Ms V's Contemporary World & Financial Ed @ MVHS

The purpose of this page is to feature readings and video clips about contemporary global social, political and economic issues, as well as current and historical events. Links are provided to helpful and interesting websites, and to various respected news sources from around the world. This site is also meant to help students keep track of their work and to keep parents informed. I am available for extra help during my remediation time.

Monday, March 25, 2013

Quiz: Causes of disparity

Following topics:
-feudalism
-mercantilism
-colonialism
-capitalism and the "means of production"
-Marx and communism
-interventionism vs. laissez-faire (two schools of capitalist thought)
-understand the differences btwn capitalism & socialism
-decolonization; how did independence create difficult conditions in Africa
-analyse a cartoon (debt, disparity)