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    between 1.) Wars caused by ethnic issues and 2.) Wars not caused by ethnic issues. After determining the cause of war, I will focus on particular aspects of the war predominantly the death toll, how long the war lasted, if core states got involved in the conflict and if so how far removed were they from the region of conflict. Finally and most importantly, I will compare and contrast the two types of wars (1.) Wars caused by ethnic conflict and 2.) Wars not caused by ethnic conflict) and determine how these

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    claimed “ethnic hatred” as the reason of the Rwanda Genocide and while an ethnic split existed in Rwanda during the conflict, the causes for the genocide are numerous and complicated. In examining the Rwanda Genocide as an ethnic conflict it is crucial that ethnicity be inspected as it affected and was affected by economic, political and social elements. The problem for explaining the brutality in Rwanda as an ethnic conflict is that as the

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    Causes of Ethnic Conflict According to Wallerstein (1979), ethnic genocide, cleansing, hatred and dynamics are seen as struggles by the oppressed and dominated groups for greater autonomy and the protection of their rights (p. 205). Violence can begin when these groups see no other way of looking for redress and getting justice. It can also be said that internal factors are more determinant than the external ones. Donald L. Horowitz argues that this kinship "makes it possible for ethnic groups to

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    Ethnic Conflict With a long stemming past of ethnic conflict within Yugoslavia, the country at long last disassembled over what historians would argue was “The bloodiest war in Europe since World War II” (Multi-Ethnic Conflict: Yugoslavia.). Yugoslavia was a country composed of six republics- The socialist republic of Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, and Slovenia. The country was created after world war one in 1929 and was under the control of the Soviet Union up until

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    about finding humanity and respect during a time of ethnic conflict. Ethnicity is the major focus of this film, with the smaller scale hatred and resentment between the Chechen Ahmed and Georgian Nika set in the context of the war between Georgia and Abkhazia for Abkhazian separation. The Estonian Ivo helps Ahmed and Nika set aside their ethnic differences to realize that they are both human beings. This film shows the Soviet Legacies on ethnic conflict within the current Post-Soviet space. Tangerines

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    was seen to be the best platform for settling scores between the two ethnic groups. The purpose of the study is to find out whether the Rwandan genocide was as a result of ethnic hostilities or other underlying reasons while focusing on its impact on the country’s economic, social, cultural as well as political spheres. It will also seek to fill the gap of knowledge on what could be done to reduce the occurrence of such conflicts. The African governments play a critical role in ensuring that policies

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    Ethnic Conflict in the United States The United States is considered a melting pot because of the vast array of different cultures, ethnicities, and religious groups who all live within its borders. Other countries with fewer cultural differences have been torn apart by the conflicts that arise between these differing groups. It is believed by some that the United States has been able to avoid such ethical conflicts as have brought down other nations but looking at American history it is evident

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    RASHED Alrashed Id; 820814 Ethnic conflict Genocide Expanding on Fearon and Laitin, who surrender in-gathering policing, could be abused for genocidal purposes as opposed to directing interethnic dangers, the creators try to clarify variety in the size of ethnic conflict, utilizing information from Rwanda and Burundi. Their computational model accept people shift in their affinity to take part in viciousness, structure

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    One of the largest, on-going ethnic conflicts is the First Chechen War. To learn why this is one of the largest ethnic conflicts, we must learn about Chechnya’s past, why it is geographically important, as well as why the conflict has arisen. Chechnya is a small republic, located in the Caucasus region, located southwest of Russia. Chechnya was first taken by Russia during the Caucasian War, in a peace treaty, ending the Ottoman Empire rebellion in 1785. However, the victory was short-lived.

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    clearly reflects the Bosnian ethnic conflict. It states seemingly that there is a lot of racism between each ethics and they want their own state. The ethnic conflict occurred in a really long time since Bosnian separated from Yugoslavia. Then, there is Bosnian Genocide that took place between 1992 and 1995. The Bosnian Genocide was the conflict between Serbs and Bosnian Muslims, the ethnic conflict, was stopped by the NATO and United Nation. Bosnia had the ethnic conflict that continued from the Yugoslavia

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