Warm Up

What is a good way to get a rule changed

that you don’t like?
Agenda
 Notes/PowerPoint
 WebQuest
Decolonization
The struggle for self rule
 Africa
 A. Many African
nations were ruled by a
dictator once they
became free of colonial
rule
 B. In the Internet Age,
more and more Africans
learned about freedom
and democracy and
many desired a change
Africa
 1. In the North African
nation of Tunisia,
citizens successfully
staged a revolution and
overthrew their dictator
 2. Tunisia created a
democracy in place of
their dictator
 Africa
 C. This was the beginning of a
movement known as the Arab
Spring
 1. Arab Spring: a set of
revolutions in Africa and the
Middle East which, in many
cases, led to new forms of
Formerly
governments for those areas alive
 2. Egypt and Libya are two other Libyan
dictator
African nations who also Moammar
overthrew their dictators Ghadhafi
 Arab Spring
 http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/empire/2011/04/2011421104111964650.html

 What were some problems in North Africa and the

Middle East before the Arab Spring?
 How would you describe most of the people
protesting in the Arab Spring?
 Why were most of the protestors young?
 What are some results of the Arab Spring?
 What does the Arab Spring have in common with
other revolutions we’ve talked about?
 Asia
 A. India
 1. During WWI, the
British promised to give
more self rule to India in
return for their help and
service
 a. However, Britain did not
honor their promise and in
1919, killed 400 Indians
who were peacefully
protesting
Asia
 2. This massacre helped to unite
Indians in their struggle for
independence
 3. They looked to Mohandas
Gandhi to lead the struggle
 a. Mohandas Gandhi: Indian
leader who used the practice of
civil disobedience, which helped
India receive its independence
 Gandhi
 http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/BBE162C3-21CE-4F61-ACE3-9B30CF4BD413

 Did Gandhi like the caste system? How do you

know?
 What is civil disobedience?
 What was the main objective of Mohandas
Gandhi’s nonviolent civil disobedience?
 When was that objective achieved?
 Why was the nation of Pakistan created?
 What did Gandhi mean when he said “We must be
the change we wish to see”?
 Asia
 Who is this a
picture of?
 What did she
do?
 Why did she
do it?
 Did she break
the law?
 Do you think
she should
have been
 Asia
 b. Civil Disobedience:
peacefully refusing to obey
unjust laws
 4. Gandhi and many of his
followers were arrested for
breaking these rules, but
because so many Indians
supported him, the British
were forced to hand more Gandhi’s Salt March
power over to the Indians
Asia

 5. Since WWII severely

strained Britain’s economy
and military, they were
forced to allow Indians to
rule their own country in
1947
 Asia
 6. Hindu people wanted
an all-Hindu state and
Muslims wanted a
separate state
 7. Eventually, Pakistan
was formed as a separate
Muslim state
 a. Today, both nations
still are in a feud over a
territory called Kashmir
 Classwork
Classwork
 Warm Up
You have lived for years without a home. Today,
the government offers to kick a family out of their
house and let you move in. Would you do it? Why
or why not?
Agenda
 Notes/PowerPoint
 Start on project
 Exit Quiz
 Asia
 B. The Middle East
 1. After the fall of the
Ottoman Empire following
WWI, its lands were split
between European powers
 2. During WWI, since Arabs
helped the allies against the
Central Powers, they were
led to believe that their
reward would be
independence
Asia
 3. However, because of
the value of oil in this
region, European nations
such as Britain and France
held their power over the
Middle East
 4. Those living in the
Middle East felt betrayed
by western (European and
American) powers and
were willing to fight for
self rule
 Asia
 5. One of the largest sources of conflict today in the
Middle East comes from the Balfour Declaration
 a. Balfour Declaration: British document encouraging
Jews to move to Palestine and set up a nation of their own
 b. Thousands of Jews from Europe moved to the area they
believed God promised them (called Israel) because of
discrimination in Europe in places like Germany and
Russia between 1920 and 1940
 c. This would lead to armed conflict between Jews and
Muslims in Palestine
 Israel
 http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/9AC2B73C-3B96-499A-A9F2-DE043B3DA48E

 Who helped create the nation of Israel?

 Why do you think they did that?
 What kinds of problems did Israel face?
 Why were many of Israel’s neighbors hostile
towards them?
 How would you feel if you were a Palestinian?
 How would you feel if you were a Jew trying to
live in Israel?
 Asia
 d. After the Holocaust, most of the
world felt sympathy for the Jewish
people
 e. In 1948, the United Nations
created a plan that split Palestine into
a Jewish section and an Arab section
 f. While Jews praised the move,
Muslims felt as if their land had been
robbed from them
 Which side do you agree with?
 Asia
 g. Several wars have
been fought between
Israel and surrounding
Arab states, all being won
by Israel
 h. This has led to the
formation of terrorist
groups like the PLO,
Hezzbollah, and Hamas,
Hamas leader in a video
whose goal is to destroy
Israel
 Asia
 6. Many other terrorist
groups opposed to the west
exist today. Some reasons
are:
 a. Fundamentalism: the
strict following of the
Quran and the belief of
harsh punishment for those
who violate its rules
 Asia
 b. The history of
Western colonial
domination
 c. Broken promises
from Western nations
 d. The creation of Israel
Asia
 7. One major terrorist
Islamic group is al Qaeda
 a. al Qaeda: Terrorist
organization which is
responsible for the 9/11
attacks
 b. Osama bin Laden:
former leader of al Qaeda
who masterminded the 9/11
attacks
 Asia
 8. al Qaeda had also
attacked U.S. interests in
Africa and elsewhere in the
Middle East
 9. After the 9/11 attacks,
the United States attacked
Afghanistan, who was run
by a group called the
Taliban
 a. Taliban: group of
Islamists who supported
and protected al Qaeda
Asia
Asia
 10. While many Middle
Eastern nations adopted
secular Western style
governments, some nations
chose Islamist leaders
 What does secular mean?
 a. Islamists: People who
believe government laws
should be based on those in the
Qur'an
 What would this type of
government be called?
 Project

Log onto my website

and click on Terrorism
Project then Directions
 Warm Up
 1. In your OWN WORDS, define terrorism
 2. Do you think terrorism is an effective way of
achieving a goal? Why or why not?

Agenda
 Quick notes (4 slides)
 Finish Project
 DUE AT THE END OF CLASS!!!
Asia
 11. One example of
this is Iran, where a
secular leader who
was supported by
Western nations was
overthrown and
replaced by an Islamic
fundamentalist,
Ayatollah Khomeini
Asia
 a. In response to this
revolt, Iranians supporting
the Ayatollah stormed the
US embassy and held 52
Americans hostage for
over 14 months
 b. This was the first
international act of
terrorism against the
United States
Asia
 12. Like in Africa, with
the popularity of the
internet and social
networking, Arab citizens
began to fight for secular,
democratic governments
 a. Most nations in the
Middle East played a part
in the Arab Spring
 Asia
 c. The nation of
Syria is now
involved in a civil
war between
supporters of the
dictator and those
who want a
different
government
 Syrian Revolution
 http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2013/01/02/w
alsh-syria-reporter-notebook.cnn
 Warm Up
 In your opinion, what is the best way
to create world peace?

Agenda
 Quick notes (6 slides)
 Internet Activity
 Exit Quiz
III. The United Nations
 A. Following WWII
(1945), representatives
from 50 nations met to
create the United
Nations (U.N.)
 B. One of the main
goals of the United
Nations was to keep
peace around the world
 III. The United Nations
 C. The U.N. also takes
on other world problems
 1. World Health
Organization: U.N.
group that treats and
prevents the outbreak of
disease around the
world
III. The United Nations
 2. International
Monetary Fund (IMF):
Provides money to
nations who struggle
economically
 Why do you think giving
economic aid is so
important to keeping
peace?
 III. The United Nations
3. The U.N.
also developed a
Declaration of
Human Rights
 III. The United Nations
a. Since this
declaration
defines human
rights, leaders of
nations who
violate them can
be punished