Contemporary Issues – Lesson 9 – CI.08

CI.08 Analyze how causal factors (e.g., cultural differences, boundary disputes, imperialism, and religious conflicts) fostered past and current conflicts. C, G, H, P

What am I learning today?

How differences between peoples can create resentment and hate

Why am I learning this?

When you see the world’s events, you need to know where those events are happening and why.

How will I know I learned this?

When you have an understanding of what is happening in the world around you, where it is happening, why it is happening and how it may impact you.

The Holocaust

Lemkin’s Law

Current Events

US reportedly plans diplomatic boycott of China’s Winter Olympics

Olympics sponsors caught between U.S. and China

Cultural Differences

Boundary Disputes – Look for a Pattern – Starts with the Berlin Conference

The Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 | Africa’s Great Civilizations

Imperialism

Religious Conflicts

India, Myanmar, China, Syria, Rwanda

Sesame and the IRC join forces to help Syrian refugee children

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