CI.15 Compare and contrast current economic issues, such as wealth disparity, trade imbalances, developed and developing nations, and over-consumption. E, P

What am I learning today?

How economic issues impact you and the world.

Why am I learning this?

To understand how economic actions impact your life.

How will I know I learned this?

When you have an understanding of how economic events and actions impact your life.

1. Trends in income and wealth inequality

25 richest families in the world are worth more than $1 trillion

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jan/21/world-26-richest-people-own-as-much-as-poorest-50-per-cent-oxfam-report

https://www.cbpp.org/research/poverty-and-inequality/a-guide-to-statistics-on-historical-trends-in-income-inequality

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Contemporary Issues – Lesson 17 – CI16

CI.16 Discuss the evolving role of the U.S. in international affairs. P What am I learning today? America’s Involvement in the world’s affairs Why am I learning this? Have an

Contemporary Issues Lesson 18 – CI.17

CI.17 Analyze the political implications of terrorism for American public policy. C, P What am I learning today? 9/11 Changed America – we are going to research how it changed

Contemporary Issues – Lesson 11 – CI.10

CI.10 Describe the relationship and causal factors between historic events and contemporary issues (e.g., 2011 Japanese earthquake, Chernobyl, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Great Chicago Fire, world epidemics). C, H What am