Postwar Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and Atrocities

Chechen Nationalist Movement

Conflict involving Chechnya’s desire for independence from Russia

Ireland was primarily ____ while Northern Ireland was primarily _____

Catholic, Protestant

The Troubles

Conflict caused due to treatment of Catholic minorities in Northern Ireland

Signed in 1998, this agreement gave more sovereignty to Northern Ireland

Good Friday Agreement

Basque Separatist Movement

Conflict due to the Basque’s desire for self-determination and political independence from Spain

ETA

Used terrorism as a means to fight for Basque independence

Flemish Separatist Movement

Belgian people who desire independence or annexation by The Netherlands

Ethnic Cleansing

The act of systematically killing an unwanted ethnic group

Bosnian Genocide

Ethnic cleansing of Bosnian Muslims in the name of protecting the Serbian minority

Genocide in Kosovo

Ethnic cleansing of Albanian Muslims in Kosovo to maintain Serbian control