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ICJ is
International Court of Justice
The leader of the Soviet Union
Define colonialism
The practice of one nation conquering and acquiring territories. This practice allows the conquerors to have direct control and manage that conquered nation.
Who originally owns Palestinian land?
Highlighting everything is the KEY.
Highlight the main points.
Who can be trialed in the ICJ?
Countries.
What does the USSR stand for?
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Who were the two African countries that were never colonized?
Ethiopia and Liberia
What is Zionism? Can anyone be or practice Zionism?
Political ideology with an end goal of creating a new Jewish state.
Yes, anyone can believe, support, or act any Zionist methods and beliefs.
Explain how you should summarize.
Write the point(s) of the reading.
Use the BUDGET method.
The purpose of the ICJ.
The purpose of the ICJ is to settle disputes between countries.
Describe what type of economic system did the USSR follow?
The USSR followed a planned economy or socialist economy. Plus, the government had control over what to produce, consume, and sell rather than individuals or corporations.
Define imperialism. Name an imperialist country.
Imperialism is a practice that a nation controls another nation indirectly by obtaining territories or holding any political/economical/military power.
Imperialism operates with a capitalist economic system.
Countries: U.S., China, Russia.
What is happening in the Philippines that proves U.S. imperialism exists? Name at least 2 things.
The creation or re-opening of U.S. military bases, U.S. foreign funding for military equipment and training, Philippine-U.S. government trading agreements, U.S. indirect control of Philippine economics and culture (ex: English as an official language), U.S. being passive about the human rights violations committed by the PNP and Philippine military.
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How many judges are there in the ICJ? How many judges per region/States?
There are 15 judges. The Western states have 5 judges, African states have 3 judges, Eastern European states have 2 judges, Asian states have 3 judges, and Latin American/Caribbean states have 2 judges.
Name a cause for the USSR's collapse. Explain.
Internal conflicts amongst leaders (those who followed Lenin’s ideals, ideas towards capitalism, or any sort of power in government).
Imperialism → pushed western powers agenda into really opening up the market in Soviet Union. Worked with collaborators and pro-U.S. leaders.
Revisionism → straying away from the original plan/idea and change it into something different.
Ex: Soviet leadership were willing to stop following the paths of socialism that Lenin hoped for.
Define Shi'a and Sunni Muslim
Sunni: Against Ali as the new caliph. 90% of Muslims
Shi’a: Supports Ali (son-in-law) of Muhammed as the new caliph after Muhammad’s death. Followers are shiite (shee-ite). 10 % of Muslims.
Describe how the U.S. is involved in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict?
The U.S. sends billions of dollars of military aid.
The U.S. also supplies military weapons and trainings to the Israeli government.
The U.S. supports any Israeli government actions towards the Palestinian community (including the bombings and displacement of Palestinians).
Primary sources are:
“any material directly related to a historical or social studies topic, either because it was created by someone who participated in the topic being studied or because it was created during the same time period.”
Ex: government documents, speeches, newspapers, artwork, images.
Secondary sources: "an account of the past that is created by someone who has studied a topic in history or social studies rather than participating in it. Secondary sources are the product of scholars’ analyses of primary sources.”
Ex: history textbooks, encyclopedias, biographies, Video documentaries
What happens when one country does not comply with ICJ's ruling? Explain the process.
The security of the council of the UN may take action. If one of the 5 permanent countries are involved in the trial, they have the power to veto. Those countries includes China, France, Russia, U.S., and the U.K.
Define Coup d'état.
Coup d'état is when a small opposition group overthrows a government.
Name a colonizer that colonized the Philippines. List some impacts that colonization has in the Philippines.
Spain: Spanish last names, Spanish was an official language, Spanish words in the regional languages, food similarities, Catholicism being the most dominant religion, converting native Filipinos into Christianity, exploitation of natives for the Spanish to benefit.
United States: Install government-like structures (ex: Congress and President), corporations exploiting the land and Filipino people, displacing native Filipinos, Americanizing Filipinos to be like more "Western", English becoming an official language, encouraging Filipinos to work abroad instead in the homeland, English being integrated into every day Filipino language, glorifying U.S. government officials.