Final Exam Essay Question

The essay question for the exam is as follows:

“In periods D and E, the United States made both friends and enemies in the Non-Western World.” Discuss this claim in relation to the Middle East, and two of the following: Japan, China, Cuba, and Vietnam. (Keep in mind that the US in some ways encouraged independence and in other ways practiced imperialism.)

Good luck!

Mexico-US Homework

For tomorrow (Wednesday, 5.25), read the article on Mexico's drug war by the Council on Foreign Relations.

http://www.cfr.org/mexico/mexicos-drug-war/p13689

Take a page of notes for discussion tomorrow.

Then choose any article, audio or video clip from this link:

http://www.cfr.org/region/mexico/ri242

and take a page of notes as well.

Remember to choose something of appropriate length- some of the audio is too long, some of the articles, too. The blog posts are a good choice.

Homework for Monday, May 2

Image via WikipediaClick here for the reading and questions. Answer the questions as you would for a normal homework assignment (complete sentences), but note that there are less questions that will require longer answers.

Tiananmen Square Videos

This first video is on Tiananmen Square- Watch the first 5 minutes for sure, any more if you like.



The second video shows how little today's Chinese know about what really happened.



I also encourage you to search for "Tiananmen Square" on YouTube and view some of the other footage.

Something for your spring break

SPEECHES TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY

All speeches must be turned in tomorrow at class time. Everyone should be prepared to speak. You can check the board in our classroom for the order of speeches. I reserve the right to alter the order based on attendance or other concerns. 

Some of you still have not "shared" your noodlebib note cards with me online. This must be done by tomorrow unless I spoke with you about printing them instead. The assignment drop box is "Middle East Peace Speeches." If you also check the box to share your paper with me, you must write your paper using GoogleDocs. 

Email with any questions.

Middle East Peace Project Deadlines

Due Date           HW

2/25 Friday       5 Sources found, entered into Noodlebib

2/28 Monday    Have notecards completed

3/1 Tuesday      All speeches due, first round performed

3/2 Wednesday Second round of speeches

Middle East Peace Project

Use this document to help with your research.

Videos on the Ottoman Empire

For Wednesday, watch the following three videos on the Ottoman Empire. It is really one video cut into three parts. For homework, you should take approximately one page of notes total on what you watch. If you have questions or problems, please email.

Calendar Adjustment **NOTE**

Image via WikipediaNote: The First Middle East Test, originally scheduled for Friday, January 14th, has been moved to Monday, January 17th. As a result, homework #11 on the Ottoman Empire is due on the 14th, and you will be responsible for some Ottoman items on the test.

Related articles

• Armenian-Americans sue Turkey over land claims (seattletimes.nwsource.com)

Middle East Peace

Image via WikipediaTake a minute to read this important story about Coptic Christians and Muslims in Egypt-- one that you will probably not see in major American news outlets. Click here.

Related articles

• "Muslims Serve as Human Shields for Coptic Christians" and related posts (merecomments.typepad.com)
• Egypt recalls Vatican ambassador (bbc.co.uk)

Video on Middle Eastern Empires