Enduring Issues in World History

What enduring issues are there in Global History?

Describe events from your life related to enduring issues in Global History.

➡ Directions: Read the story that Adrian’s grandfather told him and answer the questions about it.

Open Ended

Adrian’s Grandfather: “How much money do you want? When I was your age, my grandfather used to tell me that he would go down to the store on the corner and buy a sandwich and an apple for five cents. Five cents! Can you imagine that? When I grew up here it cost two dollars to get soda and turkey sandwich at that same store and now you’re asking me for 7 bucks!?”

Identify one enduring issue that Adrian’s father discusses in the passage above. Why is that enduring issue significant to him?

What Enduring Issues are there in Global History?

There are MANY enduring issues in Global History that you will discover over during this course, but only nine that you will return to repeatedly throughout. 

Conflict

Conflict is a serious disagreement or argument. There can be conflict between individuals, groups of people, and even nations.

Desire for Power

Power is the influence or control over the behavior of people and it is a part of every human interaction. You can see the effects of power in your relationships with your family and friends, and in schools, sports, business, and government.

Inequity

Inequity is a lack of fairness or justice. When there is inequity, one person or group of people do not have as much power or opportunity as others. 

Need for and Impact of Innovation

An innovation is a new method of addressing a problem. Innovations have positive and negative impacts. A new method is used to address a problem. 

Impact of Interconnectedness

Interconnectedness is the state of having connections or relationships with other people. For example, the more people you know from a neighborhood, the more interconnected you are with it.

Environmental Impact

Our environment is the area around us in which we live. We are affected by our environment and we have an effect on it. This is true of your local environment (your home, your classroom, and your neighborhood) and the larger environment (your state, your country, and the world). 

Scarcity

Scarcity is the state of not having enough of something. Everything we use in our daily life comes from the Earth and there is a limited supply of resources on this planet. Some places have access to more water than others, some have access to oil. Since resources are scarce, we trade for them.

Population Growth

Population growth occurs when more people are born than die and for most of global history, the number of people on Earth has increased. 

Multiple Choice

Which one enduring issue is applicable to the lunchroom fight between Max and Justin?

• Scarcity

• Conflict

• Environment Impact

• Population Growth

Multiple Choice

Which enduring issue applies to the introduction of a bullet train in Japan in order to travel more quickly.

• Need for and Impact of Innovation

• Scarcity

• Population Growth

• Inequity

Multiple Choice

The Presidential election of 2020 is an example of which enduring issue?

• Desire for Power

• Impact of Interconnectedness

• Scarcity

• Population Growth

Multiple Select

China has had a controversial one child policy in recent history. Which 2 enduring issue would apply?

• Scarcity

• Population Growth

• Desire for Power

• Inequity

Multiple Choice

The systemic removal of Jewish people in Nazi Germany is an example of which enduring issue?

• Inequity

• Need for and Impact of Innovation

• Environmental Impact

• Scarcity