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SSCG19: The student will compare and contrast governments that are unitary, confederal, and federal; autocratic, oligarchic, and democratic; presidential and parliamentary.
SSCG20: The student will describe the tools used to carry out United States foreign policy(diplomacy; economic, military, and humanitarian aid; treaties; sanctions and military intervention).
SSCG20: The student will describe the tools used to carry out United States foreign policy(diplomacy; economic, military, and humanitarian aid; treaties; sanctions and military intervention).
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Israel
Current Leader: Reuven Rivlin
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Population: 8,323,248
Religion: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Druzeism, and the Baha i Faith
Government Type: Parliamentary Democracy
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History: historically played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's surface. The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two world wars and the Irish Republic's withdrawal from the union. The second half witnessed the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding itself into a modern and prosperous European nation.
Population: 65,111,143
Religion: Christianity is the major religion, followed by Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism and Buddhism
Government Type: Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
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Relationship w/ the U.S.: British–American relations, also referred to as Anglo-American relations, encompass many complex relations ranging from two early wars to competition for world markets
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History: historically played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's surface. The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two world wars and the Irish Republic's withdrawal from the union. The second half witnessed the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding itself into a modern and prosperous European nation.
Population: 65,111,143
Religion: Christianity is the major religion, followed by Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism and Buddhism
Government Type: Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
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South Korea
Current Leader: Moon Jae-In
History: An independent kingdom for much of its long history, Korea was occupied by Japan beginning in 1905 following the Russo-Japanese War. In 1910, Tokyo formally annexed the entire Peninsula. Korea regained its independence following Japan's surrender to the US in 1945.
Population: 60 million
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Current Leader: Moon Jae-In
History: An independent kingdom for much of its long history, Korea was occupied by Japan beginning in 1905 following the Russo-Japanese War. In 1910, Tokyo formally annexed the entire Peninsula. Korea regained its independence following Japan's surrender to the US in 1945.
Population: 60 million
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