WorksheetsEthnic Conflicts
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Khmer Rouge, in their attempt to socially engineer a classless communist society, took particular aim at
everyday workers
Cambodians
ethnic Vietnamese
ethnic Russians
Which colonial power controlled Ethiopia and Eritrea?
Belgium
Great Britain
France
Italy
After WWII Ethiopia was given independence. How did this cause conflict with Eritrea?
Eritrea had been a separate colony under Italy's rule and Italy gave the colony to Ethiopia to rule.
Eritrea had been a separate colony under France's rule and France gave the colony to Ethiopia to rule.
Ethiopia had been a separate colony under France's rule and France gave the colony to Ethiopia.
Eritrea had been a separate colony under France's rule and France gave the colony to Ethiopia.
Although the civil war in Sudan has been resolved with the split of the state, __________ is still being attacked by the Arab north.
Khartoum
Darfur
Port Sudan
Ringa
Lebanon gained independence from France in 1943. Beirut was called the Paris of the Middle East.
True
False
Lebanon has three nations residing within its borders. Since their independence in 1943 government positions had been distributed amongst the nations (religions). But not all religions had equal power. Eventually fighting became a civil war which leaked over into which countries? (You can pick more than one)
Syria
Israel
Iraq
Iran
Hezbollah in an extremist group in Lebanon and has backed Syria.
true
false
India was partitioned in 1947 when British rule ended.
true
false
Partitioning resulted in India and Pakistan. Border based on ethnicity with Pakistan being Muslim and India being Hindu. They never agreed on the northern region's boundary called_________.
Khmer Rouge
Kashmir
Jammu
Aksi Chin
Pakistan believes that the residents should decide which state Kashmir belongs to. They believe that the Muslims will side with them. India believes...
that the unrest is the fault of Pakistan.
that the unrest is the fault of the Muslims still living in India.
Sri Lanka has three ethnicities. What are they?
Sinhalese, Indians, Moors
Sinhalese, Tamils, Moors
Sinhalese, Tamils, Spanish
Spanish, Tamils, Moors
The Sinhalese (Buddhists) with 74% of the population controlled the majority of the government. Who fought for power?
Moors
Spanish
India
Tamils
In 1920 Kurdistan was created as a stated but later became a part of Turkey. The Turks wanted to promote nationalism among the Kurds so they _________.
banned the Kurdistan flag.
banned the Kurdish language in schools and media.
banned the Kurdish religion.
The Kurds are currently spread out today over which four states?
Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon
Turkey, Iran, Syria, Lebanon
Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria
Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon
When a more powerful ethnic group forcibly removes a less powerful one in order to create an ethnically homogenous region.
ethnic cleansing
devolution
Balkanization
The former Yugoslavia was a violent breakup of a state into several smaller ones. This became known as___________.
devolution
ethnic cleansing
genocide
Balkanization
When drawing borders after the breakup of Yugoslavia, the powers tried to draw them around ethnicities. This left some groups divided however and resulted in two ethnic cleansings in Bosnia and Kosovo.
True
False
In Bosnia, there was a 40% Muslim population, 32% Serb and 18% Croate. The Serbs wanted to reunited with ______ and Croats with _______.
Serbia, Croatia
Syria, Croatia
Serbia, Kosovo
Croatia, Kosovo
Rwanda has the Hutus (farmers) and the Tutsis (herders, lighter skin). Hutus comprise 84% of the population with the Tutsis being 15%. Power was given to the Tutsis by Germany and Belgium.
True
False
In Rwanda, the Tutsis started the genocide and after it stopped but the Hutus started fighting again.
True
False
