Monday, November 25, 2019

November 25


We started Case Study 2 today of Prescribed Subject 3 (The Move to Global War). We looked at the impact of Italian fascism on foreign policy. We'll continue this lecture tomorrow. You can find this lecture posted on the IB 30/35 wiki on the Prescribed Subject 3-The Move to Global War page.


You got back your Unit 2 position papers today. Please see me in tutorial if you have any questions about them. You also wrote the Unit 2 Final Exam today. I've already posted the results in PowerSchool.


You wrote the Unit  2 WRA I (three source interpretation) today in class. One week from today (Monday, December 2nd), you will be writing the Unit 2 position paper. I will teach you how to write a position paper this week in class in preparation for this essay next week. The Chapter 7-8 Test is on Tuesday, December 3rd, please see the study guide below.

This test is on Tuesday, December 3rd. It will consist of 20-24 key terms in a matching section, and 3-4 short answer questions. Please study the following PowerPoint presentations:
  • "The Holocaust" (this is posted on the wiki, and it's in your course books)
  • "8 Stages of Genocide" (it's also posted on the wiki)
  • "Contemporary Examples of Genocide" (this is posted on the wiki, and it's in your course books)

Please study the following notes packages/film study packages:
  • 36 Questions About The Holocaust  
  • White Light/Black Rain (film notes)
  • Shake Hands with the Devil (film notes + package)
  • Unit 2 Worksheet (chapter questions for Chapter 7 and 8)
  • make sure that you have read Chapters 7 and 8!

1. Please study the following key concepts/key people/key events:
genocide:

  • crimes against humanity
  • war crimes
  • the Holocaust
  • ethnic cleansing
  • lebensraum
  • Weimar Republic
  • Final Solution
  • decolonization
  • successor state
  • self-determination
  • Wansee Conference
  • Nuremberg Trials
  • Hutu
  • Tutsi
  • Romeo Dallaire
  • Manhattan Project
  • Hiroshima
  • Nagasaki
  • Robert Oppenheimer
  • FDR
  • Harry Truman
  • Potsdam Conference
  • Slobodan Milosevic


2. You should be able to answer any of the questions from the Unit 2 worksheet on Chapter 7 or 8.


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