Modern Global Issues

Unit 12

SOCIAL CHANGE MOVEMENTS

Part I

Tactics

Civil Disobedience (CD)Peacefully Breaking Unfair Laws on Purpose

ProtestsMarches, Boycotts, Sit-Ins

U.S. Civil Rights Movement

Rev Martin Luther King Jr Led non-violent protest

movements across the U.S. to get equal rights for African Americans

Malcolm X Muslim preacher who

advocated protection & retaliation for AAs

South African Apartheid

Nelson Mandela Against Racist Apartheid System in South Africa

Advocated both Civil Disobedience and violent resistance

27 Yrs in Prison; Later President

Other Movements Tiananmen Square

FAIL; Chinese Citizens Wanted Democracy & Were Crushed

Arab Spring Citizens Push for Removal of Bad Leaders in

Middle East Countries

Occupy/Tea Party US Movement Against Big Business/Government

Tiananmen Square

Notable Activists

Mohandes GhandiLiberation of India from British

Ceasar ChavezMexican Rights in US

Who Would You Want to Meet?

Pick One: MLK Jr Malcolm X Gandhi Mandela Caesar Chavez

You are a Reporter Create a Small Biography (Name, Hometown, 2

Accomplishments) Write 10 GOOD Questions You Would Ask Them As a

Reporter

Part IInternational Conflicts

New Age Outlaws

During the Cold War; Conflict Btwn Nations Reflected the battle between Communism & Capitalism

Point was nationalism & the desire to gain more power existed during & after Cold War

Israel-Palestine Conflict

After WWII, Israel was Created & Placed the Jews in the Middle of the Arab/Muslim WorldWhere the PALESTINIANS Lived

Anger From Back to the Crusades (13th Century)

U.S. Funds & Supports Israel; Arab Countries Support Palestine

Israel vs Palestine

American Intervention

Gulf War (1991)Saddam Hussein Invades Kuwait for Oil ; US

Kicks Him Out

Afghanistan (2001)US kicks out terrorist supporting Taliban;

Iraq War (2003)Belief Saddam had Weapons of Mass Destruction Invasion & Removal but NO Weapons Found

European Intervention

French Indochina WarVietnamese fought to get independence from

French rulers

Falklands WarUK vs Argentina; Argentina claimed lands

belonging to Brits

Soviet-Afghan War Russia’s Goal to Conquer Afghanistan; FAIL

Other Conflicts

Six Day War Israel-Arab War; Israel crushes Arab countries like Egypt

War in Bosnia NATO intervention in regional conflict ; Numerous War

Crimes

Iran-Iraq War Iraq (supported by US) Invades Iran

Civil Wars Rwanda; Syria

Conflicts Quiz

1. Who supports Israel in the conflict between Israel & Palestine?

2. What is the conflict of Israel & Palestine Over?

4. Describe any one of the conflicts Europeans Intervened In

4. Who did the US support in the Iran-Iraq War? What’s Interesting About That?

Part IIEnvironmental Issues

The Environmental Concern

The Industrialization Period & the New Technology Highlighted the Dangers of Pollution & Lack of Resources (Scarcity) How so?

World Scientists & World Politicians to Disagree On What Should & Must Be DoneWhy would they disagree?

Overpopulation

Due to More Food & Cures to DiseasesMore People = Less Resources For Others

ProblemsFood ShortagesWater SupplyLess Natural Resources

Global Warming

Carbon Emissions From Man-Made Tech Has Damaged the OZONE Layer That Keeps The Earth From Heating

KYOTO ProtocolAttempt by World Leaders to Put Limits on

Carbon Emissions

KYOTO Protocol

OIL!

Most Important Natural Resource; But Is Limited in Amount

Use for All Modes of Transport & Buildings

OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)

Controls Most of the Oil in The World; POWER

OPEC Nations

Alternative Energy

Use of Different Power Sources That Will Possibly Be Safer Than Oil and Last Longer

Examples:SolarWindNuclearGeothermalElectrical

Activities

Activity A: Complete the OPEC Worksheet Using The

Internet on Your Phone OR The Book

Activity B:Use the 4 of the 5 Energy Sources We Listed

AND Give Me a Positive of the Energy Source & A Negative of the Energy Source

Environment Quiz

1. What is the Goal of the KYOTO Protocol?

2. Describe the Power of OPEC

4. Name 2 Countries in OPEC

4. Name an ALTERNATIVE Energy Source, a Positive & a Negative

Part IIModern Organizations &

Movements

Changes in World Leadership

With Only One True Superpower Country Remaining, Cooperation Among Citizens & Nations Was Needed To Get Things Done

Nations & Citizens From New Alliances, Often For Special Interests

Economic Alliances

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)Organization to Promote Free trade Among

Member Countries

European UnionGoal to Unite European Nations Economically

& To Promote Cooperation

World Bank

Terrorist Organizations

AL-QuedaMiddle Eastern Group Designed to Break Down

Dominance of US/Europe

Irish Republican ArmyTerrorist group in Ireland ; through civil war btwn

Catholics & Protestants

Palestinian Liberation OrganizationGroup Trying to Violently Remove the Jews from

Palestinian land in Israel

Modern Movements Tiananmen Square

FAIL; Chinese Citizens Wanted Democracy & Were Crushed

Arab Spring Citizens Push for Removal of Bad Leaders in

Middle East Countries

Occupy/Tea Party US Movement Against Big Business/Government

Assignment I Can There Be Peace?

Look At The Maps, Write One BIG Observation You Get From It

Summarize Entire Video in 3 Bullet Points

Answer Questions in Complete Sentences (2 or 3 apiece): 1. Why Does The Israel-Palestine Problem Exist?

What Makes It a Difficult Problem 2. What Do The Israelis REALLY Want? 3. What Do the Palestinians REALLY Want?

The Middle East

Assignment II Terrorism

Look Up AL-QUEDA: Who Founded it? What Was Their Beliefs? What Tactics Did They Use? What is A Notable Attack They’ve Done?

Look Up ANOTHER Qrganization: Who Founded it? What Was Their Beliefs? What Tactics Did They Use? What is A Notable Attack They’ve Done?

Terrorist Organizations

Domestic (in U.S.) KKK Skinheads Animal Liberation Front Militias

International Al-Queda Hezbollah Irish Republican ArmyJapanese Red Army

Essential Questions

What threat do non-nation state (terrorists) actors pose to global security?

OrganizationsQuiz

1. What is NAFTA Trying to Promote?

2. How Does the European Union Promote Interdependence?

3. Name a Terrorist Organization & their Cause?

4. Name a Movement & Its Cause

Part IVGlobal Incidents

NATO’s Actions

NATO used military force often to “protect” Democracy/Capitalism Around the World

Berlin Blockade (1948-49)Soviets BLOCK food/supplies to Democratic

Germany; NATO Airlift’s food/supplies to them

Kosovo War /Bosnian WarNATO & UN troops Attempt to prevent

genocide among ethnic Europeans

Iranian Revolution & Impact

Iranian Revolution (1979)US/NATO supported Iran Pres Shah was Corrupt

& Disliked By CitizensRemoved & Replaced in Rev. By More Religious

AYATOLLAH KHOMEINI

Impact Iran Hostage Crisis- U.S. Diplomats Taken

Hostage By Revolutionaries (179-81) Iran More Religious & Against the U.S. (Nuke?)

Nuclear Proliferation

Proliferation is Building Up of Weapons; Some Countries Bring Us Closer to WW3 By Building WMDs

India vs Pakistan Two Countries Ready For War; BOTH w/ Nukes

Ready to Strike

North Korea (Communist) Kim Jong Il Threaten South Korea w/ a Nuke

Kashmir

Genocides/Ethnic Cleansing

Genocide is the systematic murder of one particular race or “gene pool”

United Nations & NATO took Action to Fight Against Genocide in Bosnia/Kosovo But Take Little Action in RWANDA & DARFUR

Errors

Challenger/Columbia DisasterAmerican Space Ships Explode

World War III !?US Fails to Warn Russia & Practicing War

Tactics; Almost Cause WW3

Three-Mile Island/ChernobylNuclear Meltdowns in US & Russia That

Caused Evacuations