Chechnya Conflict

Conflict Thankfully we live in a diverse, accepting free United States. However, this has not come without difficulties and conflicts. There is conflict and disagreements all over the world. Conflicts around the globe include religious, economic, political, struggles for independence and even battles over resources. Here we will look at the similarities and differences that occur in Xinjiang, Chechnya and Quebec as they struggle over religious, political and economic issues In Chechnya religious unrest exist between the dominant Chechens a Caucasian-speaking people who are mainly Muslin. They have been struggling against Russian rule for decades. The Chechnya republic is surrounded on almost all sides by Russian territory and shares a remote …show more content…
Even is 1992 when Chechen supported the Islamic body based in Dagestan for Islamic independence prime minister Vladimir Putin stood fast and firm and this holy war was over in just a couple weeks. Therefore, this conflict ended with Soviet Russia remaining in control. Similarly, periodic anti-Chinese violence broke out among the Xinjiang’s Muslims as they fought against religious repression as well just like in Chechnya. Also, similarly, by 2204 the Chinese population increased twice as fast as its Uighur and the breakdown of the Uighur culture continued as China had its 50th anniversary of the creation of Xinjiang region in October 2005. Due to Chinese repression the Uighurs population decreased from 78% in 1942 to 45% in 2003. Unfortunately, Islamic, Muslim and Uighurs lost their battles for religious freedom in these two areas. Just as tensions in Russia existed between Muslims and Russian control, in Quebec tensions existed between English-Canada and French Canada. Initially colonized by the French they surrendered to English control after the French and Indian Wars and the Treaty of Paris in 173. In Quebec religion could remain as well …show more content…
Chechnya has petroleum, chemical and lumber industries. Years of war between local separatists and Russian forces, led to great destruction to the economy as its infrastructure was reduced to ruins. Xinjiang also has petroleum like Chechnya however, they also have iron, coal and tungsten that are commercially important to them. To help bring Xinjiang up to standard economically with the rest of China a pipeline linking natural gas fields in to Shanghai is being built. Like Chechnya Quebec has iron however, unlike either Xinjiang and Chechnya, Quebec also has aluminum and its forestry industry is