1. The Modern World
Mr. Payad
CSU San Marcos

2. Warm Up Please pull out a piece of lined paper and produce a t-chart.
Mark the left side as developing and the right as developed.
Try to brainstorm at least 4 characteristics of a developing country and a developed country.

3. What is a Developing Country?
We will explore the characteristics of a developing country through photographs.
Please make a t-chart like the one below.

4. Characteristic 1

5. Characteristic 2

6. Characteristic 2

7. Characteristic 3

8. Characteristic 3

9. Characteristic 4

10. Characteristic 4

11. Define
Define what a developing nation is by using the following sentence frame. A developing nation is _______________. Developing nations have the following characteristics:_____________________.

12. The Third World
The doctrine of nonalignment was first discussed at the Bandung Conference that took place in Indonesia in 1955.

13. The Third World
Nonaligned countries rejected the “First World” that included the United States and its western allies and the “Second World” Soviet alliance.

14. The Third World
Nonaligned nations were called the “Third World” that held no allegiance to neither superpower.

15. The Third World
Most “third world” nations were from Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Some nations took advantage of the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union.

16. Question
How do you think other nations reacted to this intense rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States?
Use the following sentence frame to produce a response to the question above:
If I was the leader of a “third world” country during the Cold War I would…

17. The Third World Gamal Abdel Nasser
A former officer in the Egyptian Army.
Became Prime Minister of Egypt in 1954.
Became President of Egypt in 1956.

18. The Third World Gamal Abdel Nasser
To build the Aswan High Dam, Nasser first secured financial support from the British and the U.S. in 1956.
In the same year he nationalized the Suez Canal despite the interests of the British and French.

19. The Third World Gamal Abdel Nasser
When the deal fell through with the U.S. and British he turned to the Soviet Union to build the dam.
In 1968, the Aswan High Dam became fully operational, providing the power that fueled Egypt’s economy.

20. The Third World Question
What is non-alignment and how does Nasser represent this position? Non-alignment is….. and Nasser represents non-alignment because….

21. Coffee Klatch
Each group will be assigned a country to look up in the textbook.
Each person will produce a written response based on the country their group researched.
Each person will meet these leaders in other countries and complete their notes.

22. Coffee Klatch Japan: Read page 682. Your name will be Yoshihiko Noda.
Mexico: Read page Your name will be Felipe Calderon.
South Africa: Read page Your name will be Jacob Zuma.
South Korea: Read page Your name will be Lee Myung-bak.

23. Coffee Klatch Present Hello, my name is name , and I am from country .
In the past my country experienced problems
Today, my country is

24. Coffee Klatch Response
So what you’re telling is that in country, you faced summary
Today country is summary

25. Coffee Klatch Present Response
Hello, my name is name and I am from country.
In the past my country experienced 2 problems.
Today, my country is ______.
So what you’re telling is that in country , you faced summary .
Today country is summary.

26. Question
Based on the histories and outcomes of each country discussed, how would you classify each country (developing or developed country)? Explain your classification for each country.