During the colonial period,colonial powers redrew the political boundaries of much of the world to suit their economic needs,without regard to local ethnic,political,or religious realities.When colonialism ended,these new boundaries became new countries,and most had groups claiming multiple ethnicities and identities within these new countries.This has resulted in civil war,ethnic cleansing,and ethnic conflict,as well as

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The sentence mentions civil war, ethnic cleansing, and ethnic conflict as consequences of the new political boundaries without regard for local ethnic, political or religious realities. The most extreme form of ethnic conflict is genocide, which also falls under the listed consequences. Therefore, option D, genocide, is the best choice. The other options, political stability, ethnocorporations, and ethnic diversity, are not supported by the information given in the sentence.

During the Colonial Period,colonial Powers Redrew the Political Boundaries of Much