“The Lebanese Civil War: The Tragedy, Its Legacy, and the Nation’s Recovery” (April 2nd, 2005)

1.    The history of Lebanon

    -    Geography

    -    Demography

    -    Independance

2.    Its form of government

    -    Legistlative body

    -    Executive body

3.    The events that led to the internal strife that lasted 17 years

    -    The creation of the State of Israel

    -    The Palestinian refugees

    -    The concerns of the Lebanese people

    -    The Kissinger plan

4.    What did the war accomplish?

5.    The recovery from the war

    -    The rebuilding

    -    The national debt

6.    Future perspectives