•Ch 7 Exam Review
(Ethnicity)
The US saw dramatic changes in its ethnic composition as migration increased from especially which two regions of the world?
The largest % of Asian American come from what country?
The largest % of Hispanic Americans come from what 3 countries or territories outside the contiguous US?
The Kurds are a good example of a multistate nation. What does that mean?
The Jewish diaspora occurred as a result of the Roman invasion of Jerusalem in AD 70. Explain what the term diaspora means.
The process by which one ethnic group becomes integrated into a larger culture is called ______.
Why is Denmark a good example of a nation-state?
Give four examples of (centripetal/centrifugal)factors and explain why they are good examples.
Devolution or ______refers to the breakdown of a state due to conflicts among nationalities or ethnic groups.
Why is Slovenia probably the best example of a nation-state in the region of the former Yugoslavia today?
Conflict occurred between Serbs and Albanians in 1999 over what region within Serbia?
Ethnic cleansing is used to force people out of an area. Give examples of how Serbs and Bosnians used ethnic cleansing in an attempt to clear or “purify” areas of other ethnicities.
Explain the concept of “self determination”
Name the two most important centripetal (unifying) forces within Yugoslavia before its breakup.
Why did millions of people migrate in the region of South Asia after 1947?
The southeastern US is home to a large % of which ethnic group?
Historically, why did this group originally settle in the southeast?
Why is the southwestern US is home to a large % of Hispanic Americans?
Native American make up what % of the current US population?
Which ethnicity is the fastest growing segment of the US population?
What was the purpose of the apartheid system of South Africa?
Reservations in the US served the same purpose as ______in South Africa.
Mandela used interest in what sport to help unify his country after the abolishment of apartheid?
Name the Supreme Court case that established a “separate but equal” doctrine used to separate blacks and whites in the United States.
Besides blacks, what other minority groups were restricted from living in certain areas as a result of Plessy vs. Ferguson?
When the separate but equal doctrine was repealed, why did some whites move out of certain areas…especially in larger American cities?
By what name is this migration known?
Describe the 3 major African-American migrations.
Describe the triangular slave trade between Europe, western Africa, and the Americas.
In what part of the Americas were the majority of slave sent to work?
How would you describe the distribution of ethnicities in cities like Chicago and LA?
The Lebanese civil war resulted from changes in the majority between ______groups.
Conflict in the Middle East is strongest over what area of land?
What is the primary reason why Somalia is an area of conflict today?
Why is conflict in Africa so widespread?
How did the former Soviet Union use language as a unifying force?
Most nation-states were created in Europe during what century?
After WWII, why were millions of people forced to migrate?
What term best describes the nationality of the United Kingdom?