March 6/7

Objective: Analyze the theory of Communism and learn about Russian history

Journal

Write your response to the following:

a. Governments should do something about this

b. Governments should not do something about this

c. unsure

1. More than 25% of the World’s population does not have access to safe drinking water
2. If all the food in the world was divided evenly, everyone would have enough to eat. Because it is not divided evenly, 60% of the world’s population is always hungry. 16% go to sleep often without enough to eat, and only 24% always have enough to eat.
3. More than 2/3 of the world live off of $500, or less than $2/ day
4. 27 million people in the world today are slaves
5. The richest 350 people in the world have incomes greater than the poorest 45% of the population combined.
6. In many countries (including the U.S.) the gap between the rich and poor is growing wider (the poor are getting poorer and the rich are getting richer).