1. State Competition

2. Bell Work
Make a list of all the resources that you can think of that a country would need to be successful and have a thriving economy. You need a minimum of 8 items.

3. Why States Compete for resources
it all comes down to this Think About It!

4. Pacific Alliances
US-Australia
US-Japan-South Korea

5. State’s power to control territory, shape international policy
GEOPOLITICS
State’s power to control
territory, shape international policy
and other states’ foreign policy

6. How Americans View the World?

7. Cold War Clashing Ideologies leading for territorial control
United States vs. Soviet Russia s
Cuban Missile Crisis

8. East versus West: View of Communist “Red Bloc” during Cold War
Lumping failed to recognize
differences among Communists,
or local causes of conflict

9. Enlargement of
Soviet bloc after
World War II
Berlin
Wall,

10. Changes in Europe,

11. African
colonies

12. Decolonization, 1940s-1990s

13. International Cooperation Treaties and Trading Blocs
Economic Treaties and Free Trade Agreements
Military Alliances
Supranational Agreements
Map of NATO Countries

14. Cooperation Nato- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Organized to combat communist Warsaw Pact members
Now has former soviet states as members- Poland

15. Trading Blocs

16. OPEC
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17. Turkey and Romania want to join but have faced resistance.
European
Union
Began as
European
Economic
Community
(EEC), 1957.
Stronger in 1994
10 new members
joined, 2004
Turkey and Romania want to join but have faced resistance.

18. If only it wasn’t so true!
The British Partitioning of the Middle East

19. Competition Today
Ukraine- Russian Back Rebels trying to break away and become part of Russia
Why- When borders were drawn after fall of Soviet Union many ethnic russians ended up on Ukraine side of border
As Ukraine becomes more European ethnic Russians fear loss of Cultural Identity
Russia Instigates dissent because they are afraid of Ukraine becoming a member of Nato

20. Some Hot Spots Around the World

21. Iran In 1951 Iran Elected Mohammad Mosaddegh as Prime Minister
He Nationalized Oil Fields (government took over ownership)
USA and British feared Communist/ Socialist Iran
Implemented Coup and overthrow him
Backed Resa Shaw (king)

22. Iran
Resa Shah backed by west has reign of terror in Iran (imprisoning/ killing rivals)
1979 Islamic Revolution
Shah Flees to USA for Medical Treatment
Revolutionaries Take over
Want Shah back for punishment
US won’t give him back
Revolutionaries take over USA Embassy in Iran (hold hostages for more than a year)

23. Terrorism
Geographically terrorists are governments without states to control
Most are fighting for a state to control

24. In groups of 5
Among your group decided who will be responsible for the following (one per person):
Desert Boundaries
Mountain Boundaries
Water Boundaries Geometric Boundaries
Ethnic Boundary

25. (15 minutes) For your topic find the following:
Definition
2 pros 2 cons
real life example
Be thorough you will be responsible for teaching this to your group