Sri Lanka: Ethnic Conflict Tamils vs. Sinhalese
What is the conflict and who are the parties involved?
During the British colonial rule, the Tamils, who were the ethnic minority, were favored and given better positions in the government. However, after the country’s independence in 1948 the Sinhalese began to dominate the government, military, and all internal and external affairs. They removed the Tamils from the government positions they once occupied and made their religion (Buddhism) and language(Sinhala) the official language and religion of Sri Lanka. This ethnic tension between the Sinhalese and the Tamils led the Tamils to form a rebel group known as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and go to war with the government in
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The conflict arose from ethnic tensions between the Sinhalese and the Tamils. The civil war was between these two parties, thus making this and ethnic conflict. However, it is much more than that. The Sinhalese are primarily Buddhists while the Tamils are primarily Hindus, so when the Sinhalese made Buddhism the sole religion of Sri Lanka, the Tamils felt like they were discriminated against and wanted to have their own territory in which they could govern themselves. The ethnic conflict was between the two ethnicities and religious groups. And since the Tamils were after territory to create their own state, it was a territorial conflict as …show more content…
However, when Mahinda Rajapaksa was president, so it was refused by his administration. The UN wrote a report on the conflict in which it showed its concerns and found “horrific level of violations and abuses.” It goes on to describe the wrongs committed by both sides of the conflict, “that are among the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole”. It then addresses what the new government needs to do to put the country on a path to stability. A panel, known as the International Independent Group of Eminent Persons also made a statement on the justice system saying, “There has been, and continues to be, a lack of political and institutional will to investigate and inquire into the cases before the commission.” At the end of the conflict, Sirisena, the new leader after winning the election against the former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa last year, promised to make a new constitution to improve democracy and the right of the people. Recently the government has come out with a new constitution. According to the document presented to parliament, “the government intends to strengthen democratic rights, promote national reconciliation and establish a political culture that respects the rule of law. The new constitution will also guarantee fundamental rights and freedoms
What caused the Civil War is not solely one. The main cause of the Civil War is economic difference between the North and the South, which had been set up since American colonial times. The economic division also caused political division and different arguments regarding slavery because both the North and the South fought to protect their own economic system.
The Civil War was a battle between the northern states and the southern states. The southern states wanted to secede
Between the economic, political, and social quarrels that evolved throughout the 1850's, the North and the South underwent many changes that led to the start of the Civil War. The most attributing factor to this war was that of a moral dispute between two sections who both wanted different things. Slavery became the issue that spread across the nation and was disputed back and forth between the North and South sections of the country.
The causes of most wars are often very complex, but in the America civil war it came down to two major issues, slavery and the protection of the Union. In the North, they were growing richer all the time as industry developed fast. The workers were mostly immigrants with low wages. The South didn’t have these resources, and the slaves were essential for them. The Northern politicians insisted that the Slavery should be abolished and that this was an evil system that should be stamped out. Only the rich wool farmers and other wealthy southerners had their own slaves, but most of them thought each state should decide its own politics rather than the federal government in Washington. When the war started most southerners fought for their States’ right and not just the slavery question.
In conclusion, due to economic, social, political differences between the North and the South and with territorial expansion, all of this added in causing the Civil War. During the early 1860s, the Civil War of America was a major conflict between the Union, and the Confederate of States. The United States was divided into the North and the South because of economic differences, and different lifestyles. The North was become industrialized at a very fast rate and focused more on city life. The South, in contrast, was still an agricultural society which depended mostly on cotton and slavery. There was so many reasons caused the Civil War to happen and it was an inevitable war.
The American Civil War fought from 1861 to 1865 is described as “the bloodiest conflict in the history of North America” (Feature Causes Of The Civil War). The Civil war or war between the states was fought for many economic, political and moral reasons tracing back to the very start of America. The civil war fought between the Northern and Southern states is truly a significant event in the history of the United States because it involved American citizens fighting against each other. The American civil war was initiated through the controversy over slave labor, unfair actions toward Southern states and the vast division between the Northern and Southern states.
Rather than one main reason for the outbreak of English civil war in 1642, it was several key problems and disagreements between the parliament and King Charles that amounted together and evolved into a long running rivalry. Slowly but gradually, the rivalry grew, with both sides guilty of provoking the other. Ultimately, their differences could not be solved, and the rash actions of King Charles sparked of the civil war.
In the years leading up to the Civil War, there was great conflict throughout the United States. The North and South had come to a crossroads at which there was no turning back. The Secession Crisis is what ultimately led to the Civil War. The North and the South disagreed on slavery and what states would be free states. The South despised Lincoln 's election and rose up in revolt by forming the Confederate States of America. Both the North and the South were responsible for the crisis, but the election of Lincoln had the most impact. All of these factors are what began the war in which brother fought brother.
The biggest cause of the civil war is that the north and south have too many economic and social differences between Americans (Kelly). The society in the north was completely different than the society in the south. The north was more industrialized than the south was. Northerners worked in the factories and lived in the bigger cities like New York City. Northerners wanted to develop industry in the south to expand the American economy. Southerners did not agree with the northern ways. The south was mostly all plantation owners. In the south, they pushed slavery. Slavery was southerner’s way of life. That’s how families made their money. They grew cotton, or some kind of food and sold it to the market. Plantation owners had slaves to help them pick all there product. Most plantation owners had anywhere from five to ten slaves per plantation (United States History). Along with that, the majority of the southern states were all slave states, and the north was mostly Free states.
The events that led up to the Civil War each occurred slowly but continuously. While there are various debates on what specifically caused this great event in history, there is one cause that everyone can agree on., and that is the issue of slavery itself caused the Civil War. Failure of the slave states to find a common ground or compromise with the slave states caused the two groups to clash. This divided what was supposedly the United States and before long, war had broken
The Civil War officially began on April 12th, 1861, when Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard shot at the Union Troops currently occupying Fort Sumter. While this specific event may have marked the beginning of actual warfare, it was not the only event to spark the beginning of the Civil War in general. One of the most well-known causes of the Civil War is the conflict over slavery. The Southern states were very dependent on agriculture and the slave labor that was required to maintain healthy crops. On the other hand, the Northern states were more focused on factories and industrial work, and did not want slavery to expand as the country grew. As if this disagreement didn't cause enough tension, Southern states were seceding from the Union because they felt that the government (which at the time was run mostly by people from the North) was gaining too much power, and soon would have complete control over the Southern states. Starting with South Carolina, a total of eleven states seceded from the Union during this time period. The third cause of the Civil War was the taxes that were placed on many parts of the South. Taxes such as those placed on European goods imported to the South proved to be quite a burden for the people that lived down there, and this only further encouraged them to separate themselves from the Unio...
One of the causes of the civil war was slavery .the south was for slavery and the north was against slavery the south also wanted to expand salvery to the west were the north strongly apposed that the south also wanted to be independent and thought that it was about states rights the south also hugly understimated the north about how powerfull they were and how ong the war would last the south thought it may last a couple weeks at the most and it ended up lasting a couple years
The inequality felt by the South resulted in a civil war against the North. The first Civil War took place in 1955. before Sudan declared independence and ended in 1972 resulting in autonomy for the South. Another ...
The Civil War broke out in 1642 due to a combination of long and short term factors. All of the causes of the civil war were political, religious, social and economic in nature. In addition, some historians highlight Charles’ personality as a key reason because he refused to compromise with his opponents.
The causes of ethnic conflict cannot be generalised to fit all incidents, as the conflicts in Sri