Thursday, December 08, 2011

December 8

We watched a video from the Turning Points in History series on the FLQ Crisis of 1970. PLEASE make sure that you finish off the FLQ Crisis booklet. There is a useful document based analysis on the FLQ in there, and make sure you read about the Emergencies Act as well.  In today's video we looked at the FLQ crisis, this is the interview on the steps of Parliament that features Trudeau's "just watch me" speech. It's an interesting little debate that is waged being Trudeau and the reporters over the issue on giving up or losing civil liberties in order to ensure security.



  • Chapter 10 Test is on Tuesday, December 13th (please see the study guide here)
  • Civil Rights Movement Assignment outline is due on Friday, December 8th
  • Chapter 11 Key Terms and Questions are due on Monday, December 12th
  • Unit 3 WRA II (Essay) is on Thursday, December 15th (you will not get the essay question sheet in advance)
I gave you class time to work on a booklet that outlined various key concepts associated with internationalism and foreign policy. This booklet required you to define the key terms and also provide real-world examples of these concepts. Concepts covered in this booklet included: foreign aid, supranationalism, multilateralism, peacekeeping, peacemaking, international law, international agreements, unilateralism, bilateralism, NGOs. Your Chapter 11 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow.

  • Chapter 11 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow
  • Unit 3 WRA II (Essay) is on Wednesday, December 14th (you will get the essay question sheet on Monday)
  • Unit 3 Final Exam is on December 20th (the study guide will be posted next week on the blog)
  • Social 20-1 Final Exam Part A (In-Class Essay) is on Tuesday, January 10th (you will of course, not receive the essay question sheet in advance)


You had the entire period today to write your Emergence of the Americas in Global Affairs Unit Test as well as the Paper 1 on Prescribed Subject 1. Tomorrow we will be looking at the A & E Biography of Benito Mussolini, which will provide you with biographical information on this dictator, his rise to power, his brand of fascism, his invasion of Abyssinia, and his ultimate demise. Next week, we'll look at the Abyssinia crisis.

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