We continued talking about the African countries. We worked for the rest of the hour. Semester test tomorrow.
1. Describe the main political and economic systems in the world.(10 points)
Capitalism/Socialism
Dictatorship
Democracy-Direct/Representative
Communism-Practice/Theory
Monarchy- Constitutional/Absolute
Anarchy
2. What are the major divisions between Democrats and Republicans in the US?(20 points)
3. What were the results of the 2012 Presidential election? What caused President Obama to win?(20 Points)
4. What are the major social issues facing the world due to overpopulation, poverty and inequality?(20 points)
5. What major issues have specific areas in Africa had in the last thirty years(that we discussed in class)?(20 points)
Semester Test Blog(10 points)
Uganda- Great Britain ruled Uganda from 1885-1962. They got their independence in 1962. 800,000 people were killed in 1971. The Lord's Resistance Army led by Joseph Kony. Kony wanted to control Uganda, and lead it by the 10 Commandments. The LRA attacks villages and takes the children, who they train to be soldiers. They have been accused of killing, kidnapping, mutilation, child sex slavery, and having child soldiers.
Syria- Turkey controlled Syria from 1516-1918. Turkey controlled many countries then. France controlled Syria from 1918-1946. Syria got independence in 1946. From 1946-1971, Syria had a very unstable government. In 1971, President Al-Assad came to power. In 2000, Al-Assad's son, Bashar Al-Assad became president. In 2011, there were protests against the government. It turned into a civil war which is still going on today. 40,000-50,000 people have been killed. 2 cease fires have failed. Yesterday, the Vice President of Syria called for a "Historic Settlement," a National Unity Government.
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