Civil Wars- Does foreign intervention intensify or

relieve civil wars?

Facts about civil wars• According to the World Bank, Since

1945 20 million have lost their lives to civil war

• 67 million have been displaced. • Most civil wars take place in

developing countries.

WHY WARS?• Resources• Territory –Land–Access to the sea

• Ethnicity• Religion• Ideology

Why do civil wars happen?• Because a part of a country tries to

be independent from the rest.• Because people disagree about

internal policies within a nation and are unwilling or unable to find political compromise. Positions harden, extremists commit acts of violence, and citizens take up arms against each other.

Case studies of China and Spain• China 1945-1949• Spain 1936-1939• Both wars had huge effects on global affairs• In China, the outcome was the development of a

Communist China• In Spain, the outcome was the declaration by

Adolf Hitler of World War Two.• Could they have been avoided????• If foreign intervention is important in solving civil

wars, how come these wars led to disastrous results?

What do these places have in common?

• India - Amel• Congo - Zayan• Uganda - Adam• Burundi - Wissam• Russia - John• Nepal - Kieran• Somolia • Colombia • Indonesia • Sudan

Research toolkit

• Find info (duration, individuals/groups, ideology) on one of these civil wars. Note down the site.

• A powerpoint• A video• An image• A podcast• Sound clip• Specific fact from a website (not wikipedia)