Conflict

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Conflict

• Shining Star
• Book A

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Conflict

• A conflict happens when people, groups or
  countries do not agree
• A conflict can be
• a physical disagreement, such as a fight between
  two people
• emotional or psychological, such as deciding
  whether to tell an adult if a friend is doing
  something dangerous or dishonest

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Solution

• A way of solving or dealing with a conflict,
  problem, or difficult situation

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Activity 1

• Brainstorm with your partner
• describe a conflict you have faced
• Be prepared to share with the class
• What was the best way to resolve this conflict?

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Activity 2

• See handout from teacher
• On a 3-column chart, list and describe 5
  different types of conflicts and their possible
  solutions. Think of two different solutions for
  each type of conflict.
• These can be personal conflicts or world
  conflicts.

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Cause and Effect

• Cause
• What makes something happen, or the reason
  something happens
• Example It was too bright in the room, so.
  (this is the cause)
• Effect
• What happens the result of the cause
• ExampleI turned off the light. (this is the
  effect)

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Cause

• Words that show cause
• because
• if
• since
• when

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Effect

• Words that show effect
• so
• due to
• as a result
• therefore
• then
• for that reason

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War

• War results when conflicts escalates and cannot
  be resolved (find a solution).
• Countries turn to violence to resolve the
  conflict.

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Major Military Conflicts in USA

• American Revolution 1775 1783
• War of 1812 1812 - 1815
• Mexican War 1846 1848
• Civil War 1861 1865
• Spanish American War 1898
• World War I 1914 1918
• World War II 1939 1945

• Korean War 1950 1953
• Bay of Pigs 1961
• Vietnam War 1961 1973
• Gulf War 1991
• Bosnia 1994 1995
• Kosovo 1999
• Afghanistan 2001
• Iraq War 2003

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First Modern War

• What were some causes of the war?
• Tension among countries in Europe
• Competition for overseas trade
• Some European countries wanted more power by
  acquiring land and resources
• Spirit of nationalism in Europe (the belief that
  your country is better than any other country)
• Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was
  assassinated by a Serbian terrorist

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World War I

• What were some effects of the tension?
• Two powerful alliances were formed Allied
  Nations and Central Powers
• In 1914, most of Europe was at war
• United States entered the war in 1917
• Modern weapons were invented
• More than 65 million soldiers fought in the war

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End of World War I

• Germany surrendered in 1918
• An armistice was signed on November 11, 1918. (We
  celebrate Veterans Day on November 11. This day
  was formerly called Armistice Day.
• A peace treaty was signed on June 29, 1919
• After the war, the map of Europe changed