Daily Agenda 1)Self-Grade Poster 2)Religions Quiz 3)Current Protests in North Africa and Middle East HW: Venn Diagram atch?v=FYnV0a4zdBU

Self-Grade Poster  Please flip-over the Religion poster project sheet and complete the grading rubric.  Remember to be honest with yourself and what you contributed.

Group Quiz  Now, using your poster, brain, and group members, please take 15 minutes to complete the quiz.  Please put your initials next to the questions YOU answered.  When done, please turn in your poster and quiz sheet.

Arab Revolt article questions 1)Why are the majority of the protests throughout Northern Africa and the Middle East taking place? 2)Which two countries have already overthrown their leaders? 3)What are the remaining country’s leaders now doing? Provide examples. 4)Why are the protests and revolts in Libya critical to the protest movement across the region?

1) Why are the majority of the protests throughout Northern Africa and the Middle East taking place?

2) Which two countries have already overthrown their leaders?

3) What are the remaining country’s leaders now doing? Provide examples.

4) Why are the protests and revolts in Libya critical to the protest movement across the region?

Background to Current Protests…  Current conflicts: -Roots began with collapse of Ottoman Empire around WWI ( ). -British and French wanted control of the region for their colonies.

British Empire (Light Red)  Vital link with India for trade went through the Middle East

Protect the Oil!  During WWI, British Navy switches from coal to oil- burning ships…where’s the oil again?

Post WWI Independence  Britain granted independence to a number of her colonies in the 1920’s and 1930’s.  But, with a great demand for oil, how could Britain make sure these new countries listened?

British answer?  Set-up governments who have: 1) Leaders willing to sell oil. 2) Leaders who are in complete control of their people (authoritarian rule).

Results of British colonialism 1)Strong, militaristic leaders. 2)Large populations of people with little resources. 3)Religious/ ethnically divided countries.

Dysfunctional region