Mr. Haskell World History
I.N.Ireland
History
- 400 BC-Celts settle Ireland
- 1016-800 AD-Vikings invade (Vikings turn to Christianity around
1016)
- 1172-King Henry II of England decides to break away from church
and declare himself King of Ireland
- 1534-King Henry VIII breaks from Catholic Church and wants to make
a Catholic people become Protestant
- Religious/Economic split between English and Irish
Current politcal state
- Religious/Economic split between Irish and English
- 1921-Ireland divided into two parts
- 2/3 Protestant in Northern Ireland, 1/3 Catholic
Extremism
- IRA creates 20th century terrorism
- Orange Order-Radical Protestant group
Reunification
- Treaties signed over past few years
- Less violence results
III. Pacific Rim/ Trade
History
- 1954-64-U.S. holds large trade advantage
- Japan’s infrastructure weakened after WWII
- 1961-JFK works out trade agreement
- 1965-Japan leads U.S.
Trade balance
- Today China has a similar advantage
- U.S. becomes a colony economically
- Hiroshima/Nagasaki remembered, our loan of billions forgotten
- Economic war with Japan, Korea, China, etc…
- Japan taxes American products at disproportional rate.
IV. National Debt
National debt vs. deficit
-Debt>Principle
-Deficit>Interest
Magnitude of national debt
- 1990’s-Economy strong,
stock market and real estate good
- Had surplus, lost on “war against terror”
- Grandparents taxed about 6%, today about 40%
Effect on future
-Economy continues to
spiral downwards, debt increases
VII. AIDS
Basic facts from hand-out
- AIDS: Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome
- HIV
- Disease incubates
- Immune system dies
- Infection occurs about every 14 minutes (US)
- Leading cause of death in males age 25-35
- Spreads rapidly
Treatment & research
- AZT drug
- Treatment expensive, but can prolong life
History
- Originates in Africa
- First Case 1976
- 1985- Kills Rock Hudson
Causes & prevention
- Caused by blood contact or sharing intravenous drug needles with
someone who has the disease