Assignment task:
Section 1 questions:
Q1. What were the causes of the Arab-Israeli conflict? In what way was this conflict part of the Cold War? What could the UN have done to prevent this conflict?
Q2. What were the causes of the Sino-Soviet split?
Q3. What were the main goals of the Mau Mau? Why did the group see violence as necessary to achieve those goals?
Q4. Why did the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc collapse?
Q5. Could a communist economic system have been maintained in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe while allowing greater political freedom? Why or why not?
Q6. Do economic freedom and political freedom go together? Do capitalist countries develop democratic forms of government? Why or why not?
Section 2 questions:
Q1. Do you think NAFTA was beneficial or harmful for the United States economically? Why?
Q2. Do you think the benefits of free trade around the world outweigh the costs? Why or why not?
Q3. How have humans both caused and suffered from environmental degradation?
Q4. Should developing nations be required to limit industrial production to the same extent that developed nations are now being asked to do in order to address environmental issues? Why or why not?
Q5. In what ways have computers made life easier and also more difficult? Do you feel we are able to balance these two results of having computers in our lives? Why or why not?