1. Contemporary World Problems Essential Questions: 1)What are the roots of world problems? 2)What are potential solutions for these problems?

2. Vocabulary Discrimination Apartheid Welfare State Consumer Society Women’s Liberation Post Modernism Popular Culture Pandemic NGO Globalization Sub-Prime Investment

3. Social Movements During Cold War Civil Rights – Slavery and segregation – WW 2 / economic success – MLK 1964 Civil Rights Act – 1968 MLK is assassinated / Riots Social Unrest Legacies – End to official segregation – Major inequalities including current protests over police violence

4. Women’s Liberation Movement World War II women entered the workforce Baby boom birthrates in the 1950’s Birthrates fall in 1960’s = changing roles Equal pay act of 1963 1973 Controversial Roe vs. Wade Currently women earn $.78 for equal men’s job

5. Consumer Society Workers in farming / industry reduced White collar jobs increased Higher paid workers could now afford more products such as… – TV – Washing machines – Stereos – machines

6. Post Modern Art Movements Dada – Used paradox to point out art in everyday objects – Marcel Duchamp’s 1917 “Urinal” as art

7. Abstract Expressionism Process of making art is just as important as the art itself Jackson Pollock revolutionized the concept of art #5 from 1948

8. Pop Art Both celebrates and critiques consumerism Breaks down the barrier between art and pop culture Andy Warhol is most famous example with Campbell Soup Can and Portraits of famous people

9. Current Issues of Africa Government Corruption Poverty Disease Violence

10. Phases of African History Great Civilizations / Tribalism Slavery Colonization Post Colonization – People working to govern themselves – Pan-Africanism

11. Apartheid in South Africa Definition – System of government enforced segregation from 1948-1994 4 racial groups identified and given different rights Black Africans stripped of rights – Voting – Education – Citizenship – Movement

12. End of Apartheid 1960 Activism by ANC and PAC (Groups for equal rights) Sharpeville Massacre (69 people killed by police during protests) ANC and PAC declared illegal and leaders arrested Nelson Mandela in prison 1962- 1990 (Robben Island)

13. South Africa Today… Nelson Mandela President from 1994- 1999 Today, Black Africans have controlled government with some success Economically divided country

14. Rwandan Genocide Background (Before) 1. 2. During – 1. – 2. After – 1. – 2.

15. Roots of Middle Eastern Violence Definition of terrorism: Causes: 1) 2) 3)

16. Acts of Terrorism Long history going back 2000 years 1972 attack on Israeli athletes at Munich Olympics Irish Republican Army Al Qaeda and Sep. 11, 2001 attack

17. Origins of Hatred #1 Palestinian / Israeli Conflict 1947 U.N. mandate created an Arab and Jewish state Israel expanded territory through successful military campaigns PLO radicalized and started intifada U.S. supported Israel

18. #2 U.S. Involvement in Arab Countries U.S. CIA involved in overthrow of Iran’s leader Mohammed Mossedeq U.S. supports Shah and modernization / westernization of Iran Shah is overthrown in 1979 by Islamic Fundamentalist Ayatollah Khomeini Iran seizes 52 American hostages

19. #3 Polarization between Western Society and Islamic Fundamentalism Textbook pg. 395-396 Islamic Fundamentalism 1) 2) 3) Western Culture (America) 1) 2) 3)

20. ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq / Syria) Goal is to form historical caliphate (nation) under Islamic Sharia law Military success in the power vacuum of the Iraq War and Syrian Civil War Notoriously uses social media to recruit and spread propaganda Human rights abuses against women / prisoners