Ethnic and Civil Conflict in Southern Europe and Cyprus 2017
| This exam/essay is worth 40% of your overall mark. As it is a take-home exam, there are NO EXTENSIONS. You must therefore ensure that your work is submitted to Turnitin by 4.30 on Monday 23 October. Failure to submit work before the deadline, without prior consultation with the lecturer, will be considered as a ‘no show’. Note: Please include citations wherever required. |
Exam BEGINS at 9am on Friday 20 October 2017
Exam ENDS at 4.30 pm Monday 23 October 2017[unique_solution]
Please note that there are two sections to this exam, and that you are expected to answer ONE question from EACH section. The first section is worth 70% of
the total mark while the second is worth 30%. Please indicate clearly the section and the question number with each answer. You must NOT repeat material which you have already covered in your essay. For example, if you have written on the Greek Civil War then you must NOT write on it again.
SECTION A: CYPRUS (70%) – 1100 words approx
- What were the major turning points in the Cyprus conflict during the
1950s and 1960s and which parties played a significant role in bringing
them about?
- It is often said that foreign intervention is to blame for the Cyprus impasse. Discuss the history of this intervention and the main parties involved.
- Discuss the role of Greek and Turkish nationalisms in the Cyprus
conflict. How have these affected a potential resolution?
- The Cyprus conflict remains one of the most long-standing ethnic
conflicts of the modern era. Discuss the main reasons why the conflict
remains unresolved.
- Discuss the lead up to, as well as the immediate aftermath of, the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Which particular events, parties and individuals were the catalysts for this invasion?
- What was the impact of the 1974 Turkish invasion on both the Greek and Turkish-Cypriot communities?
SECTION B: (30%) 500 words approx
Please note: Cyprus should not be discussed in any extensive way in this section. You may refer to other cases studied in this subject as well as incorporating your own general knowledge and wider reading in your
response.
- What was the Spanish Civil War essentially about? Who was it fought between, and what did each side stand for?
- What were the causes of the Italian Civil War? When did it actually begin and end? Which were the opposing camps and what did they stand for?
- What we remember and what we forget, essentially shapes who were are. Discuss the role of both personal and collective memory in civil conflict by referring to specific examples we have studied this semester.
- Discuss the role of foreign intervention in the Greek Civil War. Why were so many, external parties, interested in controlling the war’s outcome and what was the result of this constant intervention?
- Discuss the role of violence, and in particular, its ‘purifying’ function in both Spain and Italy.
- Discuss the role of communism with reference to at least two of the civil wars studied. Why and how did the ‘communist factor’ determine their course and outcome?