GEOG 1HA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Air India Flight 182, American Imperialism, Arab Spring

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Geography
• Course: GEOG 1HA3
• Professor: Michael Mercier

Document Summary

War = act of conflict by state => relatively recent. Emergence of nationalism in the 18th century. States vs. state conflict, e. g. the world wars. Conflicts within the boundaries of a state, e. g. civil wars. Sites of commemoration, etc. (e. g. gang conflicts within cities) Meaningful places for nations: sites of commemoration. Wwi & ii, vietnam, middle-east conflicts between israel and egypt, Quebec, basque, ireland, chechnya, taiwan etc: civil war. Syria, us, korea, yugoslavia, etc: conflict related to terrorism. U. s led invasions/ wars in afghanistan, iraq etc. Global wars vs. civil wars & secessionist conflicts; approximately 25 active civil wars today. Civil wars & secessionist conflicts: ethnic or religious hatred vs. power and development; as countries develop the likelihood of internal conflict decline. Consequences: injury, death, displacement, poverty, regional insecurity, increasing risk of illegal activity, and loss of the rule of law.