Unit 9 Lesson 3

Question 1

Serbs vs. Croats conflict

Answer 1

Serbia: united state (E. Orthodox)
Croatia: independence (Roman Catholic)

Eventually divided and split Bosnia (MOSTLY MUSLIM!!!!)

Question 2

Ethnic cleansing

Answer 2

Serbs ethnically cleansed Bosnians in “their” territory

Slobodan Milosevic - Serbias Nationalist Leader

Question 3

NATO in Yugoslavian conflict

Answer 3

1995 Strategic Airstrikes + Dayton Peace Accords (created an independent Bosnia)

Protects Albanians (also Muslim) against Serbs

Question 4

Putin

Answer 4

Violent, vigorous policies towards Chechnya and Ukraine; invading Georgia

NOT DEMOCRATIC: oppressive, imprisons opponents, critics, oligarchs; restore central g’ment; censorship

Question 5

Decolonization and population

Answer 5

European colonials return to Europe

Ex. A million French colonials and Muslims moved to France

Guest worker programs

Question 6

Guest worker programs

Answer 6

Big industry = labor shortage; use immigrants
Right wing unhappy bc they stayed
Ex. Le-Pen: anti immigrant party
Difficult to blend in w/ social life; remained isolated = terrorism

Question 7

Population trends in Europe

Answer 7

After WW2: baby boom, then decline
-women postpone children bc work
High demand on welfare and services but not enough young people paying = high taxes; scapegoated immigrants

Question 8

CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Answer 8

Conservative before, but now socialist: democracy, economic growth, anti-communist

Question 9

Government role in society

Answer 9

MORE ON SOCIAL WELFARE THAN MILITARY!!!

SOCIAL INSURANCE IN CASE OF RISK

Question 10

Margaret thatcher

Answer 10

Cut taxes by cutting social programs, child care programs

Feminist bc: role model
Non feminist bc: didn’t encourage women, criticized feminists + working women, priority was children

Question 11

When and what is the act of union

Answer 11

1800 England joins Ireland

Question 12

When was the home rule movement and what was it

Answer 12

1875 Irish independence movement

Question 13

When was the Irish partition

Answer 13

1870-1920
S. Ireland: free Catholic republic
N. Ireland: under Britain

Question 14

The troubles

Answer 14

1960-1998

Bloody riots and battles between Catholics and Protestants in N. Ireland

Question 15

Good Friday agreement

Answer 15

1998 Irish self rule

Question 16

Catalonia and Basque?

Answer 16

Basque: unique language and culture; isolated but dominated by other countries –> nationalist terrorists ETA

Catalonia: different language than Spain, economically powerful; independence movement

Question 17

Major ethnic groups in Yugoslavia 1994-2000 and their religions

Answer 17

Serbs (Eastern Orthodox) and Croats (Roman Catholic)

Slovenes, Montenegrins, Macedonians, Bosnians, Albanians