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Ethnicity. Chapter 7 KBAT Vocab words. Apartheid. Centrifugal Force Centripetal Force. Multi-Ethnic state Multinational state. Race Ethnicity. Balkanization Ethnic Cleansing.
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Ethnicity Chapter 7 KBAT Vocab words
Balkanization Ethnic Cleansing • Occurred in Africa in the 1950s and ’60s, following the dissolution of the British and French colonial empires Throughout the course of 100 days from April 6 to July 16 1994, approximately 800,000 to 1 million Tutsis and some moderate Hutus were massacred in the Rwandan genocide
Blockbusting The practice of illegally frightening homeowners by telling them that people who are members of a particular race, religion, or national origin are moving into their neighborhood and that they should expect a decline in the value of their property. The purpose of this scheme is to get the homeowners to sell out at a deflated price.
Nation-State Nationalism • Nations are culturally homogeneous groups of people, larger than a single tribe or community, which share a common language, Institutions, religion, and historical experience and have a border, population, sovereignty and is recognized by an international organization such as the U.N.