Identify two centrifugal forces that divide the people of the U.S. Explain how these forces divide people.
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Analyze the map of Iraq on left. Identify the divisions that threaten to divide that country into three parts.
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Iraq has the world's second largest reserves of oil. How might the presence of this valuable resource serve as a centripetal and/or a centrifugal force?
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The map of Switzerland on the right also shows a potential centrifugal force, yet no one in that country is threatening to separate from the country? Why do you think Switzerland has been able to hold together while Iraq has not?
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The U.S. made great effort to create a democracy in Iraq. How might this backfire and create more violence and instability?