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Conflicts

Conflicts. Assess causes, effects and perceptions of conflicts between groups of people. Before we begin…. Read the information on page 291 in your textbook about the “Crusades.” Answer the following questions: 1. What were the Crusades? 2. Which religious groups were involved?

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Conflicts

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  1. Conflicts Assess causes, effects and perceptions of conflicts between groups of people

  2. Before we begin… • Read the information on page 291 in your textbook about the “Crusades.” • Answer the following questions: • 1. What were the Crusades? • 2. Which religious groups were involved? • 3. Who was being attacked and why?

  3. Genocide • The deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious or national group. • Examples in History: The Holocaust, Rwanda, Darfur conflict and Cambodia “Killing Fields.” • In each case a group of people were purposely being exterminated (killed) because of their ethnicity, their race, their beliefs or their political loyalty.

  4. The Holocaust • Who – Nazi Germans and Jews/other “undesirables.” • What – Jews and others were separated from society and eventually exterminated. • Where – Germany and parts of Europe • When – 1930’s and 40’s • Why - Adolf Hitler wanted to create a superior race.

  5. Cambodia – Killing Fields • Who – Government of Cambodia vs. Citizens • What – Citizens were killed by the government. • Where – Cambodia (Southeast Asia) • When – Late 1970’s • Why - Cambodia’s leader wanted to transform back to an agrarian society where no one was educated or questioned government authority.

  6. Rwanda • Who – Hutus and the Tutsis (ethnic groups) • What – Tutsis were being slaughtered by the Hutus. • Where – Rwanda (central Africa) • When – 1994 • Why – Back during British colonization of central Africa the Tutsis were favored by the British government. Once the British left, the Hutus took their revenge.

  7. Darfur Conflict • Who – Northern Africans/Muslims and the Black Africans/Christians. (ethnicity and religion) • What – Northern Africans/Muslims were killing the Black Africans/Christians. • Where – Sudan (northeast Africa) • When – 2003 • Why - Religious and ethnic differences

  8. Social Conflict Review • With your desk partner, answer the following questions: (write down the answers on 1 sheet of paper) (You should have 5 sentences) • What is genocide? • Summarize in one sentence each of the following conflicts: • The Holocaust • The Cambodian Killing Fields • Rwanda • The Darfur Conflict

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