1. Set Focus
Pose this essential question: How can the rise or fall of a country’s leader affect other nations?
2. List Vocabulary
Share some of the challenging vocabulary words in the article. Encourage students to use context to infer meanings as they read.
- regime (p. 19)
- propaganda (p. 19)
- embargo (p. 20)
- normalize (p. 21)
- sanctions (p. 21)
- reprisals (p. 21)
3. Engage
Ask students to think of the ways that different countries work together economically and socially. Have students consider what might change if a nation’s ally got a new leader who was hostile to its interests.