Imperialism Videos: Middle east
Imperialism in the Middle East Worksheet/Exit Slip
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Syria: VideoSyria's war: Who is fighting and why
Watch how the Syrian civil war became the mess it is today. -VOX Palestine/Israel: VideoThe Israel-Palestine conflict: a brief, simple historyThe conflict is really only 100 years old.
-VOX Iran/Saudi Arabia: VideoThe Middle East's cold war, explained
Watch how two feuding countries are tearing apart the Middle East. -VOX |
Syria: ArticlePalestine/Israel: ArticleThe Israeli-Palestinian conflict: What you need to know
Read the overview of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. -CNN IRAN/SAUDI ARABIA: ArticleSaudi Arabia Charges Iran With ‘Act of War,’ Raising Threat of Military Clash
Read about the current conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran. -NY Times |
IMPERIALISM VIDEOS: Africa
Imperialism in the Middle East PowerPoint & Vocabulary
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African Colonialism: VideoEuropean colonization of Africa : Every Year
Watch the colonization of Africa from the first Portuguese settlement in 1415 to the last British colony of South Rhodesia in 1980. (Only European powers are shown) -Khey Pard African ProfilesFamous African people
A list of famous African people who made a significant contribution to the world. -Biography African profiles7 Underrated African Heroes You Should Know AboutHere are some names that are often overlooked but where instrumental in the fight for the liberation of the African continent.
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Africa Rising Music VideoWe are one Africa. Song: Davido, Tiwa Savage, Sarkodie, Lola Rae, - Africa Rising
We are one Africa. -IVOIRTV NET African ProfilesColonialism of Africa: ArticleColonialism of Africa: Article"Expansion was Everything": Europe's Colonization of Africa
Read about why Africa was divided between European powers. -Newsela |
South America Issues Links: http://onlinelibrary.uen.org/
Drug TraffickingDrug Trafficking
This is an overview about drug trafficking in South America. -Global Issues in Context Online Collection, 2016Updated: August 31, 2017 From Global Issues in Context Mexico's Drug WarsMexico's Drug Wars
Overview and background information about Mexico's drug wars. -Global Issues in Context Online Collection, 2016 From Global Issues in Context Latin AmericaLatin America Overview
"It is not possible to make accurate generalizations about an area as large and diverse as Latin America. There are many different kinds of Latin Americans. This overview provides some background on family life in the Hispanic world, drawing mainly on the research done in a few key countries such as Mexico and Colombia, and with special focus on how the struggle for economic survival affects that life." -International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family, 2003 From Global Issues in Context Brazil: Amazon Rain Forest Destruction and Reforestation PoliciesAmazon Rainforest
"Since 1970, the process of clearing trees in order to convert land to non-forest use, known as deforestation, has decreased the size of Brazil's rain forest by about 18 percent—an area the size of France." -From Global Issues in Context ProMass Legalization for Unauthorized Immigrants Is a Bad IdeaThe Benefits of Unauthorized Immigration
"Despite reports to the contrary, immigrants are a net positive for the economy and pay more into the system than they take out. Legal immigrants will expand the gross domestic product (GDP) and add to the tax base. Such economic contributions will help keep Social Security solvent. Studies that purport to show that immigrants are a drain on the economy contain faulty research methods." -Global Issues in Context Online Collection |
Imperialism in the South America Exit Slip
FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia)FARC
Overview and background information about the military group of the Colombian Communist Party. -Global Issues in Context Online Collection, 2016 From Global Issues in Context Venezuela's Hugo Chávez's Influence in the AmericasHugo Chavez Influence
Overview and background of the South American leader, Hugo Chavez. -Global Issues in Context Online Collection, 2016 From Global Issues in Context Bolivarian Alliance for the AmericasBolivian Alliance for the Americas
"The Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) is a cooperation between Latin American countries and several Caribbean island nations focused on eliminating poverty, protecting agriculture, improving health care and food quality, and establishing a platform for developed countries to negotiate trade agreements." -Global Issues in Context Online Collection CONLegalization of Unauthorized Immigrants Would Benefit the US EconomyThe Disadvantages of Unauthorized Immigration
"The push to grant legal status to unauthorized immigrants is about politics and money, with politicians and corporations pushing the issue, for different reasons. In reality, mass legalization will hurt the United States, is bad for US workers, exacerbates fiscal problems, fuels overpopulation and environmental degradation, and would overwhelm federal immigration workers. In addition, it will simply create the same problem down the road." -From Global Issues in Context |