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Kahoot! Shapes and boundariesFRQ—2010 #2Count the number of points

available and answer the question on the back. You have 15 minutes.

Remember: Count points 1 sentence MINIMUM per point Label parts A, B, etc. Always provide real world examples when you can

Supranationalism and Supranational Organizations

Supranationalism

Supranationalism = Three or more states

form an alliance for political, economic, and/or cultural reasons.

States realize that their power alone is limited

States have to give up part of their sovereignty (power) to join an alliance

Group presentations!

In groups, you will each get a supranational organization to teach to the class.

Each organization will also have some issue or controversy related to the organization.

You will teach your supranational organization to the class. Your classmates will grade you on the quality of your presentation. This will be based on: How well the group members seem to know the information How clearly the information is presented How interesting the group is when they are presenting

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Supranational Organizations

International organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote peace, international cooperation and security.

Almost 200 member states

Seeks to combat global problems, like poverty and disease

The United Nations (U.N.)

U.N. Peacekeepers in Haiti

UN involvement in the Rwandan Genocide

https://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/201/39240.html

The Rwandan Genocide was a genocidal mass slaughter of Tutsi and moderate Hutu in Rwanda by members of the Hutu majority. During the approximate 100-day period from April 7, 1994, to mid-July, an estimated 500,000–1,000,000 Rwandans were killed, constituting as much as 20% of the country's total population and 70% of the Tutsi then living in Rwanda.

Alliance of European countries formed in 1993

Combines economies of 25 European countries to strengthen their economic power. Reduced trade barriers Common currency (euro) Open borders to migrants from all

member countries Common policies (environmental,

agricultural, economic) Participate in the world economy as one

economic unit

The European Union (E.U.)

Supranational Organizations

Turkey

Turkey wants to be a member of the EU

It would boost their trade with Europe and their economy

But, Turkey has not been allowed entry

Cultural differences—Turks are Arab Muslims, not White Christians

Human rights abuses—Turkey’s current leader has become more authoritarian and emphasized Islamic law

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/turkish-protesters-say-they-fight-pms-strict-islamic-views/

Organization of Petroleum-Exporting States (O.P.E.C) = An organization of

oil-exporting states formed in 1961 to coordinate the amount of petroleum to sell to keep the price of oil stable and high.

Supranational Organizations

The 1973 oil crisis began in October 1973 when the members of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC, consisting of the Arab members of the OPEC plus Egypt, Syria and Tunisia) proclaimed an oil embargo. An embargo is a ban on trade with certain countries. By the end of the embargo in March 1974, the price of oil had risen from $3 per barrel to nearly $12. The oil crisis, or "shock", had many short-term and long-term effects on global politics and the global economy.

OPEC started the embargo in response to American support for the Jewish state of Israel. Six days after Egypt and Syria launched a surprise military campaign against Israel to regain territories lost in the June 1967 Six-Day War, the US supplied Israel with arms. In response to this, OPEC announced an oil embargo against Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the US.

After Israel agreed to remove its troops from the Egyptian territory of the Suez Canal, OPEC lifted the embargo, but the effects of the oil crisis were felt for many years. Because of the power OPEC showed, the United States began to seek energy independence, an issue that is still a major policy goal for the United States today.

North American Free Trade Agreement (N.A.F.T.A.)

An agreement entered into by Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. in 1992 to eliminate barriers to trade between the countries.

Boosted Mexican GDP, but has hurt small farmers in Mexico (can’t compete with huge American agricultural companies)

http://useconomy.about.com/b/2008/04/24/nafta-pros-and-cons.htm

Official Mission Statement: The main objectives of the AU

were: to rid  the continent of the

remaining problems from colonization

to  promote unity and solidarity among African States

to coordinate cooperation for economic development;

to protect the sovereignty Member States from ethnic conflict, rebel groups and civil wars

http://monusco.unmissions.org/Default.aspx?ctl=Details&tabid=10662&mid=14594&ItemID=19805

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/10/another-african-union-failure-sudan-20131017135112129274.html

The African Union

Supranational Organizations

Cold War in Europe

In Western Europe, U.S. formed N.A.T.O. North Atlantic Treaty

Organization, 1949 Alliance of Western Europe,

U.S., and Canada. Members agreed to defend each other if attacked.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aaa14400-796f-11e4-a57d-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3Q82FEgRb

Quick vocab word

During World War II, Germany invaded Poland before attacking the Soviet Union. They saw Poland as part of a shatterbelt.

Shatterbelt States caught in the

middle of a conflict between two powerful states

Another vocab word!

Buffer zone = An area seen as a safe

zone between two conflicting states

U.S.S.R. saw Eastern bloc states as a buffer zone to invasion from Western Europe.

Mongolia buffer state between

Russia and China