Please answer the following question in preparation for the chapter exam:From Current Events (15 points)

1.Israel held it 4^th general election in 2 years on March 23. What were the results of the election? Which 2 political parties won the most seats? What were the issues in the election? Also, what is a coalition government and how is it different from a grand coalition?

2.Why are some Human Rights Organizations working to pressure the IOC to move the 2022 Winter Olympics from Beijing, China? What is your opinion on a possible boycott of the games? (5 points)

3.This week the class discussed a change in generational leadership and protests in many countries around the world. Identity two of the following leaders. Alexiei Navalny of Russia and Bobi Wine of Uganda. (5 points)

From “Pandemic 2020” (25 points total)

1.How do pandemics spread? What lessons can be learned from the 1918-1919 “Spanish flu” pandemic? (5 points)

2.How could the coronavirus impact global hunger? (5 points)

3.How has the global pandemic sparked innovations around the world? (5 points)

4.From the video “Covid Update: Coronavirus news from around the world” what is the latest news on the coronavirus pandemic in Germany, EU, China, India, and the Middle East? (5 points)

5.Why are some people reluctant to take the coronavirus vaccine? (5 points)

From the module “Essentials of Geopolitics” (20 points total)

1)Answer the following questions from the video “A Geopolitical Tour of the World”

(2 points each—10 points total)

a)What are the political units that make up the United Kingdom? (2 points)

b)What is the Eurozone? (2 points)

c)What two countries claim Gibraltar? (2 points)

d)What two countries claim Kashmir? (2 points)

e)What is the Antarctic Treaty? (2 points)

2)According to the YouTube video “This is Atoms for Peace and Development” what are the goals and responsibilities of the IAEA? (5 points)

3)According to the video “What does the World Bank Actually Do” when did the World Bank begin, what are its two main goals, and what are their primary concerns? What is their position on the issue of “enforced resettlement?” What are the similarities and differences between the World Bank and the IMF? (5 points)

From Social Impact Module (5 points each—15 points total)

1.From the YouTube video, what are the 5 principles of social impact described in the Ted Talk? (5 points)

2.From the YouTube video, what are the pillars of sustainability? Discuss the goals of sustainability outlined in the video. What are the responsibilities of consumers for sustainability? (5 points)

3.According to the Ted Talk by the author of “The Bottom Billion” Paul Collier, what strategies can be used to help the bottom billion reach economic parity? What examples can be used from history? What are the benefits for the developed world in aid to the countries of the bottom billion? (5 points)

From the Essentials of Geopolitics:

Geopolitical Affairs PowerPoint (5 points each—10 points total)

1)What are the “Four Pillars of Power?” (5 points)

2)What is “soft power?” In what ways can this policy be carried out? (5 points)

From POL 100 Notes (25 points total)

1.Define geopolitics. (5 points)

2.Why was the United Nations formed? (5 points)

3.Answer the following questions about the United Nations: (5 points total)

a)What is the mission of the Security Council? Who are the permanent members of the Security Council?

b)Where the International Court of Justice located and what is are its primary responsibilities?

c)List and explain the functions of three UN specialized agencies.

4.What is the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights? Describe the documents origin and comment on three of the rights guaranteed by the document. (5 points)

5.List the five countries with the largest economies in 2020. What is the G8? What do they represent? What country in the G8 was suspended in 2014? (5 points)

From Supranationalism and Devolution (5 points total)

1.Define supranationalism and devolution. Provide an example of each. (5 points)

From Terrorism by Walter Laquerer

1.Write a two-paragraph review of the article “Terrorism: A Brief History” by Walter Laqueur. (5 points)

2.Write a paragraph about the following groups discussed in class: The Irish Republican Army, and the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) (5 points)