The video documentary Guns, Germs, and Steel depicted European colonists settling on native lands. For Example in Africa many of the settlers brought disease. Western settlers conquered these regions and established western style governments with firearms. The issue that we chose to study was poverty. In the middle east poverty affects 17% of the population which makes less than $2 per day. Causes of these issues include weak governments, poor infrastructure, and wars tearing through middle eastern countries, and communities. Current solutions include donation sites , increased employment, better education, and support systems. We see these being applied in countries such as Saudi Arabia which is now the largest oil exporter in the world bringing in more income, job opportunities, and investments in education.
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