Power Sharing Flashcards
Belgium is a small country in which continent?
Europe
which all countries does share its boreders with belgium
France,Luxembourg,Germany and the nether Lands
The ethnic composition of Belgium
59% if it’s people live in the Flemish region and speak Dutch language and the 40% lives in Wallonia region and speak French and the remaining one percent speak German
In the Capital City Brüssels,80 percentage speaks French and the 20 percentage speaks Dutch
Which was the rich and powerful community and who and how did the resent them
The minority French speaking people were relatively rich and powerful and this was resented by the Dutch speaking community who got the benefit of economic development and education much later
Which were the major social groups in Sri Lanka
Sinhala speaking people and Tamil speaking people
How was the Tamil speaking people divided?
They were divided into Sri Lankan tamils and Indian tamils
Sri Lankan tamils are the people who are the natives and the Indian tamils are the people whose forefathers came to work in the plantations
We’re are Sri Lankan tamils concentrated ?
The north and the east of Sri Lanka
What religion does Sinhala people , Tamil people and the other people belong to
Sinhala people were Buddhist and the tamil people were Muslims and Hindus
And the remaining 7% are Christians and the they spoke both the languages
What will happen in Belgium if the situation is Dutch dominant and French less
Dutch will impose their will on the French people and it would lead to a the fight becoming more aggressive and the country would split and the Dutch and French will fight over the capital
What was the situation of Tamil in Sri Lanka
The Sinhala was dominant and they could impose their will upon the whole country
