February 16-20

Monday- Went over the South american map

Isis moving into Libya.

Anarchy- where the country falls into anarchy, no true government/ruler

Capitalism/Socialism- Capitalism- A economic/political system that has private ownership or products, citizens own the the goods. Rich/poor gap big.

Countries- USA, Canada, UK, Mexico, Ireland

Socialism- A social and economic system characterized by social ownership of the means of productions and co-operative management. Most valuable property and resources are controlled by the state. Nobody owns anything, everyone owns everything.

Countries- China, Cuba, Laos, Vietnam, Soviet Union(No longer)

Oligarchy 

Oligarchy- A small group of people having control, usually rich

Countries- Russia, India, USA

No countries an official Oligarchy

Mixed Economy- Partly managed by public, some by government.

Countries- UK, Cuba, USA, France, Russia

Communism

A single group controls the state, no freedom.

Countries- North Korea, Cuba, Laos, China, Vietnam

Theory of communism- Everyone is equal peace

Tuesday- Took class quiz over South American map

Brian Williams gets suspended for 6 months.

African soldiers raped more than 200 girls.

10 Reasons Countries Fall/Failed States

Wednesday- Looked over South American map. Read the 10 reasons countries fall  article above.

Thursday- Looked over South American map

Ukraine- 44 million people, official language Ukrainian Republic 77.8% Ukrainian 17.3 Russian Per capita- $7,400

Ruled by many powers, Poland, Lithuania etc. WW1 part of Ukraine fought with Austria-Hungary, the other part fought with Russia.

After 1922, Ukraine became part of the USSR.

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.

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