In this course, students are required to examine political, social, economic, religious and cultural forces that have shaped the increasingly complex issues facing the Middle East today. Since the end of the Cold War Era, the United States has become the world's sole superpower. In spite of the end of an ideological conflict that encompassed the globe for almost half a century, the planet has not evolved into the safe, democratic, capitalist place envisioned by former President George H.W. Bush in 1989 after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Instead, many nations that had been marginalized until the end of the 20th century have now taken center state in the current global drama unfolding in the 21st. Nowhere is this situation more evident than in Middle East today. In this course, students will investigate the historical background to current conflicts in the Middle East. In this course, students investigate the historical background to current conflicts in the Middle East. Students analyze the root causes of the strife by engaging in debates and weighing multiple perspectives of both the reasons for and potential solutions to the global challenges related to this vital region.
- Teacher: Deana Clapp
- Teacher: Lori Merrill