Culture Conflict Presentation Quiz Name______

Class Period _____ Date______

The conflict I researched is ______.

Israel and Palestine

  1. The culture conflict between Israel and Palestine is over the issues of ______and ______.
  2. The two groups that are in conflict are the ______(also called ______) and ______(who are also called ______).
  3. The current conflict has been going on since 19_____, but the conflict began ______years ago.
  4. Both groups claim that ______and ______.
  5. The army of ______has ______to many Palestinians and their homes.
  6. Individuals from ______have carried out many ______in busy Israel shopping centers, on buses and in other crowded public places.
  7. What year did the Six Day War occur? ______How long did this war last? ______
  8. The three main leaders in this conflict are:

Israel’s Prime Minister ______

Palestine’s Prime Minister______

Leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)______

8. What is the current (March of 2004) situation in this conflict and the prospects for peace? ______

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9. Where is Israel/Palestine located? ______

Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom (UK)

  1. The culture conflict between Northern Ireland and the UK is over the issues of ______and ______.
  2. The two groups WITHIN Northern Ireland that are in conflict are the ______and the ______.
  3. The ______want to remain part of the UK and the ______want to become part of the Republic of Ireland.
  4. This conflict originally began because ______.
  5. The current conflict started in about 19_____ when ______.
  6. During this conflict many instances of violence and human rights abuses have occurred. Give two examples and tell which group carried each out. ______

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  1. Three of the main leaders in this conflict are:

UK Prime Minister ______

The Republic of Ireland’s Prime Minister ______

The leader of Sinn Fein ______

8. What is the current (March of 2004) situation in this conflict and the prospects for peace? ______

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9. Where is the United Kingdom/Northern Ireland located? ______

Haiti

1. The current conflict in Haiti is over the issues of ______and

______.

2. The two parties involved in this conflict are ______and

______.

3. When did this conflict begin? ______

4. Why did this become an issue? ______

5. What two important ways has the United States been involved in this conflict (prior to 2004)?

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6. What important event happened on Sunday, February 29, 2004 that changed the course of this conflict?

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7. How was the United States involved in the event identified in question #6? ______

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8. Where is Haiti? ______

India and Pakistan

1. The current conflict between India and Pakistan is over the land region known as ______.

2. What are two reasons India wants this land region? ______

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3. What are two reasons Pakistan wants this land region? ______

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4. What event caused this to become a conflict? ______.

5. What year did this occur? ______

6. What one characteristic (of both nations) makes a possible war between these two nations unique?

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7. Where are India and Pakistan located? ______

Russia and Chechnya

1. The conflict between Russia and Chechnya is over the issues of ______and

______.

2. The people of Chechnya want ______because they ______

______and

______.

3. The Russian government wants ______because they ______

______and

______.

4. The current conflict began in ______when ______

______.

5. These groups have committed many human rights abuses during this conflict. Give one example of this:

The human right of______was abused by ______.

This occurred ______.

6. Two important leaders in this conflict are:

President of Russia ______

President of Chechnya ______

Burundi

1. Since independence in 1961 Burundi has been plagued by tension between two ethnic groups, the

dominant ______minority and the ______majority.

2. The majority group has lived in this region since ______A.D. and the minority group arrived in this region during the ______century.

3. One major event during this conflict was a genocide when over 100,000 people were killed in a 10 day period. What is a genocide? ______

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4. The leader of the ______(ethnic group) won the country’s first democratic election. He was assassinated after only 4 months in office.

5. On what continent is Burundi located? ______

6. Name one of the two bordering countries that is experiencing conflict related to these same ethnic groups. ______