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Asia Dbq Essay

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Anne Hays Mr. Pastorik 5th February 2024. ASIA DBQ Asia, it's a big area with many countries and with all those countries comes with many conflicts.With all these countries and territories, all these people and their different beliefs, conflicts are, unavoidable, but with so many conflicts and issues, this raises a question: What is the leading cause of conflict in Asia and the Middle East? 48 countries in Asia and three territories, with a total population of around 4.6 billion people. The Middle East and Western Asia were home to some of the world's earliest and most influential ancient civilizations, religiously and culturally speaking. There are many causes of conflict in Asia & the Middle East, including religious divide and disasters, …show more content…

This may not sound like a lot but with how different these religions are, this fact leads to many conflicts within the region.“ In 2017, residents in Khon Kaen, Thailand, filed a petition to stop a Muslim community from registering a recently constructed mosque, citing fears of violence. A Facebook page declared that the petitioners, who were Buddhist, opposed the construction because it impaired traditional values and peace.” (Burke,1) In the quote taken from a Devpolicy Blog article, it talks about how a Muslim community in Kaen Thailand had constructed a mosque ( A Muslim place of worship) and had tried to get it registered but instead was met with violence. In Kaen there is a Buddhist community as well as the Muslim community, so instead of letting the Muslims worship in peace the Buddhists decided to take action against the registration of a mosque. Violence and petitioning against another religion is something that many in Asia and the Middle East are no strangers to, and violence like this one is a big reason some countries end up going to war, because they couldn't let their neighbors worship God in a different way than their own. In Asia, natural disasters are quite common, and because of this many have to flee their home lands. For every year since 1970, the number of disasters in Asia has been greater than in any other continent.” (DTE Staff, 6). In this sentence taken from a “ Down to earth”

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