eq2 case studies

Question 1

iceland

Answer 1

-geographically isolated
-language remained unchanged since 1870
-high levels of nationalism
-strict immigration policy
-everyone has common ancestory
challenges-
-iceland is becoming more exposed to other cultures due to globaliation eg. social media english widely spoken, increased immigration and tourism

Question 2

singapore

Answer 2

-divided into distinct ethnic areas
-eg. european town,china town,indian town
-very ethically diverse
-four official lnguages
-open economy attracts migrants
challenges-
enclaves create social divide and tensions

Question 3

rwanda colonial history

Answer 3

-800,000 tutsis died in genocide
- belgian rule caused this by reinforcing ethic divisions and introducing identity cards favouroing the tutsis- social polarization
-when belgium left hutus gained power and killed tutsis
tutsis in uganda fromed the RPF and fought against hutu government triigering a war
RPF won and hutus fled
-governemnt now banned the two ethnic groups

Question 4

cayman islands

Answer 4

-one of highest standards of living globally
–companies registered there to avoid paying tax

Question 5

impacts of disintergrating empires-vietnam war

Answer 5

-vietnam was divided into two- south wanted no american influence-supported by china and soviet union- south supported by usa
-3 million deaths
-infrastructure destroyed
vietnam was unified after the war

Question 6

views on tax havens

Answer 6

-IGOS want stricter regulations
-high income countries have much to lose
-people dislike individuals avoiding paying tax in the country that enabled them to earn