CPWC Day 70 - Contemporary Southeast Asia

Objective:  Analyze the causes and course of the genocide in Cambodia.  Describe the impact of colonialism & imperialism in Southeast Asia.  Investigate the status of human rights in Myanmar.

Task:  Happy Friday!  When you arrive to class, please pick up the hand-out on the podium.  Read the document while we check your homework.  Then, we'll spend the first portion of class reviewing the genocide in Cambodia.  Next, we'll take some brief notes on colonialism and imperialism in Southeast Asia.  Finally, we'll investigate the contemporary status of Myanmar.

Homework:

• TODAY - Chapter 31, section 3 reading notes due
• Monday, May 18 - Australia & Oceania map
• Tuesday, May 19 - Unit 7 reading quiz on 30.1, 31.1, 31.2, 31.3
• Thursday, May 21 - Southeast Asia, Australia, & Oceania map quiz

Extending Class Discussion:

• "Imperialism in Southeast Asia"
• "Profile: Aung San Suu Kyi" (BBC, 11/10/2014)

• "Bangladesh's Rohingya Camps: Promise or Peril?" (IRIN, 11/2014)