FI Question #49 - "Current History" Article Summary

To complete question #49 on the "Foundations Investigation," select an article from a PRINT issue of Current History.  Your comment should include the following:

• Cultural Region (Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania, or Latin America)
• MLA Citation
• Concise (no more than 5 sentences) summary with a clear thesis statement

FI Question #48 - "History Today" Article Summary

To complete question #48 on the "Foundations Investigation," select an article from the PRINT issue of History Today.  Your comment should include the following:

• Cultural Region (Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania, or Latin America)
• MLA Citation
• Concise (no more than 5 sentences) summary that includes a clear thesis statement

Current Events Hints

Wow!  It has been a very busy few months for current events.  Even with the punditry surrounding American politics, there have been many important national and international news stories since November 1, 2016.  Below is a list of some major news stories that you may have forgotten or missed:

• Presidential impeachments in South Korea and Brazil
• Politics in Europe
• UN Security Council Resolution 2334
• US elections
• Elections in Gambia, Ghana, & DRC
• Peace in Columbia?
• Prison riots in Brazil
• Russian hacking
• Terrorist attacks in Germany and Istanbul
• Mosul & Aleppo
• Ayatollah's death in Iran
• North Korea nuclear capabilities
• Assassination of Russian ambassador
• Native American protests
• China - Hong Kong relations
• Politics in South Africa
• Samsung
• Death of Fidel Castro
• Migrant deaths in Mediterranean
• OPEC
• Natural disasters in New Zealand
• Wild fires in Southeast
• Plane crash - Brazilian soccer team
• Flint, Michigan

If you believe I've missed any important points, please add the topic and a link as a comment to this post.

Finally, if you bring a current events "journal" on the first day of class, you'll be permitted to use your notes on the current events quiz.  The notes/journal must be on paper BEFORE you come to class - you will not be allowed to reference GoogleDrive or print once you've arrived to class.