HUMAN CONFLICT

BOSNIAN GENOCIDE

Bosnia is located in southern Europe. The genocide took place in 1992 and lasted until 1995.

CAUSES OF CONFLICT

• In 1992, Bosnia declared independence from Yugoslavia.
• Bosnian Serbs disapproved
• They decided to "ethnically cleanse" the area.

BETWEEN

• Bosnian Serbs
• Bosnian Croats
• Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims)

RESULTS

• About 100,000 people were killed.
• In July 1995, 8,000 Bosniaks were killed in Srebrenica.

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The genocide changed the victims' lives because many people were killed and killing can't be undone. It also changed the number of populations in Bosnia.

MEXICAN CESSION

The Mexican Cession is the area of present day United States that Mexico gave up after the Mexican-American War.

CAUSES OF CONFLICT

• A boundary dispute broke out between United States and Mexico.
• Fighting broke out on April 25, 1846.
• Congress declared war on Mexico three weeks later.

BETWEEN

• United States
• Mexico

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RESULTS

• The fighting ended in 1847.
• In 1848, the two countries signed the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.
• The treaty recognized Texas as a part of United States.
• It also gave up half of Mexico's land for $15 million.

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The treaty after the war gave United States more land that is now part of the United States. However, the same treaty caused Mexico to lose half of its territory.

16TH CENTURY CATHOLICS AND PROTESTANT RULERS

CAUSES OF CONFLICT

• Churchmen criticized the administration of the church.
• They began to doubt some of its teachings.
• Martin Luther wrote a list of 95 theses against indulgences.

BETWEEN

• Western European Christians

RESULTS

• Christians separated into two groups,
• Catholics and Protestants.

The separation of Christianity into two groups gave people another type of religion to see which one suited them more. The priests and popes probably made less money from indulgences after Martin Luther posted a list of 95 theses, which should have affected their lifestyles.

1995 OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBIMG

The Oklahoma City Bombing was a terrorist attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. The bombing claimed 168 lives.

CAUSES OF CONFLICY

• Timothy McVeigh, the terrorist, was angered by the Waco tragedy.

BETWEEN

• The bombing was a domestic terror attack.
• Timothy McVeigh
• Terry Nichols

RESULTS

• 168 people were killed.
• More than 680 people were injured.
• McVeigh was captured and executed.

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The bombing affected the lives of the victims and the families of the victims. It also affected the buildings and the surroundings which will have to be restored.