Since the end of the Cold War, what has been the
primary cause of conflicts in Chechnya,
Azerbaijan, and Bosnia?
(1) religious and ethnic tensions
(2) adoption of capitalism
(3) poor health care and starvation
(4) efforts at Russification
The correct answer is (1) religious and ethnic tensions.
For example, in Bosnia the conflict was between Muslim Bosniaks, Orthodox Serbians and Catholic Croatians and in Chechnya between the Russians and Muslim Chechens.