Ethnic groups around the world seek the ability to be the majority in control of countries, or to have more autonomy over their own affairs in their own state. Nationalism is loyalty and allegiance to a particular country, while ethnicity is a strong identity with a cultural group around some element of culture, such as language. Identify and describe three causes of ethnic conflict, and give an example of each.

Causes of ethnic conflict are intolerance between different ethnic groups, aspiring for independence, and suppression.

Explanation:

There have been ethnic conflicts around the world for thousands of years, there still are, and it seems that there will be many more in the future as well. The reasons are numerous for such conflicts and over time they have changed at least the primary ones. Nowadays, ethnic conflicts are mainly based on intolerance, wanting independence, and suppression.

Some ethnic groups simply don't seem to stand each other historically, and this intolerance often leads to violence and larger conflicts. An example of this is the conflict (with genocide) in the '90s in Rwanda between the Tutsis and Hutus.

Some ethnic groups feel as they have been occupied, that they don't share common values with the country under which government they are, and they want to be independent entities. This results in conflicts between the ethnic group that wants independence and the majority group that doesn't want to give up the territory. An example of this is the several conflicts between Chechnya and Russia.

Some ethnic groups are supressed by the majority groups so they want to be independent and have their rights instead of being deprived of them. This often can cause the bloodiest and longest conflicts. An example of this is the ongoing conflict between Turkey and the Kurds.

separation of church and state? not sure what you mean.