Exam 7: Ethnicity and Nationalism

According to the text, what ended five hundred years of peace between Bosnian Muslims, Catholic Croats, and Orthodox Christian Serbs in the former Yugoslavia?

Efforts by representatives of one ethnic or religious group to remove or destroy another group in a particular geographic area are known as:

When one group of people claims a territory and tries to push out or kill another group of people who live there, this is known as:

Define ethnic cleansing and genocide and give an example of each to illustrate your answer.

Some ethnic groups in the United States have adopted certain parts of American culture but still maintain some parts of their distinct ethnic culture. This is referred to as:

A group of people who share an idea of cultural and ancestral connection and who see themselves as distinct from people in other groups is described as 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:

The Tutsi and Hutu originally considered themselves a single group of people differing primarily by occupation; however, the Belgium colonial administration began treating the pastoral Tutsi people as different and superior to the Hutu farmers. Eventually, these two groups of people began to see each other as different as well. This is an example of:

The Bafokeng people of South Africa formed the corporation Royal Bafokeng Nation, Inc. to:

According to Aztec tradition, they wandered across what is today Mexico until they came to an island with an eagle standing on a cactus with a snake in its mouth. According to their prophecy, this would be their new home. The Aztecs established their capital city on an island in Lake Texcoco, where tradition said they found the eagle. This demonstrates the concept of a(n):

When part of an ethnic group splits off or two groups combine to form a new group that identifies itself separately, this is known as:

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

The invented sense of connection and shared traditions that underlies identification with a particular ethnic group or nation whose members likely will never meet refers to the concept of:

What term was used in the past to describe a group of people but now refers to a country?

In a brief essay, compare and contrast how the Bafokeng and Native American tribes have formed corporations to achieve specific goals. Use specific examples from the class to illustrate your answer.

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 South Asian Lesbian and Gay Alliance (SALGA) to participate in the India Day Parade. This illustrates the concept of:

In Jewish tradition, in order to be Jewish, a person must have a Jewish mother, follow the Jewish religion, and abide by kosher food limitations. While these are not ironclad, these customs set off traditional Jewish people from others and demonstrate the concept of:

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

Many immigrant groups in the United States-such as Arabs, Czechs, the French, Irish, Italians, Greeks, Jews, and many others-have assimilated into white American society, and this has been described as a(n):

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.