Separatism
Reasons for and consequences of "Separatism"
- Created by: Rock
- Created on: 30-05-13 12:28
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- Separatism
- Reasons for
- Economic Independence
- Example: State of Western Australia is very rich in minerals. Some believe it would be more wealthy if it was a desperate country
- Historical Allegiances
- Example: Quebec in Canada was colonised by the French. Some believe as it has a majority French speaking and French-influenced culture, it should be seperate
- Peripheral Location
- Example: Scotland is away from the political centre of the UK. Some believe that government do not care or understand the specific needs of the region
- Religious Differences
- Example: India and Pakistan used to be one country however it was split into the Islamic Pakistan and the Hindu India in 1947
- Cultural Differences
- Example: The Chechen people of Chechyna in the Russian Federation have a unique culture created by isolation in a mountainous region
- Language Differences
- Example: Catalonia in Spain has a unique language - Catalan. Many believe a separate, new country would suit the people better.
- Economic Independence
- Consequences of
- Peaceful
- Establishing or maintiaing a separate cultural identity
- Example: The Bretons maintain a separate culture to the rest of France
- Language Preservation
- The Welsh language is preserved in several ways. For example, it has a Welsh language TV channel, Welsh language is compulsory in schools.
- Greater Political Independence
- UK government gave some political powers to the Newly-created Scottish Parliment
- Settlements that redistribute land, wealth and resources
- The Maori Party is a politcal party that seeks to support and protect the rights of the indigenous people of New Zealand
- Civil Disobediance
- Example: Lithuanian separatists in the 1980s ignored Soviet Union and held mass meetings and protests.
- Establishing or maintiaing a separate cultural identity
- Non-Peaceful
- Terrorism
- The ETA is a Basque terrorist organization fighting for a separate Basque country in Spain.
- Civil War
- The Sri Lankan civil war involved a separatist group (the Tamil Tigers) who wanted a separate country for the Tamil people.
- Genocide
- Russia has been accused of committing genocide against the Chechen people
- Terrorism
- Peaceful
- Reasons for
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