Bonus Questions Since March 2nd, five package bombs have exploded in what hip US city? Andrew McCabe was fired two days before his planned pension-cashing retirement from what government agency? We all briefly learned what a Chesapeake Bay retriever is, thanks to the first-ever NCAA tournament win by what 16-seed team? After the poisoning of a double agent, there’s all kinds of diplomat-expulsion going on between Russia and what European power? An ill-placed domestic violence joke annoyed Rhianna and her fans, leading to an estimated $800 million loss for what social-media app?

Rock > Scissors Paper > Rock Scissors > Paper Rock, Paper, Scissors! Rock > Scissors Paper > Rock Scissors > Paper

Rock, Paper, Scissors! DO NOT EAT YOUR CANDY. You will play R/P/S with the person across from you, whoever wins gets one piece of candy from the loser. After each round, we will rotate so that you will compete against a different person each round. Once you are out of candy, you must sit down at your desk.

Debrief Do you think this game was fair? Why or why not? Losers: What can you do to make the game more fair? Is there anything that Mrs. Pool could do to make the game more fair? Should she do this?

First off: What does the candy represent? What did I represent?

First off: What does the candy represent? What did I represent? Money! Wealth! What did I represent? The government!

Three economic forms: CAPITALISM V. SOCIALISM V. COMMUNISM THE REAL WORLD THE GAME CAPITALISM Private ownership of industry Freedom of competition Results in unequal economic classes CAPITALISM Y’all started with random amounts of starburst You played rock, paper, scissors Some students succeeded; most lost CLASS STRUGGLE  the working class will rebel against the upper class CLASS STRUGGLE  those without candy were jealous, and to make it fair, I divided the candy

Three economic forms: CAPITALISM V. SOCIALISM V. COMMUNISM THE REAL WORLD THE GAME SOCIALISM Government ownership of certain industries Goal = economic equality Aims for a classless society A society without a big wealth gap SOCIALISM I collected your Starburst I redistributed tokens evenly Everyone has the same amount

Three economic forms: CAPITALISM V. SOCIALISM V. COMMUNISM THE REAL WORLD THE GAME COMMUNISM In a perfect world, everyone shared all of the Starburst completely evenly Government has almost all control over everything COMMUNISM Goal of classless society achieved No government needed… In theory…

Debrief questions:

What are the differences between capitalism and socialism?

What are the differences between socialism and communism?

Why do you think socialism/ communism are often associated with revolution?

Do you think people would be happier under socialism/ communism instead of capitalism? Why or why not?

NOW, IN THE US: In the late 1800s and early 1900s, what people were for socialism in the united states?

NOW, IN THE US: why would people be open to socialist policies after the Great Depression?

Exit ticket: Respond to the two following quotes Tony Benn said: “Socialism is the flame of anger against injustice and the flame of hope that you can build a better world.” Do you agree? Winston Churchill said: “Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy. Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.” What is he saying and do you agree?