Ethnic Conflict S Selected Ethnic Conflicts of the

Ethnic Conflict S

Selected Ethnic Conflicts of the 20 th Century SSWH 19 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the global social, economic, and political impact of the Cold War and decolonization from 1945 to 1989. b. Describe the formation of the state of Israel. SSWH 20 The student will examine change and continuity in the world since the 1960 s. a. Identify ethnic conflicts and new nationalisms; include pan. Africanism, pan- Arabism, and the conflicts in Bosnia. Herzegovina and Rwanda.

Why do Ethnicities clash? S What causes conflict? S Ethnicities compete in civil wars to dominate national identity S Problems result from division of ethnicities among more than one state S Sub-Saharan Africa especially plagues S Horn of Africa S Central Africa S Conflicts especially brutal

Ethnic Competition: Horn of Africa S Countries: S Djibouti S Ethiopia & Eritrea S Somalia S Sudan

Ethiopia/ Eritrea Conflict S Eritrea S Located along Red Sea S Italian colony in 1890 S Was independent for 2000 years prior to 1890 S Independent after WWII S United Nations “gave” Eritrea to Ethiopia S Expected Ethiopia to give reasonable authority to Eritreans S Ethiopia banned Eritrea language and dissolved government S Eritreans rebelled S Conflict S 30 year war for independence (1961 - 1991) S 665, 000 Eritrean refugees fled to Sudan S Eritreans defeated Ethiopian army in 1991 S Became independent state 1993 S Dispute over border in 1998 led to more conflict S Ethiopia defeated Eritrea in 2000 and took disputed land

Ethiopia/ Eritrea Conflict S Eritrea S S Ethiopia 5 million inhabitants S Split between Christian and Muslim S Two major ethnic groups S S Tigrinya S Tigre Strong sense of national identity united Eritrea’s ethnicities as a result of shared experiences during the 30 year war to break free of Ethiopia S Complex multiethnic state S Controlled by Amharas (Christians) S Until early 1990 s S Power then passed to combination of ethnic groups S Oromo S Muslim fundamentalist S Live in South S Largest Ethnicity in Ethiopia S S 34% of population Amhara- 27% of population S Had banned languages other than their own

Sudan S Population of 41 million S Civil wars have raged since 1980’s S Break-down S North: S Controlled by Arab- Muslim government S South: S Black Christians and animist ethnicities resisted northern attempt to convert the multiethnic country to a Muslim government S Government tried to adopt laws to segregated sexes in public S Single-sex schools S North/ South war between 19832005 S 1. 9 million Sudanese died S Ended with establishment of South Sudan in 2011 S Conflict over three border regions S West: S Black Muslim groups in Darfur region fought against government of Sudan in 2003 S 400, 000 died, 2 million refugees S Resented discrimination and neglect of government S Black Africans launched rebellion in 2005 S Janjaweed crushed farmers S Genocide by Sudanese troops S East: S Ethnicities fought government from 2004 -2006 with support of Eritrea S Issue disbursement of profits from oil

Somalia S S Overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim , speak Somali S On surface should face less divisions S Share sense of nation, national history, and culture US sent troops in 1992 after 300, 000 died S Mainly women and children S Mission to protect food and supply shipments from international relief organizations S Also reduce number of weapons in hands of rebels S U. S. withdrew in 1994 S Black Hawk Down/ Mogadishu S Islamic militias took control between 2004 2006 S Neighbors drawn into conflict S U. S. launched air strikes (terrorists) S Withdrew and now have returned Population of 9 million S 6 ethnic groups, clans: S S Isakk, Darod, Dir, Digil, Hawiye, Rahanwayn Traditionally occupied different regions within Somalia Darod clan ruled Somalia until 1991 S Dictatorship collapsed S Clans and sub-clans claimed control over the government S Seized food, goods, weapons and forced

South Africa S 1948 - National Party came to power, promoted Afrikaner nationalism S Apartheid: complete separation of the races S No social contact between whites and blacks, segregated schools, hospitals, neighbourhoods S “Homelands”- reserves created for major black groups- small land areas, bad for farming S African National Congress (ANC) organized strikes and boycotts in protest- govt banned ANC

Apartheid Ends S S. African bishop, Desmond Tutu, asked foreign nations to impose trade restrictions on S Afr. S 1989 - new president F W. de Klerk S Legalized ANC S Released Nelson Mandela from prison S Parliament repealed apartheid laws S 1994 - first elections in which all could vote- Mandela elected S 1996 - new constitution

Ethnic Competition in Lebanon S Population of 4 million S Area = 4, 000 square miles S Similar to Connecticut S Once the financial and recreational center of the Middle East S Damaged by ethnic conflict S Religious divisions: S 60% Muslim S Most belong to Shiite sects S Sunnis a minority, Druze also S 39% Christian S Sects S Maronites most numerous S Greek Orthodox 2 nd S Conflict S S Appears to be religious not ethnic Issue: S Most Christians consider themselves ethnically descended from Phoenicians S Muslims consider themselves Arab S History S Lebanon became independent 1943 S Each religion had to represented S Each religious groups lives in region of country S Civil War 1975, 1990 S Each group formed own private militia/army to protect territory S Territory changed with battles

Israel S Diaspora- global dispersal of Jews in 2 nd century S Zionists- people who favored a Jewish national homeland in Palestine S Palestinians (mostly Arab) and Jews wanted same land S 1948 - UN voted to split Palestine into a Palestinian state and a Jewish state (Israel)- Jerusalem to be international city S Palestinians rejected

Israel S Several wars between Israel and surrounding Islamic states (1948, 1956, 1967, 1973)- over time Israel gained pieces of land S B/c of fighting, Palestinian state never came to be S Many Palestinians fled, became refugees S PLO- Palestinian Liberation Organization increasingly carried out attacks on Israel, later turned to suicide bombing S Israel retaliated S S Peace attempted many times- failed

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Ethnic Competition in Lebanon S When government was created Christians a majority S Controlled main businesses S As Muslims started to take over Christian majority the government could not deal with the changes S Agreement ending 1990 civil war gave each religion ½ of the 128 seats in Parliament S U. S. and Israel sent in troops at various points to restore peace S 1983 241 Marines died and US withdrew S Lebanon left under control of Syria S Had historical claim to territory S Syria withdrew its troops in 2005

Dividing Ethnicities among more than one state S India S British control S Three-way struggle S Gandhi S British rule ended in 1947 S Two countries created India and Pakistan S Pakistan separated into East and West Pakistan S Bangladesh in 1971 S Basis for separating was Ethnicity S Pakistan predominantly Muslim S India predominately Hindu S Hinduism has become source of unity for India Long history of dispute between two groups S S

India and Pakistan Conflict S Partition of South Asia led to mass S Sikhs migration S 25 million in Punjab region S 17 million on “wrong” side of S Resent not given own country boundary migrated S 7 million Muslims S 9. 5 million Hindus S Created “battles” when two paths crossed S Neither country agreed on boundaries S Issue over Kashmir S “line of control” S War for reunification of Kashmir S Extremists have fought for more control or complete independence from India

Sri Lanka S Island country S 20 million inhabitants S Dispute really over 2, 000 years old S Suppressed during 300 yrs of European control S Torn between Sinhalese and Tamils S Fighting since 1983 S Continued until 2009 S 80, 000 have died S Independent in 1948 S Sinhalese dominated government, military, and commerce S Tamils feel discriminated against S Rebellion began in 1983 S A Tamil assassinated Sinhalese president in 1993 S 2009 S Tamils defeated S Fear future of Sri Lanka as a multinational state is jeopardized S Worried it will return to Buddhism as enforced religion and Sinhalese as official language like in 1950 s S Sinhalese S S S 82% of population Converted to Buddhism Speak Sinhalese (Indo-European) S Tamils 14% of population S Occupies northern part of Island S Hindu S Speak Tamil (Dravidian) S

Key Issue #4 What is Ethnic Cleansing? S

What is Ethnic Cleansing? S Throughout history, ethnic groups have been forced to flee from other ethnic groups’ more powerful armies. S Definition: S process in which a more powerful ethnic group forcibly removes a less powerful one in order to create an ethnically homogeneous region. S In recent years, ethnic cleansing has been carried out primarily in Europe and Africa S Ethnic cleansing is undertaken to rid an area of an entire ethnicity so that the surviving ethnic group can be the sole inhabitants S Different from traditional wars S Point is not to simply to defeat but completely exterminate S Involves removal of males, females, and children

Ethnic Cleansing in Europe S Largest forced migration came during WWII (1939 -1945) S S After WWII S S Deportation of Jews, gypsies, and other ethnic groups to concentration camps Millions of ethnic Germans, Poles, Russians, and other groups forced to migrate as a result of boundary changes Recently S Ethnic cleansing has occurred in former Yugoslavia S Complex pattern of ethnic diversity in Balkan peninsula

Creation of Multiethnic Yugoslavia S Part of a complex pattern of ethnic diversity in the Balkan Peninsula S Region, size of Texas, is named for Balkan mountains that extend eastwest across the region S Includes: S S Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania As well as former Yugoslavia S Complex assemblage of ethnicities has long been a hotbed of unrest S Northern portions incorporated into the Austro-Hungarian Empire S Christian S Southern portions were ruled by the Ottoman Empire S Muslim S June 1914 S Arch Duke Ferdinand of Austro- Hungarian Empire was assassinated by a Serbian who sought independence for Bosnia (Black Hand) S Started WWI S After WWI S Yugoslavia created S Dictator Joseph Tito S 1953 -1980 S Creation brought stability that lasted th for most of 20 century S Old animosities among ethnic group were submerged S Identified as Yugoslavs

Yugoslavia S Spoke similar South Slavic S Languages S Ethnicities included: S Serbs S Croats S Slovenes S Macedonians S Montenegrins S S S 7 neighbors: S Austria, Greece, Italy, Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania 6 republics: S Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia 5 nationalities: S Croats, Macedonians, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia 4 languages: S Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian, and Slovene 3 religions: S Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Islam 2 alphabets: S Croatian and Slovene 1 dinar: S national unit of currency

Destruction of Multiethnic Yugoslavia S After Tito’s death in 1980’s, ethnicity rivalry reemerged S Break-up of country S End of Communism also contributed S Independent countries were formed: S Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, and Slovenia in 1990’s S Montenegro in 2006 S Serbia an independent country S Ethnicities fought hard to redefine the boundaries S Did not happen successfully S S Boundaries did not correspond to ethnicities Some ethnicities ignored

Bosnia S Creation of a viable country proved especially difficult in the case of Bosnia and Herzegovina S Population S 48% Bosnian Muslim S 37% Serb S 14% Croat S To strengthen case for unification Serbs and Croats started to “eliminate” Bosnian Muslims S Would leave each area ethnically homogeneous and provide reason to reunify S Ethnic cleansing especially bad because Bosnian Serbs were separated from Bosnian majorities S Bosnian Muslims considered an ethnicity not a nationality S S Serbs and Croats in Bosnia wanted to unite Bosnia with Serbia and/or Croatia S Did not want to live in an independent multiethnic country with a Muslim plurality Dayton Accords S Dayton, Ohio 1996 S Leaders of various ethnicities S Bosnia was divided into three separate areas S Serbians received nearly half of the country S Croatian and Muslim areas were combined into a federation

Kosovo S Serbia remained multi-ethnic after break-up of Yugoslavia S Province of Kosovo was an problem S Comprised of 90% ethnic Albanians S Under Tito, ethnic Albanians received autonomy and a national identity S History S Serbia had historical claim S Controlled it in 12 th -14 th centuries S Fought Ottoman Empire for control and lost in 1389 S Serbia given control of Kosovo when Yugoslavia was created S Break-up of Yugoslavia S Serbia took direct control S Slobodan Milosevic S Launched campaign of ethnic cleansing against Albanians S At peak, forced 750, 000 of Kosovo’s 2 million Albanians to flee S NATO launched air strikes S Serbia withdrew S Kosovo declared independence in 2008 S 60 countries recognize (U. S. )

Balkanization S Balkanized S small geographic area that could not be successfully be organized into one or more stable states S Because it was inhabited by many ethnicities with long-standing tensions S Used a century ago S Balkanization S process by which a state breaks down through conflicts among its ethnicities S Seen as a threat to peace throughout the world S Balkanization led to WWI S After WWI and WWII and the rise and fall of Communism during the 20 th century the Balkans have once again become Balkanized in the 21 st century

Ethnic Cleansing in Central Africa S Ethnic conflict is widespread in Africa largely because the present-day boundaries do not match the boundaries of ethnic groups S European Imperialism in the 19 th and 20 th century redrew boundaries with little regard for distribution of ethnicities S Africa contains thousands of ethnicities S Traditionally most important unit in African society was the tribe S Rather than independent states S When Africa nations won their independence in the 1950 s and 1960 s, the boundaries tended to match those imposed by European powers S As a result some tribes were divided among more than one modern state S Some grouped with dissimilar tribes

Ethnic cleansing in Rwanda and Burundi S S Long-standing conflicts between to ethnic groups, the Hutus and Tutsis, lie at the heart of a series of wars in central Africa S Hutus S Farmers, valley of Rwanda and Burundi S Tutsis S Cattle-herders S Migrated from GRV in Kenya, 400 years ago S Took control of the kingdom of Rwanda and turned Hutus into serfs S Only 15% of population S European power S Both became colony of Germany in 1899 S After WWI became a colony of Belgium S S 1994 - Rwanda S European power S Both became colony of Germany in 1899 S After WWI became a colony of Belgium Colonial administrators favored Tutsis to Hutus Independence 1962 S Hutus allowed to vote S Won elections S Killed Tutsis for past injustices S S Hutu president shot down S Hutus killed Tutsis S Tutsis that survived launched countercleansing genocide S Also occurred in Burundi Spilled into neighboring countries such as: S S Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic elections have been held in both

Ethnic cleansing in Africa S Congo is the region’s largest and S Thought to have the world’s S Tutsis led a rebellion, S replaced President with Joseph Kabila S Kabila relied heavily on Tutsis S Allowed them to kill Hutus in S Tutsis overthrew Congo president S Kabili split with Tutsis S Rebels tried to overthrow government most populous country deadliest war since 1945 S 5. 4 million have died as of 2009 Joseph Mobutu in 1997 S During his rule he limited European influence and changed name to Zaire S Changed city names to “African name” S Amassed a personal fortune while impoverishing the rest of the country early 1990 s again S Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe came to help Kabila S Kabili was assassinated in 2001 S Son negotiated accord with rebels in 2002 S Fighting continues in the Congo, especially in the East