Week:- 7

Topic: Consequences of ethnicity

Objective:- At the end of the lesson the pupils should be able to state some of the consequences of ethnicity.

Reference Material:- Macmillian Civic Education for Primary School book 4

Content

Among the consequences of ethnicity are the following:

1. Communal conflict.

It sometimes leads to communal war. One community may clash with another community due to the prom Political violence. It often leads to political violence, especially during electioneering campaigns and general elections. So ethnicity should be discouraged in our society.

2. Colonialism.

The British colonial master encouraged ethnicity through their programmes and policies. For example, the 1946 Richards Constitution divided the country into three tribal regions, i.e. the North,.... View More