Exam 3 Results
| Exam 3 | |
| Mean | 89.5 |
| Standard Error | 1.5 |
| Median | 91.0 |
| Mode | 99.9 |
| Standard Deviation | 8.9 |
| Sample Variance | 79.9 |
| Kurtosis | 1.9 |
| Skewness | -1.2 |
| Range | 39.3 |
| Minimum | 60.6 |
| Maximum | 99.9 |
| Sum | 3399.8 |
| Count | 38 |
Category: s19-econ320
Lesson 15: The US-China Trade War
Review:
- Japan
- Exam 3 on Thu
Presentation:
- US-China Trade War
- Realities of Trump’s Trade War (VICE on HBO)
- Industry – Company
- Steel – Evraz
- Aluminum – Alcoa
- Soybeans – Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)
- Washing Machines – Whirlpool
- Solar Panels – Tesla
- Automotive – Ford
- Electronics – Apple
- Review for Exam 3
- Population pyramids
- India
- Population growth
- Economic prospects and challenges
- China
- 20th Century
- Dramatic Rise (past 30 years)
- “Commonwealth” economies
- Investments in Africa and South America
- Japan
- Natural disasters – 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami
- Lost decades
- Advanced civilization
Assignment:
- Study for Exam 3
Lesson 14: Natural Disasters, Lost Decades and Advanced Civilization in Japan
Review:
- Asian Century
- Contemporary China
- Exam 3 on Thu Mar 14
- US-China Trade War discussion on Tue Mar 12 (write a question – see below)
Presentation:
Japan
- Natural Disasters
- Lost Decades
- Advanced Civilization
1. Natural Disasters – National Geographic
- Japan Tsunami (National Geographic)
Supply Chain Impacts:
2. Lost Decades
3. Advanced Civilization
- Infrastructure/Technology
- Public Transportation
- Internet
- Life Expectancy
- Health Care
- Living Standards
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
Activity:
- Write a question you have about the US-China Trade War
Assignment:
- Prepare for a discussion about the TPP and the US-China Trade War on Tue
- CPTPP: What on earth is the CPTPP_ – The Economist explains
- Trump Tariffs: The looming global trade war – A tariffically bad idea
- Xi Jinping consolidates power in China: How the West got China wrong – Geopolitics
- Be prepared to introduce an article/video or other informational material you found on the web to better understand the trade dispute. Dig deep for something unique.
Lesson 13: Asian Century and the Chinese Commonwealth
Review:
- 20th Century China
- Asia Map Quiz (Thanks Noah!)
- Next week: Exam 3
Presentation:
- Geography of East Asia and Southeast Asia
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- Asian Century
- British Imperial Century (19th)
- American Century (20th)
- Asian Century (21st)
- Asia’s Rise (TED talk by Hans Rosling)
- Asian Economies
- The “Chinese Commonwealth”
- Tigers: Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea
- Tiger Cubs: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
- Viet Nam’s economic miracle
- Other major economies: India, Japan
- The “Chinese Commonwealth”
- Contemporary China
- Urbanization on a massive scale
- Energy intensive growth
- China investing in Africa, Latin America
- to secure trade/geopolitical relationships
- to ensure sources of food, raw materials
Assignment:
- Watch Understanding the Rise of China (TED Talk by Martin Jacques)
- Recommended: The Vietnam War, Apocalypse Now, Platoon
Lesson 12: China in the 20th Century
Review:
- South Asia geography
- Population dynamics
- India and Pakistan – Nightly Business Report
Presentation:
- China Rising – The Dramatic Rise (Part 1 of 4)
- 09:05-14:30 Empire to Communism
- 16:05-23:30 Great Leap Forward & Cultural Revolution
- 01:55-09:00 Tiananmen Square
- China – Key Events in the 20th Century
- 1949 Mao Tse-tung’s Chinese Communist Party (CCP) takes power.
- Kuo-min Tang (KMT), led by Chiang Kai-shek, retreats to Taiwan
- 1958-1959 Great Leap Forward
- Industrialization campaign
- Widespread famine kills up to 30 million
- 1966-1970 Cultural Revolution
- Red Guards purge “revisionism” (Soviet) and “capitalism” (American) ideals
- 1978-1987 One Child Policy
- 1989 Tiananmen Square
- 1978- 1992 Deng Xioping
- Architect of new policy combining Socialism with Market Economics
- Open Door policy allowed Foreign Direct Investment
- Special Economic Zones were designated
- Investment from Chinese immigrants living in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and originally from South/Southeast Coastal China (many relocated during Cultural Revolution)
- Rapid GDP growth
- FDI 1980-2013
- 1949 Mao Tse-tung’s Chinese Communist Party (CCP) takes power.
Assignment:
- Watch To Live (recommended, not required)
Lesson 11: Population Growth in India
Review:
- Exam 2 Results
- Europe
- Brexit regret
Presentation:
- South Asia Geography:
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Blank map to study for Exam 3 
- Front lines of climate change, rising sea levels
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- Population Growth
- World Population in 2015 (Economist video)
- Population Pyramids
- India
- Population
- Economy
- Growth rate in 2018 = 7%
- “Middle Class” in India larger than the entire US Population (300M+)
- George W. Bush quote (Reuters)
- India to America: Eat Less, Fatties (Time)
- Projected to be the world’s 3rd largest economy in 10 years
- India Rising (Foreign Policy Association)
Assignment:
- Watch India Awakes (Free to Choose Media)
- Read India’s missing middle class (Economist)
Exam 2 Results
| Mean | 84.6 |
| Standard Error | 2.4 |
| Median | 90.3 |
| Mode | 95.2 |
| Standard Deviation | 15.1 |
| Sample Variance | 226.6 |
| Kurtosis | 2.7 |
| Skewness | -1.7 |
| Range | 64.1 |
| Minimum | 35.8 |
| Maximum | 99.9 |
| Sum | 3298.3 |
| Count | 39.0 |
Lesson 10: Brexit
Review:
- GDP, Poland & Turkey, Brexit Preview
- Exam 1 corrections
Presentation:
- Brexit discussion
- Inside Brexit: How Britain lost Europe (Financial Times)
- British Parliament Debate
Exam 2 Review Topics:
- European Geography
- WWII + post-war order
- Advanced Manufacturing in Germany
- European Union
- Sovereign Debt Crisis
- Putin’s Russia
- Poland & Turkey
- Brexit
Assignment:
- Study for Exam 2
Lesson 9: GDP Rankings, Poland & Turkey, Brexit
Review:
- Putin’s Russia
- Europe Map Quiz learning aid (thanks Noah!)
- Schedule next week:
- Tue: Brexit discussion and review for Exam 2
- Thu: Exam 2
Presentation:
- GDP Rankings (data/chart link)
- Poland and Turkey (Smithsonian Magazine interview with George Friedman)
- Brexit
- Explained (The Daily Conversation)
- Why Brexit matters to US Businesses (US Chamber of Commerce)
Assignment:
- Read: Brexit: All you need to know about the UK leaving the EU (BBC News)
- Prepare to discuss Brexit in class on Tue
Lesson 8: Oil and Oligarchy in Putin’s Russia
Review:
- European Union and Sovereign Debt
Presentation:
- Russia and Central Asia Geography
- Geopolitical Constraints (from Mapping Russia’s Strategy by George Friedman)
- Oil & Gas Contribution to Russian Economy
- Oil Prices (NY Times article)
- Putin elected President in 2000
- Until 2015 oil prices had gone up steadily, except during the 2008-2009 global recession
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- Russian Oligarchy
- Organized Crime power structure
- Pay “tribute” to power brokers above you
- Pueblo connection: EVRAZ owner Roman Abromovich (Forbes)
- Putin’s Way (Frontline video)
Assignment:
- Read A Hollow Superpower (Economist article)
- Watch the rest of Putin’s Way (Frontline video)