The competition rounds for both the WACMHV and National
competitions will be:
Rounds are listed here in no
particular order. (NOTE: For the Regional competition, WACMHV will select 8
questions in each of the following 10 topics ; the National competition will
have 10 questions in each topic)
1. International Law
Sponsored by the American Society for International Law
In the regional competitions, questions will be based on the pamphlet
"International Law: 100 Ways it Shapes Our Lives" produced by the American
Society for International Law. The pamphlet can be found in PDF format at
http://www.asil.org/pdfs/asil_100_ways_05.pdf.
The national competition will draw from "ASIL
Insights".
http://www.asil.org/insights.htm
2. Countries
This round will be on general knowledge questions about countries - type of
government, geography, leaders, history, and current events.
3. Current Events
This round will consist of questions on world news and world events happening in
early 2008.
4. People in the News
This round will focus on world leaders and newsmakers involved in events around
the time of the competition.
5. Foreign Policy Association: Great Decisions 2007
Questions for this round will be drawn from these Great Decisions 2007 articles
as well as updates posted on www.greatdecisions.org.
Topics for 2007 are: (Topics link to more
information and research tools at the Foreign Policy Association and will open
new windows. It is highly recommended that you thoroughly examine these
materials in preparation for the competition.)
6. East Asia
The focus of this round will be China, Japan, North and South Korea's politics,
geography, history, and leaders.
http://usinfo.state.gov/eap/
Produced by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of
International Information Programs, this site contains countless links to
news articles about East Asia and the Pacific. In addition, students will
find country profiles and material on current in issues in the region, such
as Bird
Flu.
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/EASTASIAPACIFICEXT/
0,,menuPK:208943~pagePK:158889~piPK:146815~theSitePK:226301,00.html
(yes... both lines make a single linkL.. a mighty long one too!)
At the World Bank’s East Asia & Pacific page, students can
search information by country or by topic. With a primary focus on
development issues, the Bank provides links to development topics,
statistics, websites of the region’s governments, and maps.
http://www.harpercollege.edu/mhealy/mapquiz/easia/eamenu.htm
At this website students can test their knowledge of East
Asian geography by taking an online
quiz.
7. Organization of American States
This category will focus on the functioning of the OAS including leaders, member
countries, treaties, and history.
http://www.oas.org/main/english/.
The OAS website offers a wealth of information about OAS
structure, bodies, and documents.
The “Countries” link provides a very brief overview or profile of each
member country.
http://www.state.gov/p/wha/rt/oas/
Produced by the US Department of State, this site provides
a comprehensive history of the
OAS, as well as a pages dedicated to hemispheric security and regional
issues, where students
can view fact sheets organized by region.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/4441597.stm provides a
profile of the OAS.
8 Elections
As the US prepares to elect a new president, this category will ask questions on
how the rest of the world elects their leaders and transitions power between
heads of state and government.
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/POL/elections2006.htm
This website is provided by the Parliament of Australia.
Although quite lengthy, it is a good
starting point for students who seek an overview of the type of elections held
in different
countries. The sidebar is helpful for dividing the master list of countries into
regions.
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govinfo/resource/internat/elections.html
provides an extensive list on links to information on
elections around the world.
http://www.cfr.org/issue/84/elections.html
offers students a look at recent election-related issues
in a number of countries, such as Turkey, Russia, and Japan.
9. UN Peacekeeping Operations
Throughout its history, the UN has organized numerous peacekeeping missions
around the world, this category will ask about the operations, history, and
legal precedence for UN Peacekeeping missions.
http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/dpko/
will take students to the Peacekeeping portion of the UN
website. The “Past Operations” and “Current Operations” links categorizes
current and previous
missions by region, and further by country.
http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/list/list.pdf
provides a list of all operations 1948-2007.
10. Econ 101
This category focused on a basic
understanding of how the economy as a whole works, in order to provide
students with a framework for viewing and interpreting the economic world
around them. Competitors should focus on the economic concepts, not economic
formulas to be successful in this category.
Click the following link to run a Google
search using
a basic understanding of how the economy as a whole works
