Global Interconnectedness and Current World Issues

Use primary and secondary sources to analyze the causes, course, and lasting significance of major modern global events.

Introduce the fundamental economic questions and compare how capitalism, command economies, and socialism organize ownership and allocate resources.

Explore how economic systems balance values like freedom, equality, and fairness, and examine how mixed economies and incentives function in real-world nations.

Trace the historical origins of human rights from early philosophy to the creation of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and global civil rights movements.

Explore specific international human rights protections, the role of NGOs and human rights defenders, and practical ways youth and citizens can advocate for human dignity.

Cite and analyze current national and global events that illustrate how countries are economically, politically, culturally, and environmentally linked.