1. Objective (READ)

SWBAT describe a strategic commodity.

2. Question of the Day. (TURN OBJECTIVE INTO A QUESTION)

3. Warm-up (ANSWER)

1. How many times did you use oil today?

2. Why would a country want to fight a war for oil?

Table of ContentsDate Title Lesson #

**SW ASIA UNIT**

2/4 Modern Islam 57

2/8 Water 58

2/9 Oil 59

2/10 Strategic Commodity 60

1. Turn to the next available fresh page after your Water web.

What is a strategic commodity?

• Definition: A resource so important that countries will go to war for it.

Fighting in the Persian Gulf War – Kuwait,notice the burning oil fields in the background.

READ ONLY

• Directions: Create this on your strategic commodity page.

STRATEGIC COMMODITY

2. Definition A natural resource so important that countries will go to war for it.

3. Resources:

4. Conflicts:

5. Sketch

Conflicts Explanation

Directions: Copy this on your strategic commodity page.

Conflicts Explanation

A. Persian Gulf War, 1991

Directions: Copy this on your strategic commodity page.

Persian Gulf War - Explanation

1. Kuwait taps into oil field on the Iraq side of the border.

2. Iraq (Saddam Hussein) invades Kuwait to take over their oil supply

Directions: Copy what is in the box in the explanation column.

Clip Questions• Explain the Persian Gulf War. • Describe the United States’ reaction to the Iraqi

invasion.

Persian Gulf War - Explanation

3. US defends Kuwait and defeats the Iraqi army. Kuwait regains independence.

Directions: Copy what is in the box in the explanation column.

Directions:

1. Add one picture to the explanation column of your t-chart for each of the 3 events.

2. Add Persian Gulf War, 1991 to your Strategic Commodity Vocabulary box.

3. Complete the exit ticket on the back of the small slip of paper.

Directions:

1. Add one picture to the explanation column of your t-chart for each of the 3 events.

2. Add Persian Gulf War, 1991 to your Strategic Commodity Vocabulary box.

3. Get these approved and get your laptop and with your partners. - Go to S: Student – Student Read Only – Orso Folder – open Oil L – 09. - Finish the Oil Web from yesterday.

Directions:

1. Complete the oil web. Get your oil web approved.

Go to S: Student – Student Read Only – Orso Folder – open Oil L - 09

2. Complete the exit ticket.

3. Complete the conflict worksheet.

Exit ticket

1. Answer the Question of the Day like usual in your notebook.

2. Create a story (or cartoon) with at least three events that demonstrates a strategic commodity.

- Choose a strategic commodity. - Explain a situation that shows why it is a

strategic commodity.

Kurds• An ethnic group

located in Iraq, Turkey, Iran, and Syria

• Many OIL fields on their land

Kurds• STATELESS NATION –

they want independence and freedom from Iraq.

• Clip Intro: The Kurds supported Iran in the Iran-Iraq War. 1980-1988

• Clip Question – Describe Saddam Hussein’s reaction to the Kurds’ rebellion.

Persian Gulf War Timelines• Use the article below: • http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/17/newsid_253

0000/2530375.stm

• Create a timeline in your notebook with an explanation and a picture for the following dates.

Click on the dates on the right to develop your explanation. Label each event Write an explanation Sketch a picture

Dates to include: – August 2nd, 1990– August 8th, 1990– January 16th, 1991– February 24th, 1991– February 27th, 1991– June 14th, 1991