Oligarchy-
A small group of rich people that are more powerful than the rest of the people
Examples:
Russia- since the 1400s
India- ruled by a small circle of wealthy people
United States- not one person ruling the country
Great Britain- the poor get poorer and the rich get richer
China- one day a week all of China's leader to determine how the country is run
Mixed Economy-
It is a mixture of socialism and capitalism and different areas of the country might vary between socialism or capitalism
Examples:
United Kingdom- mostly run by market
Cuba- turning to mixed economy
US- free markets and state intervention
France- trying to privatize more industries
Russia- state ownership in strategic area
Practice of Communism-
Everything is controlled and ran by the government
People don't have as many freedoms
5 remaining Communist Countries
China- Mao Zedong
Laos- Kaison Phomvihan
Cuba- Fidel Castro
North Korea- Kim Jong Un
Soviet Union- Lenin started communism and it spread it across the world
Theory of Communism-
Every business is owned by the public
There are no social classes, everyone is equal
No examples
ISIS comes to Libya
Libya killed their leader and went into a stage of anarchy
ISIS has now entered Africa
ISIS has set of shop in Libya
Northern Africa is more like the Middle East
Pres. Obama wants to send more advisor troops to train other arab troops
Brian Williams-
Suspended for 6 months without pay
Fragile States-
South Sudan is the #1 on the fragile states list
It has beaten Somalia by .3%
Examples
#1 South Sudan
#2 Somali
#3 Central African Republic
#4 Congo
#5 Sudan
Sudanese Soldiers Raped More than 200 girls-
Denmark Terror Attack-
Man killed two people in Copenhagen, Denmark
Pledged his killings to the leader of ISIS
Was killed by police in a shootout
Reasons for shooting was the disrespect to the Prophet Muhammad
Reasons States Fail
Lack of Property Rights - North Korea
Forced Labor - Uzbekistan
A Tilted Playing Field - South Africa
Big Men Get Greedy - Egypt
Monopoly- being the only thing, no competition
Elites Block New Technologies - Austria and Russia
Keeps people from making profit and gaining knowledge
No law and order - Somalia
caused by force of law
A weak central government - Colombia
Bad public services - Peru
Political exploitation - Bolivia
Fighting over the spoils - Sierra Leone
Ukraine-
Capital - Kiev
Population 44 million
Official Language - Ukrainian
Government Type - Republic
Ethnic Groups - 77.8% Ukrainian, 17.3% Russia
Per Capita Income - $7,400
Has been controlled by many countries
Ukraine's people split up and fought for different side in WWI
After WWI Ukraine became part of the Soviet Union
Ukraine gained independence after the fall of the Soviet Union
Has had issues with Russia since the fall
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