More Changes Around the World

Russian leader Mikhail Gorbachev was replaced by Boris Yeltsin

Reagan's vice President George Bush was elected President in 1988

The Persian Gulf War 1991

What did Saddam Hussein do to Kuwait? p 527  invade the country

How did Bush compare Hussein to Hitler? Both dictators were determined to conquer innocent people and steal their wealth.

What was Hussein close to developing? atomic bomb

Which country has, in the past, provided most of the UN muscle? United States.

Who was second in military command? Gen Colin Powell

Who led the troops into combat? Gen Norman Schwartzkopf

How long did the war last? p 529 2 1/2 months

Other Events of the 1980s:

The Chunnel a 31 mile lon tunnel under the English Channel joining England and France

Canada becomes completely independent from England

Mexico becomes the 4th largest producer of oil.

Civil wars break out in Africa in Rwanda, Algeria, and Sudan

In 1994 Nelson Mandela became the first black president of South Africa

After Japan what is the next four most prosperous economies in the Pacific Rim? p 534 Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, and Hong Kong

George H. Bush called for a "New World Order" 

Watch A New World Order 10 min  video. Questions

What was Bush's reason for going into Kuwait?  Oil  Why did Clinton go to Kosovo? to end the tyranny How many Tutsi were murdered in Rwanda? 800,000 What did the end of the Cold War really mean?  no nuclear war What was the new threat? terrorism

Photo Credits:

Gorbachev: http://www.londonspeakerbureau.co.uk/media/speakerPics/Gorbachev111.jpg

Yektsin: http://www.newgenevacenter.org/portrait/yeltsin.jpg

Bush: http://www.chesterdavid.com/george_h_bush-original-head-lg-wh-sh.JPG

Chunnel: http://www.lakemirabel.com/Railroad/Chunnel.jpg

Mandela: http://www.itsablackthang.com/images/Grander-Images/PH-3025.jpg

Lesson Objectives

Students will learn

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1. list

2. explain the difference between

3. describe the

4. chart on a map the

5. define the terms

6. Explain the significance of

Knowledge: Recall of data.

Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.

Application:
Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the workplace.

Analysis:
Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences. 

Synthesis:
Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.

Evaluation:
Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.