Conflict Keywords

Question 1

Identity

Answer 1

Identity is a sense of belonging to a group or geographical area where there is the same generic character, or a similarity of distinguishing character or personality

Question 2

Nationalism

Answer 2

Loyalty and devotion to a nation

Question 3

Regionalism

Answer 3

Consciousness of, and loyalty to, a nation or a distinct region with a population that shares similarities

Question 4

Localism

Answer 4

Affection for a particular place

Question 5

Ethnicity

Answer 5

Ethnicity is the grouping of people according to their ethnic origin or characteristics

Question 6

Culture

Answer 6

Customary beliefs, social norms and traits of a racial, religious or social group and the set of shared
attitudes, values and practices that characterise that group

Question 7

Territory

Answer 7

Territory is a geographic area belonging to, or under the jurisdiction of, a governmental authority

Question 8

Ideology

Answer 8

A systematic body of concepts regarding human life or culture. It can result in a set of integrated assertions, theories and aims

Question 9

Scales of conflicts

Answer 9

International- involves more than one country

National- takes place in one country

Regional- where the conflict takes place within an area of one country, or across the borders of one or more countries

Local- where the conflict is restricted to a small part of one region of a country

Question 10

Non Violent conflict

Answer 10

No involvement of force or armed struggle. Through marches and sil

Question 11

Political activity

Answer 11

Groups operating within a country who seek to acquire and exert political power through government. Often involves debate

Question 12

Terrorism

Answer 12

The systematic use of fear among the public as a way of trying to force the authorities into action for political or ideological reasons

Question 13

Insurrection

Answer 13

An act or instance of revolt against a civil authority or and established government usually involving rebellion against the rules of that government

Question 14

War

Answer 14

A state of open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations

Question 15

Ways of resolving conflicts

Answer 15

Planning processes such as the UK’s

Question 16

Where is Dale farm located?

Answer 16

Southern England, Essex

Question 17

Greenbelt land

Answer 17

Under legal protection and it cannot be built or settled upon. It’s purpose is to avoid urbanising all land

Question 18

Facts about Dale Farm

Answer 18

• 80 families illegally settled
• high tensions between travellers and locals due to settlement in greenbelt land
• travellers bought site in 2001 for £120,000
• in 2011 the eviction began

Question 19

Key dates for Dale Farm

Answer 19

2005 families ordered to leave

July 2011 eviction notices served giving them 28 days to leave

18th September site goes into lockdown

19th October bailiffs arrive and riot police and eviction gets under way

Question 20

Who were the winners of the Dale Farm eviction?

Answer 20

Council as they ended battle

Locals as the travellers were evicted

Media as the had stories to sell

Question 21

Who were the losers of the Dale Farm eviction?

Answer 21

Travellers as they lost their homes

Tax payer as the eviction cost £8 billion

Question 22

Conflict

Answer 22

A state of discord caused by the actual or perceived opposition of needs, values and interests

Question 23

Poverty

Answer 23

Refers to the condition of not having the means to afford basic human needs

Question 24

Ethnicity

Answer 24

The grouping of people by racial features

Question 25

Ideology

Answer 25

Having different ideas and beliefs than others

Question 26

Identity

Answer 26

Having a common set of attitudes or experiences

Question 27

Culture

Answer 27

Sharing a language, arts, values and behaviour