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Countries Collage Ch. 7
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9th Grade
12/12/2011

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This island is divided between Turkish and Greek nationalities.
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Cyprus
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These two countries emerged when a former satellite of the Soviet Union divided peacefully.
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Czech Republic and Slovakia
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This country was created after WWI uniting ethnicities that spoke similar Slavic languages.
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Yugoslavia
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This country includes the Darfur region where genocide is taking place.
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Sudan
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When Balkanization occurred, this country emerged rather peacefully.
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Slovenia
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These African countries suffered horrific genocide in conflict between Hutus and Tutsis.
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Rwanda and Burundi
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It became a state in 1948.
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Israel
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One of these African countries fought a 30-year war of independence against the other.
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Ethiopia and Eritrea
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An "ethnostate" that has had conflict with immigrants from N. Africa.
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France
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The northern part of Iraq used to be part of this now non-existent country.
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Kurdistan
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Where the Tamils (Hindu minority) are fighting the majority Buddhist Sinhalese.
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Sri Lanka
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When this country was invaded, WWII began.
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Poland
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This province is predominately French; in 1995 it avoided secession.
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Quebec
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These former Soviet republics include Ukraine, Belarus & Moldova.
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New Eastern European nation-states
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Boers (Afrikaners or Dutch descendants) began Apartheid after the British gave this country independence.
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South Africa
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These former Soviet republics' names include "stan" which means "land of."
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New Central Asian states
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This mostly Muslim province is currently at civil war with Moscow.
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Chechnya
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These European countries were the first to withdraw from the USSR.
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Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
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This country in the Horn of Africa was the site of "Blackhawk Down."
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Somalia
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This country's state is made of 4 nations; is an example of devolution.
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United Kingdom
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These Countries in the Caucasus region have instability because of ethnic competition. (They are also former Soviet republics.)
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Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia
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The world's largest multi-national state with 39 nationalities.
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Russia
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This country was absorbed into China by force in the 1950s.
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Tibet
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Europe's best example of a nation-state, it is 97% one ethnicity.
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Denmark
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It's plurality is Muslim; it suffered genocide by Yugoslavia in early '90s.
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Bosnia
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Now separate from Serbia, its ethnic Albanians were persecuted under Slobodan Milosevic. NATO came to its aid in 1999.
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Kosovo
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The UDF and the IRA have use violence here to achieve political means.
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Northern Ireland
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This country has suffered political instability since 1975. In 2006, a militant group, Hezbollah, kidnapped an Israeli soldier and a short war began.
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Lebanon
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This country, once controlled by the Belgians, became independent as Zaire.
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Dem. Rep. of Congo
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The region in conflict between India and Pakistan; it is mostly Muslim.
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Kashmir
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