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All major current events taking place in the
world today
› Natural Resources
 Oil
 Water
 food
› War
 Iraq
 Afghanistan
 Egypt?
› Governments
 North Korea
 Iran
› Nuclear Weapons
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Binder
› Daily current event entries
› Warm-ups, notes, activities, SS Fair,
Quizzes and Tests
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Classwork
› activities
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Participation
› Discussion/ PowerPoints
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Quizzes/ Assessments
Books
› The Lone Survivor
› The World is Flat
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Documentaries/Movies
SS Fair
› Paper
› Creative Display
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January 17, 2011
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› 50 year-old man sets
› White House warns Cairo
himself on fire to
copycat suicide of a
Tunisian in December.
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January 24, 2011
› Opposition Leader
to avoid violence
› EU calls on Egypt to
respect the right to protest
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January 25, 2011
› Anti-government
demonstrations begin in
streets of Egypt
January 28, 2011
› Internet goes down
› President Mubarak
Mohamed ElBaradei
says Egypt should follow
Tunisia's example
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January 27, 2011
imposes dusk-to-dawn
curfew
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January 29,2011
› Mubarak promises
resignation of government
› Omar Suleiman sworn in as
vice president
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Yemen’s “Day of Rage”
› Protests against
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Prime Minister
apologizes
› Last night army
involved in violence
against protesters
› 3 dead from barrage
of automatic gunfire
› Tuesday night Mubarak
refused to step down
 Wants to serve out
remaining seven months
of term
President Ali Abdullah
Saleh’s offer to step
down in 2013
› Yemen is key ally to
Washington against al
Qaeda
› Yemen on brink of
failure
 Threat of al Qaeda and
Shi’ite rebels
› Instability presents
serious political and
security risks for Gulf
states
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Economy
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› Oil prices
› U.S. relies on Egypt to
cooperate on important
issues
 Already topped $100 this
week
› Shipping insurance
 Assisting American military
logistical and supply
operations in the Middle
East
 Counterterrorism
 Arab-Israeli peace
 Drives up price of oil and
gas and other imports
› Suez Canal
 Choke point between
Mediterranean and Middle
East
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Military
› Most likely won’t interfere
› Coordination with
Egyptian army
U.S. role in Middle East
Policy in Iran? Iraq?
› Muslim Brotherhood a
threat
 Supported by Iran
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Political fallout?
› Obama on the line
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What will happen when oil runs out?
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Notes
› You get a grade for taking notes on
documentaries
› Remember ANYTHING is fair game for quizzes