FINAL SUMMATIVE PAPER

You are to select one global conflict for

your paper. This is an analytical
research paper. The objective is that
you will analyze a global conflict and
(in your paper) discuss how
politics/governments, the economy
and culture/religion made this conflict
occur. You must also spend time
connecting your global conflict to a
previous unit (ex: connecting a battle
in Africa to imperialism).
What do I need to have in my paper?
(Required Areas)
-Summary/Explanation of the global
conflict Who is involved? What has
happened so far? If it is happening
now, what is its current state?
-Historical Background what
happened leading up to the conflict
-Political- how did the
government/politics make this conflict
happen?

TOPICS TO CHOOSE FROM:

~Africa~
-Boko Haram (2009-)
-Darfur War (2008-)
-Kiva Conflict (2004-)
-South Sudanese Civil War
-Cabinda War (1975-)
-Ivorian Civil War (2010-)
-Central African Republic Civil War
(2012-)
-Chad Civil War (2005-2010)
~Europe~
-Russia-Georgia War (2008)
-Unrest in Kosovo (2004-2013)
-Crimean Crisis (2014)

-Economic- how did the

economy/trade/business make this
conflict happen?

-Ukrainian Conflict (2014)

-Cultural/Religious- How did culture

and/or Religion make this conflict
happen?

-Northern Ireland Conflict (1969-)

-Connection to previous unit- You must

make a clear connection (with clear
analysis and evidence) to an idea or
concept we learned in another unit.
-Clear, coherent writing, with a cover
page, in text citations, bibliography
and it is grammatically correct. Turned
in via turnitin.com on time! Due dates
TBD

-Basque Separatist Conflict in

Spain/France (1958-)

-Insurgency in the North Caucasus

(2009)
-Insurgency in the Rep. of Macedonia
(2001)
-Civil War in Ingushetia (2007-2015)
~The Americas~
-Colombia and the FARC
-Chiapas uprising in Mexico (1994-)
-Peruvian Civil War (1980-2000)

-Nicaraguan Revolution (1961-1990)

~Middle East~
-Yemeni Civil War (2011-)
-Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
-Baluchistan Conflict (1948-)
-Turkish Governments conflict with the
Kurds
~Asia~
-Moro Conflict (1969-)
-N. Korea Political Conflict with
America and its allies
-Burma Civil War (1948-)
-Kashmir Conflict (1991-)
-Nepal Civil War (1996-)
-Hmong Insurgency in Laos (1975-)
-South Thailand Insurgency (1960-)
-Xinjiang Conflict (1989-)
-West Papua Conflict (1963-)
-Internal Conflict in Bangladesh
(1989-)