International Relations Simulation

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International Relations Simulation

• Your six groups represent 6 different countries
  in our fictional continent.
• Divide the following roles amongst your group
• Minister of State makes public statements and
  has final decision in group
• Deputy minister assists Minister, takes notes
• Artist assists Deputy, creates flag
• Energizer assists Deputy, keeps time, leads work
  on chant

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World Situation Summary

• Follow along with your copy as the summary is
  read.
• Deputy Minister take notes over alliances,
  issues between countries, etc.

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Known Alliances

• These are the only alliances which have been
  announced publicly

Country Alliance w/ what nation?
Bahkan Yes Sandia
Caldonia Yes Yorkton
Morovia Yes ?
Penland Yes ?
Sandia Yes Bahkan
Yorkton Yes Caldonia
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Military Strength
Country Size of Army Rating
Bahkan 100,000 Good
Caldonia 1,500,000 Good
Morovia 150,000 Good
Penland 7,000,000 Excellent
Sandia 8,000,000 Poor
Yorkton 3,000,000 Fair
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Military Strength
Country Size of Navy Rating
Bahkan 500 Fair
Caldonia 1,500,000 Excellent
Morovia None N/A
Penland 250,000 Fair
Sandia 50,000 Fair
Yorkton 25,000 Fair
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National Statistics
Country Population National Income
Bahkan 3,500,000 80,000,000
Caldonia 34,000,000 280,000,000
Morovia 15,000,000 150,000,000
Penland 40,000,000 230,000,000
Sandia 77,000,000 120,000,000
Yorkton 38,000,000 200,000,000
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National Spirit!

• Artist Create flag using colors/ pictures that
  symbolize your country
• look to the map and military information for
  inspiration
• Make sure to include description at bottom of
  flag
• Energizer create your national chant describing
  your countrys strengths and resources (you and
  your group will be performing it)
• Minister of State and Deputy Minister create a
  list of your countrys strengths and weaknesses
• (T-Chart)

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Confidential Information

• Read your countrys confidential information
• Make adjustments to your strengths/ weaknesses if
  needed
• Develop a plan for action in case of a crisis
• Who would you want to defend yourself from?
• Who would you want to create an alliance with?
• Make a Chart Listing All of the Countries in the
  following categories
• Allies -Enemies -
  Neutral

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Extra! Extra! Read all about it

• JULY 28, 1914
• TO MINISTERS OF STATE
• FROM News Reporter
• DATELINE Bahkan
• The government of Bahkan has reported that
  Penland nationalists have staged a massive armed
  attack along her borders and have bombed
  government facilities in the capital. It is
  believed that the raiders are members of the same
  group which have been staging smaller raids on
  the Bahkan border in previous months.
• This action is by far the most serious yet
  taken by Penland sympathizers. Bahkan officials
  charge that this attack was led by the regular
  Penland Army, and is an act of outright
  aggression against Bahkan territorial integrity.
• Government representatives in Penland have
  refused to comment on the current crisis. This
  leads to speculation that Bahkan officials are
  making a legitimate charge.
• There are also reports that there have been
  massive troop movements in Penland, both in the
  direction of Sandia and Yorkton.

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State Papers

• Based on the information in the news bulletin,
  as a country fill out your State Paper.
• Talk to other Countries
• The Minister of State of each country will read
  their paper aloud
• Deputy Ministers will have to take notes over
  each countrys plans

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This just in

• The heir to the Morovian throne has just been
  assassinated by a Bahkanian nationalist group who
  is upset with Morovias continued raids on
  Bahkan.
• Morovia immediately declares war on Bahkan
  despite Bahkans claims that they did not know
  about the assassination plans.

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What do we do now??!!

• Based on the new information, re-evaluate your
  countrys position
• Do you want to continue alliances? Start new
  ones?
• What do you want to do with your military?
• Do you want to attack another country?

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Meeting of the Minds

• All Ministers of State are to meet in the
  hallway for 2 minutes to discuss the
  establishment of alliances and/or declarations of
  war.
• Deputy Ministers, Artists and Energizers will
  perform their national chants while we wait for
  them to return.

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The Final Results

• When your Minister returns, as a country you
  will write your Final Position Paper.
• The Minister will read your paper aloud, followed
  by a group performance of your national chant.

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Discussion

1. What two countries did this conflict originally
   involve? Why did everyone else get involved?
2. What were some of the things that created tension
   amongst these nations?

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Debrief

• This game simulated the events that occurred at
  the beginning of World War I.
• Bahkan Serbia
• Caldonia Great Britain
• Morovia Austria-Hungary
• Penland Germany
• Sandia Russia
• Yorkton France
• on the back of the Final Position sheet, describe
  the following using the real country names
• Major alliances
• Issues between countries (territorial disputes,
  etc.)
• Military information ( who had best navy, best
  army, etc.)
• Who attacked who to begin the war
• How did all of the other countries get involved?