Exam 6: Ethnicity and Nationalism

The concepts of "ethnicity," "nation-state," "nationality," and "nationalism" are closely related and have serious impacts on countries in the world today.In a brief essay,discuss the situation in Iraq with regard to nation,nation-state,ethnicity,and nationality,and provide examples to support your points.

To say that one is born in a particular country establishes the affiliation of that person to a

Adolf Hitler rose to power on the basis of a claim to so-called Aryan supremacy,arguably a racist ideology.The Nazi rise to dominance,however,happened largely because the Nazis harnessed the power of

Originally,________ referred to a distinct group of people with a shared place of origin,but it is now most commonly used to refer to a country.

In the text,the author notes that the French national soccer team imploded at the 2010 World Cup because one of the team's stars questioned if some members of the team were actually French.They have to be citizens of France to play on the team.Explain why this became an issue for the French team.

What country only exists during the ninety minutes its team plays a soccer match?

Despite the often obvious ethnic,socioeconomic,occupational,and religious differences,and the fact that most will never meet each other,most people in the United States see themselves as members of a large community called "America," who share common beliefs and traditions.This demonstrates the concept of

When minorities abandon their separate identity and adopt the culture and norms of the dominant group,they are practicing

What metaphor is used to describe the process of immigrant assimilation into U.S.dominant culture?

As part of a territorial conflict in Bosnia,ethnic Croats expelled,imprisoned,or killed the Muslim people to whom they had lived peacefully next door for more than five hundred years.This illustrates the concept of

The text notes that the stories of the Mayflower,the first Thanksgiving,the Boston Tea Party,the American Revolution,and the settling of the West are retold to emphasize a shared destiny as well as the values of freedom,exploration,and individualism.These illustrate the concept of a(n)

Carlos Murphy is from an Irish Mexican family,and he rides with pride on the Sons of Erin float in the St.Patrick's Day parade and drinks margaritas with his Mexican relatives the next day.This demonstrates the concept of

Explain what is meant when we say that a nation is an imagined community,and give an example from class.

The Indian American community has broken down many old barriers once held in India,but has chosen to deny efforts by the members of the SALGA to participate in the India Day Parade.This illustrates the concept of

The work of anthropologist Tone Bringa in Bosnia tells a very different story about the underlying causes of the civil war in what was once called Yugoslavia.Similarly,scholar Mahmood Mamdami gives a different perspective on the history of the Rwandan conflict.In both cases,there is clear agreement that the conflicts were a type of

The deliberate and systematic destruction of an ethnic or religious group is known as

In the 1920s,Italian immigrants were considered dark,strange,and often subhuman by the so-called white majority in the United States,who were then primarily of northern European descent.Today,the descendants of these immigrants are no longer marginalized according to their appearance and are now fully

Swedish people share a common language,culture,and ideals;therefore,Sweden-the country they live in-illustrates the concept of a

The French have a strong sense of connection to their history,ideals,and culture that binds them together,and this is clearly missing in Iraq.This illustrates the concept of

Chinese immigrants in the United States have a long history,but many Chinese American communities still have a distinct Chinese character where they retain many aspects of traditional Chinese cultures.This example illustrates the concept of