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March 5, 2023
Meeting 118
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Lesson 118
Perils Facing the World part 1
Conflict: Russia and Ukraine
An isolated Russia
A brief timeline of the Ukraine war
China: What is Xi doing?
Xi Jinping’s rise to power
Xi Jinping’s leadership
Iran: Domestic and International issues
Protests in Iran are calling for meaningful change, including the establishment of women’s rights and free expression
Iran and nuclear weapons
Division: The US and Canada
The US is divided and polarized
Canada is increasingly becoming politically polarized like the US
The Economy: Inflation
Inflation
SUMMARY
Russia
Putin has been isolating Russia from the rest of the world, and that will only get worse. We saw how on January 21st Russia partially backed out of the last nuclear weapons control program
(New START) that it had with the United States.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2021 was a big move by Putin. March 2022 was the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians, but Ukraine has been standing their ground, and even winning against Russia, like the bombing of the building of Russia troops last January.
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China
Xi Jinping has been consolidating his power and control over China since he was appointed to the office of president in 2013 (after being made the leader of the Chinese Communist Party
in 2012).
We saw how Xi, in using his power unilaterally, has done some things that are hurting China - like his sudden relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions that led to a big outbreak in China. And he is currently restructuring the government to be more fully under his control.
Iran
Iran has had several issues, both internally and externally.
Internally: Iran has been rocked by unrest and protests since Mahsa Amini’s death on September 16, 2022 and they are still happening. Protests are rare in the country, but the Iranians, especially young people, and more specifically women, are tired of the regime’s oppression.
Externally: Iran has also been increasing its nuclear weapons program since Trump pulled the US out of the Iran Nuclear Deal in 2018.
The US and Canada
The political division in the US is another issue that we will face this year. Since the midterm elections late last year neither the Republicans nor the Democrats are in charge of both the Executive and Legislative branches. That means that this year there will be a lot of dysfunction in the federal government.
This political dysfunction is starting to be visible in other countries too, in this lesson we focused on Canada. Canada has more than two major parties but they still are plagued with polarization.
The Economy
The economy was not in particularly good shape at the beginning of this year. This is mostly because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the things that have happened during it: job loss and reduced spending for example. Inflation is a global problem that is still around.
T IME
Answer
C
Through sanctions, tariffs, and more
Answer
H
False: he is solidifying his grip on power
Answer
E
Freedom from an oppressive government
Answer
G
Affective polarization
Answer
B
The pandemic, China’s shutdown, Ukraine war
PERFECT SCORE
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