Middle east by Nalani Lee https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en en-us 2018-05-16 10:59:56 UTC 2018-05-16 11:19:19 UTC hello@padlet.com Mandates in the Middle East• Established by the League of Nations• Granted independence after WorldWar II• Resulted in Middle East conflictscreated by religious differencesFrench mandates in the Middle East• Syria• LebanonBritish mandates in the Middle East• Jordan (originally Transjordan)• Palestine (a part became independentas the State of Israel) nalani1025 https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261164093 2018-05-16 11:06:14 UTC https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261164093 Golda Meir• Prime Minister of Israel• After initial setbacks, led Israel tovictory in Yom Kippur War• Sought support of United StatesGamal Abdul Nasser• President of Egypt• Nationalized Suez Canal• Established relationship with SovietUnion• Built Aswan High Dam nalani1025 https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261164156 2018-05-16 11:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261164156 Migrations of refugees and others• Refugees as an issue in internationalconflicts• Migrations of “guest workers” toEuropean citiesEthnic and religious conflicts• Middle East• Northern Ireland• Balkans• Horn of Africa• South Asia nalani1025 https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261164283 2018-05-16 11:07:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261164283 Impact of new technologies• Widespread but unequal access tocomputers and instantaneouscommunications• Genetic engineering and bioethics nalani1025 https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261164367 2018-05-16 11:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261164367 Contrasts between developed and developingnations• Geographic locations of major developed anddeveloping countries• Economic conditions• Social conditions (literacy, access to health care)• Population size and rate of growth nalani1025 https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261164432 2018-05-16 11:07:33 UTC https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261164432 Factors affecting environment and society• Economic development• Rapid population growthEnvironmental challenges• Pollution• Loss of habitat• Global climate changeSocial challenges• Poverty• Poor health• Illiteracy• Famine• Migration nalani1025 https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261165016 2018-05-16 11:09:59 UTC https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261165016 Relationship between economic and politicalfreedom• Free market economies produce rising standardsof living and an expanding middle class, whichproduces growing demands for politicalfreedoms and individual rights. Recent examplesinclude Taiwan and South Korea. nalani1025 https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261165063 2018-05-16 11:10:14 UTC https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261165063 Economic interdependence• Role of rapid transportation,communication, and computernetworks• Rise and influence of multinationalcorporations• Changing role of internationalboundaries• Regional integration, e.g., EuropeanUnion• Trade agreements, e.g., NorthAmerican Free Trade Agreement(NAFTA), World TradeOrganization (WTO)• International organizations, e.g.,United Nations (UN), InternationalMonetary Fund (IMF) nalani1025 https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261165112 2018-05-16 11:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261165112 Examples of international terrorism• Munich Olympics• Terrorist attacks in the United States(e.g., 9/11/2001) motivated byextremism (Osama bin Laden).• Car bombings• Suicide bombers• Airline hijackers nalani1025 https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261165173 2018-05-16 11:10:44 UTC https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261165173 Governmental responses to terroristactivities• Surveillance• Review of privacy rights• Security at ports and airports• Identification badges and photos nalani1025 https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261165215 2018-05-16 11:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261165215 nalani1025 https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261165426 2018-05-16 11:11:50 UTC https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261165426 OPEC nalani1025 https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261165882 Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is an intergovernmental organization of 14 nations as of February 2018, founded in 1960 in Baghdad by the first five members, and headquartered since 1965 in Vienna, Austria]]> 2018-05-16 11:13:41 UTC https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261165882 IMF nalani1025 https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261166134 The International Monetary Fund is an international organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of "189 countries working to foster global monetary cooperation,

]]> 2018-05-16 11:14:46 UTC https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261166134 NAFTA nalani1025 https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261166967 The North American Free Trade Agreement is an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America. The agreement came into force on January 1, 1994.]]> 2018-05-16 11:18:15 UTC https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261166967 PLO nalani1025 https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261167057 The Palestine Liberation Organization is an organization founded in 1964 with the purpose of the "liberation of Palestine" through armed struggle, with much of its violence aimed at Israeli civilians.]]> 2018-05-16 11:18:41 UTC https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261167057 WTO nalani1025 https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261167172 The World Trade Organization is an intergovernmental organization that regulates international trade.]]> 2018-05-16 11:19:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nalani1025/dba7tvh1k9en/wish/261167172