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Your Name:____________________________________ “Battle of Nigerian Oil” VICE NEWSConnection to Today: Modern Day ImperialismDirections: Using the link on my website for today, watch the video and then answer the questions below as you watch. Link is found on Explain what the Nigerians are doing near the river at the start of the news segment. Why are they doing this?How has this illegal trade and enforcement of the trade affected the environment over time? (give specific examples)What American gas company is mentioned that has also helped to destroy the environment in the Niger Delta?Why are the Nigerian military and government destroying and disrupting this illegal oil refining process throughout their own country?For what group of people do the masked men at the end of the segment say they are fighting for? Do you agree with what the men involved in this illegality are doing in their country? Why or why not? ................
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