1. When did President Obama announce he was sending the U.S. military to help stop the spread of Ebola in Africa?

2. What did the President say other countries need to do?

3. Describe the steps the U.S. military is taking to help stop the spread of Ebola.

4. a) What is the CDC?
b) What might have happened to the disease if the U.S. had not sent aid, according to the CDC?
c) What concerns has the CDC expressed?

5. Why is so much international help needed?

6. What is the purpose of the first clinic the U.S. is building?

7. The U.S. has given hundreds of millions of dollars to fight the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. Now 3,000 U.S. troops have been sent to build field hospitals and train medical workers….
a) What is the WHO?
b) What is the objective of the WHO?
c) If the member countries of the UN are also members of the WHO, why do you think the WHO hasn’t been able to organize an immediate world response to this epidemic, but the U.S. is taking the lead? What does this say to you about the effectiveness of the WHO? What does this say to you about American exceptionalism?

OPTIONAL: Watch the video under “Resources” below.
a) What do you think of the President’s order that U.S. troops build the hospitals, including clearing the area where they will be built? Is this the best way to stop the spread of Ebola?
b) What role do you think the Liberian people should take in trying to stop this epidemic?
Explain your answers.