CDM BFI

INTRODUCTION

What is Connaissance du monde?

Penser la société; Habiter le monde; Construire un avenir commun

Searching for partnerships

Sources

CHAPTER 1: THE WORLD AS IT IS (Sept-Jan)

The geopolitical stage, region by region (European Union, China, India, Asia-Pacific, Russia, Middle East, Africa, The Americas, International institutions)
Major World issues (Demographics, Food and Water, Energy, Climate Change, Religion, Nuclear risks)

CHAPTER 2: THE UNITED STATES INSTITUTIONS (Feb)

The founding of the United States Penser la société
The Constitution Penser la société
Major historical events Penser la société
A more perfect Union? Success and failures of American democracy Penser la société

CHAPTER 3: KEY ISSUES IN THE AMERICAN SOCIETY

The American dream: reality or myth? Penser la société
Race relations Penser la société/Habiter le monde
The importance of religion Penser la société/Habiter le monde
Education, culture, technology and access to knowledge Habiter le monde

CHAPTER 4: UNITED AND DIVIDED: A UNIQUE GEOGRAPHIC SPACE

Demographics and social divisions Habiter le monde
Natural resources between use, abuse and preservation Habiter le monde
Reinventing infrastructures Habiter le monde

CHAPTER 5: THE U.S. IN THE WORLD: A DECLINING POWER?

The United States role in international institutions Construire un avenir commun
Stronger competitors (economic and military) Construire un avenir commun
A key player in the world’s new hot spots (Ukraine, Taiwan…) Construire un avenir commun
Strengths and weaknesses of America in a more unstable world Construire un avenir commun

PARTNERSHIPS

Non profit organizations

Food, Poverty & homelessness, Environmental, Educational, Science & Health…

Think tanks

Rand corporation, Milken institute, Berggruen institute…

Museums

Getty, LACMA, Norton Simon, Wende…

Media

Los Angeles Times, KPCC, Magazines, online…

University departments

International institutions

UNICEF, Francophonie…

Individuals

Phd students, entrepreneurs

INTRODUCTION

Présentation de la matière “Connaissance du Monde”

Matière en Anglais

Sur l’année de Première et de Terminale

1 oral final de 20 minutes en fin de Terminale

Partenaire

Programme axé sur les Etats-Unis: institutions, histoire politique, économique et sociale, culturelle et civilisationnelle.

Dans un cadre plus global, les Etats-Unis dans le monde.

Question: le monde d’aujourd’hui?

CHAPTER 1: THE WORLD AS IT IS TODAY

Region by region

European Union

China

India

Asia-Pacific

Russia

Middle East

Africa

The Americas

International institutions (U.N. and others)

Major world issues

Demographics

Food and Water

Energy

Climate Change

Religion

Nuclear risks

CHAPTER 1: THE WORLD AS IT IS TODAY

THE EUROPEAN UNION

History: study of five maps

The world during the Cold War
Europe cut in two
The dismantling of the Soviet Union
The end of the soviet satellites
The european construction

Objective of the European Union: end the successive wars and establish a space of peace and prosperity

Major dates of the European construction

1951: CECA: Communauté européenne du charbon et de l’acier: France, RFA, Italie, Pays-Bas, Belgique, Luxembourg.

1957: CEE: Communauté économique européenne: France, RFA, Italie, Pays-Bas, Belgique, Luxembourg.

1973: Royaume-Uni, Irlande, Danemark

1981: Grèce

1986: Espagne, Portugal

1990: Réunification allemande

1995: Suède, Finlande, Autriche

2004: Pologne, République tchèque, Slovaquie, Slovénie, Estonie, Lettonie, Lituanie, Chypre, Malte.

2007: Roumanie, Bulgarie.

2013: Croatie

2019: Brexit

European institutions

Who does what?

Two videos

Video on the European Parliament

Graphic of the European institutions

UE: des frontières qui rapprochent (Dessous des cartes)

L’Europe en danger

Documentaire Macron, l’Europe et la guerre.

RUSSIA

Video: Le dessous des cartes

cartes

THE MIDDLE EAST

Introduction: “Le dessous des cartes”

Maps study:

Pre 1948
1948: foundation of Israel
War of 1967 (6 days war)

Oslo Agreements in 1993: toward a two-states solution.

Discussion on Israeli-palestinian relations today

Video: Le dessous des cartes: Israël

https://www.arte.tv/en/videos/108458-006-A/mapping-the-world/

4- The UNITED NATIONS and other international organizations

This week, the G20 meets in Indonesia.

What is the G20? What is the G7?

https://www.vie-publique.fr/fiches/38318-g7-g8-g20-les-forums-economiques-mondiaux

The main international organization: the United Nations

Video on History of the U.N.

The UN: how does it work?

Two charts to study.

The UN Charter preambule:

The YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/c/unitednations/playlists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=8

See the research projects on UN Resolutions and UN Agencies.

5. SPORTS & GEOPOLITICS

See the work done by the Institut des relations internationales et stratégiques:

https://www.iris-france.org/sport-lab/

Football World Cup and Olympic games

6. CHINA and JAPAN today

Vidéo “Le dessous des cartes” (october 2022)

https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/108458-005-A/le-dessous-des-cartes/

Japan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgfHuiO2mLs

7: GEOPOLITICS OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS

History of nuclear weapons:

https://www.icanw.org/nuclear_weapons_history

Current nuclear arsenal on Earth

https://www.statista.com/chart/8301/the-countries-holding-the-worlds-nuclear-arsenal/

CHAPTER 2: THE UNITED STATES INSTITUTIONS

The founding of the United States Penser la société

L’Amérique colonialeArticles de la ConfédérationLa Déclaration d’Indépendance

The Constitution Penser la société

La ConstitutionLe Bill of Rights

Major historical events Penser la société

La Doctrine MonroeLa Conquête de l’Ouest Travail de recherche. Themes: La ruée vers l’or, l’expansion du territoire, le génocide des natives, La Californie (1821-1860)La fin de l’esclavage: “Lincoln”, de S.Spielberg

A more perfect Union? Success and failures of American democracy Penser la société