Practise MYP Individuals & Societies questions on 1.4 Group Conflict and review the explanations to check your understanding.
Use these questions for topic practice and to find ideas you want to revisit in your notes or lessons.
In the context of resource competition, why is 'political influence' considered a scarce resource?
In the context of conflict management, how can 'shared identity' be built without erasing group differences?
Fill in the Blank: During the __________ stage of conflict, media and public speeches are often used to amplify fear and frame compromise as a form of betrayal.
How is a "Civil War" primarily distinguished from a "Rebellion" in the classification of group conflict?
Why might a conflict be classified as both a 'rebellion' and a 'civil war' over its duration?
Because it controls the systems that distribute other resources
Because it cannot be shared between different groups
Because only one person in a country can possess it
Because it is a physical substance like water
By promoting civic values while respecting cultural diversity
By enforcing a single official language and religion for all
By ensuring only the majority group's identity is represented in institutions
By banning the use of all in-group symbols and traditions
Rebellion
Polarization
Outcome
Tension
A civil war is always peaceful while a rebellion is always violent
Only a rebellion involves a story explaining who is to blame for grievances
A rebellion always leads to the formation of a new independent country
A civil war involves sustained large-scale armed conflict between organized groups within a state
Because conflict categories are fluid and can overlap as aims and scale change
Because there is no theoretical difference between the two terms
Because international law requires all conflicts to have at least two labels
Because rebellions only occur within the context of an existing civil war
