Nationalism- This is where one country basically
believes they are better than other countries. For
example; there was conflict in Northern Ireland in
1968 because they were trying to decide whether
they were going to go independent and join the
Republic of Ireland, or to remain as part of Britain. Politics- Conflict can be sparked as a result of politi
Although religion had some contribution, the conflict because the members of the public may want a
Historical rivalry- This is when there has been wars or was primarily based on belonging and national different political system or even independence. F
conflicts in the past and as a result, they keep identity. The conflict eventually came to an end in example; Scotland held a referendum in 2014 to le
happening again at a later date due to previous 1998 and as a result, Northern Ireland still remains a people vote whether Scotland should be an
problems. part of Britain. independent country. The result of the referendum
was that the majority of Scotland voted ‘no’ to
An example of a historical rivalry is the Battle of
independence.
Hastings in 1066 between the English and French.
Least Violent Land and resources- Some countries have more land
and resources than other countries. Therefore, they
Ideology- Ideology consists of very strongly
willheld
invade each other hoping to gain land and
political ideas which are wanting to change the world.
resources from them.
An example of a war from the passed caused by
A Darwinian account states that we as humans have
ideology is WW2. This was due to the conflict
between Nazism, Communism and Democracy. always been in conflict with each other for food, land
and resources since we were traced back to animals.
Chimpanzees are a good example of an animal which
is closely related to humans and still do this.