Global+Trade+&+Trade+Policy


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Activities
Canal in Nicaragua 38 Maps to Explain the Global Economy- VOX



Teacher will show short video [|7 Billion] (3:00) and discuss the connection to Globalization. Teacher will then show the introduction to Thomas Friedman's lecture //Hot, Flat,& Crowded// and discuss key points in class.

Students will work on their own chapter of //Hot, Flat & Crowded// and write a Blog post. The assignment is below. complete //Hot, Flat & Crowded blog//

[|Did You Know?]

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Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy
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General Resources
[] [] http://worldhistoryatyhs.wikispaces.com/Summer+Reading

Made in America
ABC News Made in America Made in America ABC Video (2:51min) Mexico's middle class loves American made products.

China
[] NYTimes-[| //China’s Treasury Holdings Make U.S. Woes Its Own//] (July 18, 2011) [] [|Gloating China, Hidden Problems]DailyBeast (Aug 22, 2011) []

Gap, Inc
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Arab Spring
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NAFTA
[|Office of United States Trade Representative]