November 8

Social 20

You had most of the period to read "The Iron Dice" and to complete the two activities on responsibility for World War I. We'll discuss this tomorrow, and brainstorm some possible arguments/examples for the upcoming in-class position paper. Please make sure that you have read Chapter 14 in your text for tomorrow's in-class activity. Here is the study guide for your unit final, which is on November 20th.

International Conflict (WWI) Unit Final Study Guide:

International Conflict Unit Final Study Guide:
This unit final is on Tuesday, November 20th. Please prepare for it! This test is entirely multiple choice. Please use the four PowerPoint presentations and any other handouts that you have received to study for this test. I have put numbers after the following points to indicate which PowerPoint presentation you can find them in. Just to remind you, these are the PowerPoints (the number in brackets corresponds with numbers in the bullet list): "Causes of World War I" (1st ppt), "Beginnings of the War to Stalemate" (2nd ppt), "Total War" (3rd ppt), "The Allied Victory in WWI" (4th ppt).

• Causes of World War I (1st ppt, reading booklet "The Causes of World War I")
• Results of World War I (4th ppt, Chapter 15 in textbook)
• Leaders of Major European Powers (use reading booklet "The Great Powers of Old Europe")
• Alliances (systems, members) (1st ppt, also use reading booklet "The Making of Quarrels")
• Battle Plans/Tactics (Schlieffen Plan, Plan 17) (2nd ppt, Chapter 13 in textbook)
• Key Events in WWI (1st ppt to 4th ppt)
• Map of Europe (1914) (4th ppt)
• Map of Europe (1919) (4th ppt)
• Zimmermann telegram (3rd ppt)
• Treaty of Brest-Litvosk (4th ppt)
• Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points (Chapter 15)
• reparations (4th ppt, Chapter 15)
• disarmament (4th ppt, Chapter 15)
• war debts (4th ppt, Chapter 15)
• "war guilt clause" (4th ppt, Chapter 15)
• Treaty of Versailles (4th ppt, Chapter 15)
• positions of the "Big Four" (Wilson, Lloyd George, Clemenceau in particular)
• regarding Germany post WWI (this ties in with the "war guilt clause" too) (4th ppt, Chapter 15)
• self-determination (4th ppt, Chapter 15)
• plebiscites (4th ppt, Chapter 15)
• collective security (4th ppt, Chapter 15)
• League of Nations (4th ppt, Chapter 15)
  

Social 10

I did a homework check on the Chapter 10 Key Terms. I will do a homework check on the Chapter 10 Questions tomorrow. We had a class discussion on "Dilemmas of Global Trade" which caused some interesting discussion points. We'll be watching a video tomorrow from the "China Rises" series, it should be good.