Key Issue 3 – Why do Ethnicities clash?

1. Describe the history of ethnic self-government in Britain: Event Impact?

Act of Union between England and Wales, 1536

King James VI of Scotland becomes King James I of England and Scotland (1603); Act of Union between England and Scotland, 1707

Act of Union of Great Britain and Ireland, 1801

Irish Independence, 1920

2. Describe and classify the ethnic conflicts that occur in Sub-Saharan Africa Conflict Description Classification: type of conflict,

official state response

Ethiopia and Eritrea, 1961 t0 2000

Sudan, 1980s to 2011

Somalia in the 1990s

Rwanda in the 1990s

Congo/Zaire between 1994 and 2011

Key Issue 2: Why have Ethnicities been transformed into Nationalities?

  1. provide definitions for the following terms:
    1. self-determination
    2. nation-state
    3. nationalism
    4. centripetal force
  1. Discuss the mechanism through which a nation-state can foster the national attachment of its populace.   What are examples for such mechanisms in the United States, or in South Carolina?
  1. Provide a definition for the terms “multi-ethnic state” and  “multi-national state” and provide an example for each of the following regions:
    1. East Asia
    2. South Asia
    3. Eastern Europe
    4. Western Europe
  1. List the national characteristics of the following states, distinguish them between multi-ethnic and multi-national states, and list the political problems that result from their creation after the fall of the Soviet Union:
    1. Estonia:
    2. Belarus:
    3. Ukraine:
    4. Moldova:
    5. Kazakhstan:
    6. Tajikistan:
    7. Russia

Chapter 7 Ethnicities – key issue 1 – Where are ethnicities distributed

  1. What is the chief mountain range to be found in Bhutan? (Alps Himalayas Andes Appalachians?) /1
  2. From the video, identify one unique significant thing that you have learned about Bhutan, how is it different from other countries? /1
  3. Was Bhutan ever colonized by other countries? Why or why not? /1
  4. Identify the distinctive clusters for the following population groups by region and state: /4
    1. African American:
    2. Hispanic, Latino/Latina:
    3. Asian American:
    4. American Indian/Alaska Native:
  1. Define the characteristics of the major migration flows that shaped the current distribution of African Americans by completing the table: /6
Time FrameArea of OriginPush/Pull FactorsDestination
Migration from Africa



Immigration to the North



Expansion of ghettos