Task: Using Google Slides teach the class about a modern crisis. Be sure to answer the following questions:
You will work in groups of 3.
This presentation should last 20-25 minutes.
As you structure your presentation please follow this agenda:
Verbal
Slides
Group Lead Discussion
*When you’re done your group will reflect on the discussion and whether the class understood: why the crisis is happening/the impact it has had on those that live in that country or region/what should be done about it. You will each write a paragraph summarizing three things your group could do differently to improve your presentation.
Topic Options:
*You must use three books/online journals (not including your text book)
You must provide the teacher with your discussion questions a week before your presentation. You must also write out the answers you're hoping to get.
Goals:
Suggested Steps:
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Israel/Palestine Conflict (Zionism, West Bank, Jerusalem, Gaza, PLO, Hamas, 1 state/2 state solutions)
Cuba (Fidel Castro, Communism, and the Bay of Pigs)
Iran (Shiite, Sunni, The Shah, Ayatollah Khomeni, Iraq-Iran War)
Guatemala (Jacobo Arbenz)
Al Qaeda (Soviet Afghan War, rise of the Mujahadeen, Osama Bin Laden, Saudi Arabia)
Egypt (Suez Crisis, Six Day War, Yom Kippur War, Revolution of 2011)
Iraq (Iraq-Iran War, Rise of Sadaam Hussein, Gulf War, Operation Iraqi Freedom)
Syria Refugee Crisis (Bashar al-Assad, Arab Spring, Refugees)
ISIS/ISIL (U.S. Invasion of Iraq 2003, 2007 Surge, Arab Spring)
Cold War