1. News and International Issues Important events for the USA, England, South Korea, and the world

2. Communism vs. Democracy Democracy – United States, South Korea, England, Canada, etc. – People in control of government - we vote! Barack Obama can be president for max 8 years, he does not have total power Communist / Totalitarian – China, Cuba, Iran, Syria – Government in control of people Kim Jong Un can be leader as long as he wants … and do what he wants!

3. Arab Spring Started in Egypt Young people protest the Egyptian government This idea spreads to other countries …including

4. Syria Syrians also protest their government … But the government responds by killing 70,000 people

5. Don’t cross the red line! Obama’s red line = chemical weapons - latest news – Syrian government may have crossed Obama’s red line of using chemical weapons on it’s own people. Obama wants evidence and is planning what to do.

6. North Korea You tell me Did you have a special experience about North Korea? – Military service, meet a North Korean, read a book about North Korea, etc.

7. North Korea – communist Up to 3.5 million North Koreans starved to death (no food) North Korea strong or weak? – Strong – 1 million man army – Weak - Only enough gas to fight a war for a few days Strong talk, but little action – Threaten South Korea and America

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9. Should the international community help these countries? - China and Russia don’t want the world to do anything – “it’s their problem” - US, Britain, and most countries of the United Nations want to do something – “we must help the dying people” - but Obama doesn’t want any wars because of recent, disastrous war in Iraq, and American economic problems … war is expensive!

10. China – air pollution = 1.2 million deaths

11. China – pollution Chinese government is killing it’s own people with air pollution - China is the #1 polluter in the world - Chinese pollution spreads to other countries, including yellow dust and acid rain - China is contributing to global warming, a problem that is getting worse and worse, and can kill many many people in the future China uses dirty energy – coal energy – building 4 new coal power plants per day - 35% of the world’s people live next to water - what if the polar ice caps melt?