February 16-20

Monday-

  • went over part of Latin American Map

  • presentations

  • Capitalism

    • economic system that has private ownership of production. This system gives individuals more opportunity to get more money

    • examples

      • USA

      • Canda

      • United Kingdom

      • Mexico

      • Ireland

  • Socialism

    • a political and economic system where most valuable property is owned by the state and nobody owns everything. The idea that everybody has all the same stuff and there are no rich or poor people.

    • Examples

      • China

      • Cuba

      • Laos

      • Vietnam

      • Soviet Union

  • Oligarchy

    • means the rule of a few people who are richer and more powerful than the others

    • Examples

      • Russia

      • India

      • United States  

      • Britain

      • China

  • Mixed Economy

    • It’s partly run by the public people who run independent companies and some is manages by government organizations controlled by the states. Mix between Solicism and Capitalism

    • Examples

      • United Kingdom

      • Cuba

      • United States  

      • France

      • Russia

  • gave my presentation

Tuesday-

  • talked about failed states

Wednesday-

  • went over South America map

  • Fragile State

    • talked about the best and worst countries to be in

      • South Sudan is the worst

      • Finland is the best

    • read article about why some states failed

    • Reasons why

      • forced labor

      • tilting the playing field

      • big men get greedy

      • Elite blocked advances in technology

      • No law and order

      • a weak central government

      • bad public services

      • Political exploitation

      • fighting over the spoils

      • lack of property rights

Thursday-

  • went over Latin America Map

  • Ukraine

    • speak Ukrainian

    • Capital- Kiev  

    • mainly 77.8% Ukrainian and 17.3% Russian population

    • 7,400 Per capita income  

    • population- 44 million

    • government type: Republic

    • the territory was ruled by variety of powers, including Lithuania, Poland, The Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary, and Russia

    • During WWI(1914-1918), part of Ukraine fought on Austria Hungary’s side while others fought on the Russian Side

    • After WWI, Ukraine became part of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics (Soviet Union) in 1922

    • Ukraine became independent in 1991 after the fall of the Soviet Union and communism in eastern Europe

    • has had numerous issues with Russia ever since

  • Qatar- $102,100 Per capita income

    • highest per capita in the world
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