Culture III – Religious Conflict

Why Do Territorial Conflicts Arise Among Religious Groups? Religion vs. gov’t policies – Religion vs. social change – Religion vs. communism – Religion vs. Nazism Religion vs. religion – Religious wars in Ireland – Religious wars in the Middle East

Religions vs. Social Change People in LDCs link religion w/globalization of western goods – Challenges local diversity – religion Taliban vs. Western Allies Hinduism vs. social equality

Religion vs. Communism Eastern Orthodox Christianity vs. Communism Islam vs. Communism – central Asia Buddhism vs. SE Asian Countries

Religion vs. Nazism Holocaust

Religious Wars in Ireland 1949 – independence 1968 – demonstrations began IRA – Irish Republican Army UDF – Ulster Defense Force

Religious Wars in the Middle East Crusades btwn Christians and Muslims – 2400 YA – Judaism controls Promised Land – 2100 YA – Jewish Diaspora – 2000 YA – Christianity takes hold in Palestine – 1400 YA – Arab Muslims conquer Palestine – 1099 – 1 st Crusade – 1187 – Christians lost Palestine – 1229 – 6 th Crusade – Christians regained Palestine – 1244 – Christians lost Palestine (and never get it back)

Religious Wars in the Middle East Jews vs. Muslims in Palestine – – Muslim Ottoman Empire controlled Palestine – Great Britain gained controlled after WWI – 1948 – GB w/drew – 1948 – Jews declared Israel independent state Next day neighboring Arab nations declared war – 1949 – Armistice signed Muslims (Jordan) get Old City of Jerusalem – 1956 – War – Israel victory – 1967 – Six Day War Israel captured West Bank, entire city of Jerusalem, Golan Heights, Gaza Strip, and Sinai Peninsula Israel returned Sinai Peninsula to Egypt in exchange for recognizing Israel as a sovereign state – 1973 – War – Israel victory – 1979 – Camp David Peace Accords Egypt – Anwar Sadat – eventually assassinated by Muslim extremists Israel – Menachem Begin USA – Jimmy Carty

Partition of the Promised Land