Case study – Should Canada’s Foreign Policy be independent of the United States?

1. In your opinion, does Canada have an international role that is different from, and independent of, that of the U.S.? How would you define that role?

2. What effects did the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War have on Canada-US relations?

3. How did U.S. policy deal with Cuba after Cuban Revolution? How did Canada’s policy differ?

4. How would you explain the war in Vietnam to someone who knew nothing about it? Answer the following questions: What? Where? When? Why?

Key issue 3 – Why do Religions organize space in Distinctive Patterns?

Please read pg. 206-217 of Rubenstein and answer the following questions in the comment section. Feel free to email or message me if you have any questions, thank you!

1. What differences appear in the images of a Hindu Temple and Christian Churches?

2. What examples of religious toponyms can you find in your community?

3. What are the different spatial units of administration in the Roman Catholic Church?

4. Based on the lives of the Buddha and the prophet Muhammad, what types of sites are likely to be goals of pilgrimage for the followers of a universalizing religion?

5. What are some of the cultural or religious factors that influence method of disposing of bodies other than burial?

6. Why do some religions organize their annual calendars according to the lunar cycle?