1. When did Un officials receive warnings about the genocide?
   In 1994 by the international human rights groups. Three months before the genocide.

2. Besides the warning given by one of the planners, what were other warning signs of the genocide?
The other warning signs were training of militias in Rwanda, government also openly sponsored hate propaganda, and death list were circulated.

3. How did state-sponsored propaganda present the Tutsi group?
They presented the Tutsi group as evil and manipulative people who were cockroaches and snakes and whose ultimate goal was to regain power and return Rwanda to a country that mistreated teh Hutu people.

4. What prevented the international community from calling the violence in Rwanda "genocide"? What would have happened if they had?
Because of the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide agreement. It made them more cautious to calling it genocide because it was a mass killing and had other criteria so they would have to be legally obligated to intervene and stop the violence. If they would of called it genocide they would be legally obligated to intervene1. When did Un officials receive warnings about the genocide?
   In 1994 by the international human rights groups. Three months before the genocide.

2. Besides the warning given by one of the planners, what were other warning signs of the genocide?
The other warning signs were training of militias in Rwanda, government also openly sponsored hate propaganda, and death list were circulated.

3. How did state-sponsored propaganda present the Tutsi group?
They presented the Tutsi group as evil and manipulative people who were cockroaches and snakes and whose ultimate goal was to regain power and return Rwanda to a country that mistreated teh Hutu people.

4. What prevented the international community from calling the violence in Rwanda "genocide"? What would have happened if they had?
Because of the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide agreement. It made them more cautious to calling it genocide because it was a mass killing and had other criteria so they would have to be legally obligated to intervene and stop the violence. If they would of called it genocide they would be legally obligated to intervene there and send troops and other support to stop the genocide. There would of been a lot less people that died and it would of ended much sooner.

5. Once the international community withdrew its troops, what did the militia decide to do?
   The militia intensified the genocide, targeting resistors and officials who opposed the genocide.

6. Who does President Clinton say must share responsibility for the genocide? 
   President Clinton says that the international community, together with nations in Africa. there and send troops and other support to stop the genocide. There would of been a lot less people that died and it would of ended much sooner.

5. Once the international community withdrew its troops, what did the militia decide to do?
   The militia intensified the genocide, targeting resistors and officials who opposed the genocide.

6. Who does President Clinton say must share responsibility for the genocide? 
   President Clinton says that the international community, together with nations in Africa.

Review Questions 4

-In what ways did genocide impact the development of this developing country?

The genocide obviously halted the development of the country. Many workers such as lawyers, and all sorts of people were killed. The government lost control, that would hurt any country.

-Where does the rebuilding of a country shattered by genocide begin? What can people do? What can the government do? What can the international community do?

The rebuilding of a country shattered by genocide begins with justice. They need to begin lots of trials to sort of give the people of Rwanda their confidence back in the government, from there you need to start building your economy again. The people can learn to forgive and forget, and get on with their lives. Even though that would be almost impossible. The government needs to make sure that its people have confidence in it again. The international community needs to stop a genocide from ever happening again.

-How can justice be found in post-genocide Rwanda?

Justice can be found in post-genocide Rwanda by holding the many trials that need to happen in order for the survivors to heal emotionally as much as they can and install confidence back into the government.

Which can bring justice to the people of Rwanda, international courts or community courts? 

I personally think community courts would bring more emotional stability back to the people of Rwanda because they are the ones deciding if the person is guilty or not, and what they deserve because of their actions.

China US alliance

China’s Importance to the United States

THESIS

The United States and China are two of the worlds greatest superpowers in every category, but they are mostly there because of each other. Even though some people dislike the alliance, it is vital to both their economies and to to the world’s.

The Chinese have a much lower standard of living, as a direct or indirect result of over population, over a billion people in their country. If they had the same standard of living as us, they would be in a much deep whole than our economy. But, with their low standard of living, their population is willing to do the dirty work for a minimal amount of pay, just enough to get them by. This makes it a lot cheaper to make products, do to the low pay, so many companies go to not just China, but many Asian countries, because of the low pay and cheap manufacturing.

Chinese workers can make up to an astounding $3 to $7 dollars a day. I’m of course being sarcastic, and this may seem terrible compared to an American worker who has to at least make $7.50 not a day, but hour, according to national law. Less pay equals cheaper made products, and even though we have to ship them over seas, the products sometimes dip down to half the price (varies on item) compared to if they were made in the United States. For example, something that may cost $20 dollars in the United States, costs $10 in China. So, if you were the CEO of a company, what would you buy, the same book for $20 or $10? If you weren’t dumb, you would choose the $10 one. This is why so many different companies choose to base their companies in China,  their low standard of living which causes low salaries.

Let’s pretend the US and China go to war, and that they now no longer trade with each other. The US would have to either start producing products in their own country, which would cost up to twice as much as it would in China, or find another country to built company manufacturing plants, and relocate to, which would equal just as much. While if they produced their own products, it would create jobs and help their economy out, it would end up costing more to produce in the US. China on the other hand would not have anyone to sell all their products to. China would be hit harder by the war, no one to sell their products to means they don’t have the money to build more products, if you can’t build more products then your companies lose money, if your companies lose money then jobs get lost, if jobs get lost the billion Chinese people would be in total chaos. All of this proves how China and US, even though some people do not think it’s a good idea, have to keep their alliance and keep trading with each other to keep not only their own economies stable, but the world’s.

middle east video part 2

Some sources have tension have started from the pressure of mass producing oil to battle the growing need for oil for superpowers and their economies. If the US likes the dictator then they don’t tend to get involved, but if they don’t like him then they will get involved and switch them to democracy. This aggravates many people with a dictator that the US likes and won’t change them to democracy even though they want to be. Saudi Arabian ships sent to the small island was thought as a threat to Iran to stop the protests. The Saudi Arabians are helping keeping the government stable. The two types of muslims have many 3disagreements. The government wrecked the churches of the Shiite Muslims.

TENSION!!!

The sources of tension in this movie was uprising, disagreeing with the country apart from the Libyan rebels that don’t believe in khadafi, some don’t even know what khadafi was doing wrong, they just want him out. The United States was on the rebels side even when they were the ones killing the khadafi people, but stepped in when khadafi starting winning and claimed that he there was a humanitarian issue when khadafi people were planning an attack on a rebel town. “We saved a Massacre” he puts it. But some argue if there was going to be a massacre at all. Oil is an important factor in the US decision to get involved in Libya. Libyan oil is famous for its low density, which makes it easy and cheaper to refine and put on the market to sell. The problem with the rebels having control of the country is that they’re not with controlling the oil industry. The US is worried that oil efficiency will go down.

The middle east and the world

1. The Reason of Conflict
2. The reason of conflict in the Middle East was the placement of Jews in Arabs homeland after the second world war. They thought the placement was a political outrage and stated, “Palestine is the homeland of the Arab Palestinian people. It is an indivisible part of the Arab homeland, and the Palestinian people are an integral part of the Arab nation.”
3. The Cold war helped the conflict escalade. The super powers of the Cold War found conflict in the middle east as a way to express their dominance over the other superpower. They each found allies, US and Israel and the Soviet Union with the Arabs and Palestinians. They gave their bickering allies new weapons and ways of destruction.
4. They are still fighting today over the lands Israel won during the 1967 war between them. Israel claimed important religious cities during the war and the Islamic people want it back. The two state solution will work if both sides agree to the land separation.

Global Connections- Iran

What role have natural resources played in the middle east?

Natural recourses have played a significant role in the middle east. Oil, which is in abundance in the middle east, is in high demand. All the major powers of the world are struggling for the oil. Water also plays a factor. Unlike oil, there’s not so much water. Therefor political disputes erupt within the middle east countries over who gets so much of the water.

What is the climate?

The climate is mostly arid, or semi arid. Subtropical. They have a rugged terrain-small mountains. Some deserts and some plains along the costs.

Does this country have a fresh water supply?

Parts of the country are have well enough water, like near the caspian sea, but other parts don’t come close to enough to have a farm or any form of agriculture. They have a gulf: The Persian Gulf. They have 8 total lakes in the country.

What industries does the country support?

It’s top industries are: petroleum, petrochemicals, fertilizers, caustic soda, and textiles.

What international  issues is the country currently facing?

The country is facing blames for terrorism, and currently being blamed for developing nuclear weapons.

What is the population of the country? What is the average life span? F? M?

The country of Iran has a total population of 48,181,463.

A males life expectancy is 70 years.

A females life expectancy is about 73 years.

What is the GDP per capita of the country?

The average Iranian will make about 10, 600 dollars a year.

Why do they hate us? pt. 3

Student reading 3

1. I have no questions on the reading.
2. Muslims hate that U.S. forces are being involved in the “holy war”. They hate they we cover up the war on Afghanistan and Iraq by calling t the war on terrorism. They don’t like how the United States and it’s allies can tell Muslim enemies what they can do and what land they can take.
3. It is not politically incorrect and it’s not blaming the victim because the attacks on the United States and it’s citizens directly relate with the fact that al Qaeda and some Muslim nations don’t agree with the U.S. and it’s allies policies.
4. There has been no progress with the two-state solution because Israel does not agree with it. They do not agree to stop settlements so that a boarder can be made. And if a solution is not made, it could rub some friction on the US-Israeli relationship. I would look at http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/05/18/us-israel-usa-idUSTRE54H0P520090518.
5. The people of Gaza are suffering because the Gaza strip is a military hot-zone right now. If Israel were to agree with Obama’s two-state solution, it would have to give up 98% of the territory won in the 1967 war, including the Gaza strip. It means a lot to Israel because it’s strategic to it’s security. If Israel keeps Gaza, it reduces 45 miles of  Hostile Borders to 8. And finally, if Israel gets rid of the Hamas, it would be better placed to negotiate deals with the United States. If you need more information, you should visit: http://www.worldtravelertips.com/middle-east/gaza-strip/Why-Is-The-Gaza-Strip-Important-To-Israel.html