacks from 1994-1996 in Rwanda p260
when Rwanda became an independent state in 1962 hutus gained power and undertook the ethnic cleansing of the Tutsis. descenedants of the ethnically cleansed tutsis invaded rwanda in 1990 launching a 3 year civil war. meanwhile in burundi where tusis were still in power a civil war resulted in genocide committed by and against both hutus and tutsis
"Crush the cockroaches", "Cut down the tall trees", and "The graves are not yet full"
phrases used by Hutus to signal the beginning of the Tutsi genocide... "Hotel Rwanda" film set in Rwanda during genocide:
both clips are from "Hotel Rwanda" & are PG13
clip #1: start of the attacks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RW6tLBxxqg
clip #2: seeing the smuggler, then down by the river
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZSbtpbk1DA
Describe the pattern of ethnic distribution found in Dem. Rep. of Congo map 7-51 p260
at least 60 ethnicites. crazy.
How did the distrust between Hutus and Tutsis begin? Briefly describe the civil war & genocide in Rwanda/Burundi in the early 1990s p260
distrust: though the entire pop was hutus the tutsis controlled them all. jut like slaves in south
civil war: 3 years. everybody was affected
genocide: both
Congo has endured multiple civil wars and ethnic conflicts over the last 70 years. How did most of the casualties die in Congolese wars? Why would Congo be more vulnerable to such conflicts than other countries? pp260-261
casualties: all from sickness, malaria, malnutrition, displacement, bad place, like trenchs in ww1
vulnerable: long time pres was overthrown
How were the Tutsi & Hutu minorities/refugees related to the 1997 overthrow of Congo's leader/president/dictator Mobutu by the next leader/president/dictator of Congo, Kabila? p261
Tutsis, Hutus, & Kabila: Tusis were instramental in overthrowing Mobutu, and then the next president relied on them and even let them kill some of the Hutus that had been killing their people
What does the transfer of the Hutu-Tutsi conflict from Rwanda/Burundi to Congo suggest about refugees & migration? p261
refugee disasters cause migrations, and the refugees often bring their issues & conflicts with them... Hutus & Tutsis brought their conflict with them to Congo, where they destabilized the government, encouraged ethnic warfare, and caused a coup d'etat (overthrow) of Mobutu, a powerful & wealthy dictator
How were the many ethnic conflicts & problems in Congo resolved? p261
new president negotiated an accord with rebels. the conflict is till pretty bad though so i wouldn't stay that it has completely stopped
List the pros and cons of the US becoming involved in foreign ethnic cleansing & genocide conflicts p261
pros:
-innocent women and children are being killed
-somebody has to do it and sooner or later other countries well so it may as well be us
-democratic values
cons:
-the us cant help everybody/be the police all the time we have our own problems
-we should intervene only if we are threatened
-wed be entangled in their disputes and nobody needs that
things to know about ethnic cleansing & genocide
-ethnic cleansing is a process in which a more powerful ethnic group forcibly removes or clears a less powerful one in order to create an ethnically homogeneous region
-homogeneous = population of all the same group
-heterogeneous = population of mixed & different groups
-genocide is one of many methods used to ethnically cleanse a region
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