Challenges faced by the Contemporary World

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1 Challenges faced by the Contemporary World Both developed and developing nations face many challenges. These challenges include migrations, ethnic and religious conflicts, and the impact of new technologies.

2 There are two types of nations in this world Those who have and those who are trying to have Developed Developing

3 Contrasts between developed and developing nations Geographic locations of major and developing countries Economic Conditions Social Conditions Literacy Access to Health Care Population size and rate of growth

4 Developed vs Developing Nations Developed-(Think U.S.)

5 Population Growth What areas have high population growth? Low population growth?

6 Life Expectancy What areas have high life expectancy? Low life expectancy?

7 Per Capita GDP Growth What regions have high per capita GDP growth? Low growth?

8 Highest Standard of Living What ten countries have the highest standard of living? Where?

9 Health Care What countries have high access to health care? Low health care?

10 Illiteracy Rates What countries have high illiteracy rates? High literacy rates?

11 not really very funny.

12 Contrasts between developed and developing nations Geographic locations of major and developing countries Economic Conditions Social Conditions Literacy Access to Health Care Population size and rate of growth These contrasts can lead to either compromise or conflict

13 Current Issues in the Modern World Students will be able to identify contemporary political issues, with emphasis on migrations of refugees and others, ethnic and religious conflicts, and the impact of technology, including chemical and biological technologies.

14 Challenges faced by the Contemporary World Migration of Refugees and Guest Workers Religious and Ethnic Conflicts Global Economy Terrorism Impact of Economic Development We will discuss the global economy more in-depth over the next few days Examples of compromise or conflict resulting from contrasts between developed and developing nations

15 Migration of Refugees and Guest Workers What are Guest Workers? Guest Worker someone from a nonindustrialized country who moves to an industrialized country for a paying job Ex. Turks in Germany Migrations of guest workers to European cities Guest workers leads to prejudiced antiimmigration political action

16 Ethnic and Religious conflicts Religious and Ethnic Conflicts Middle East Arab-Israeli Conflict Northern Ireland Protestants vs. Catholics Balkans ethnic cleansing Africa genocide in Rwanda and Sudan Asia genocide in Cambodia, Tamil Tigers Ethnic and religious conflicts lead to terrorism and genocide

17 Balkans former Yugoslavia powder keg Due to ethnic and religious diversity Slobodan Milosevic leader of Bosnia- Herzegovina, on trial for war crimes due to ethnic cleansing of native Croats and Serbs suicide

18 Balkans ethnic cleansing

19 Northern Ireland Catholics (Irish) vs. Protestants (British) Terrorism, mainly car bombings, airplane hijackings Conflict over home rule

20 Who is a Refugee? Refugees: someone who flees from a violent conflict Refugees are an issue in international conflicts why? Example of the refugee crisis: Sudan.

21 Students will be able to analyze the increasing impact of terrorism

22 Terrorism Cause: Inequalities between developed and developing nations cause problems over conflicting social, cultural, and religious beliefs Effect: Terrorism

23 Terrorism Both developed and developing nations of the world have problems that are brought about by inequities in their social, cultural, and economic systems. Some individuals choose to deal with these unequal conditions through the use of terrorist activities. Terrorism is the use of violence and threats to intimidate and coerce for political reasons. A major cause of terrorism is religious extremism. Examples of international terrorism Munich Olympics Terrorist attacks in the United States (e.g., 9/11/2001) motivated by extremism (Osama bin Laden). D795-42C4-9DF3-17D568D7CF9D Car bombings Suicide bombers Airline hijackers

24 Review of Privacy Rights Surveillance Patriot Act in the U.S. suspended the writ of habeas corpus for suspected terrorists Government Response to International Terrorism Airport Security Identification badges and photos