May 26

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After doing some homework checks at the beginning of class, I gave you some upcoming important dates:

• Unit 3 Position Paper is on Tuesday, June 2nd
• Unit 3 Final Exam is on Wednesday, June 3rd
• Final Exam Part A (In-Class Essay) is on Wednesday, June 10th
• Final Exam Part B (100 Multiple Choice Questions) is on Tuesday, June 16th

You should start preparing for your Unit 3 Position Paper tonight (I have sent it to you by e-mail), and start reviewing material already covered in Unit 3 for the Unit 3 Final Exam (70 multiple choice questions). I gave you the rest of the class period to work on your Chapter 11 Key Terms and Questions, which are due tomorrow.

Unit 3 Final Exam Study Guide:

Please review all of the Unit 3 PowerPoint presentations that I have sent to you:

• "Nations, Nation-States and Internationalism"
• "Canada's Foreign Policy"
• "Nationalism and Internationalism"
  

Please review all of the Unit 3 Key Terms from the Unit 3 Worksheet in addition to the key concepts that were introduced in the PowerPoint presentations. In addition to this, I would like to emphasize the following points with you:

• know the difference between multilateralism, unilateralism and bilateralism and know examples of each
• know the spectrum of foreign policy: internationalism, nationalism, ultranationalism, and supranationalism
• know the different foreign policy options
• know the 6 themes of Canadian foreign policy/Canada's foreign policy goals
• what influences foreign policy decisions?
• methods of foreign policy
• motivations for nations involvement or non-involvement in international affairs
• how can foreign policy promote internationalism?
• tied aid, bilateral aid, multilateral aid
• what are INGOs and IGOs? examples of INGOs and IGOs
• the United Nations (organization/structure, bodies, etc.)
• peacemaking vs. peacekeeping (and examples)
• different understandings of internationalism (types of internationalism)
• why do international organizations exist? purposes and examples
  

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You wrote your Cold War Unit Final Exam today in class. You'll get the results of the multiple choice section tomorrow in class.

Social 30

We started looking at the Middle East today. We covered a lot of ground today! We looked at some background information to understand politics and conflict in the Middle East, and we watched a video on "The Arabs and Israel Since 1947". I gave you numerous handouts today, including: a timeline of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, summary charts of the Arab-Israeli War of 1948 and the Suez Crisis of 1956. I also gave you some pointers on note-taking on Chapter 12 (The Middle East) from Global Forces of the 20th Century, you should take notes under the following headings and subheadings:

1. Arab-Israeli Conflict:

• Arab-Israeli War (1948)
• Suez Crisis (1956)
• Six Day War
• Yom Kippur War

2. Superpower Involvement in the Middle East

3. Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

Don't worry about taking notes on the Iran-Iraq War and the Persian Gulf War since I have notes packages to give you on these topics.

Don't forget that you have your Cold War Unit Final tomorrow, please see the study guide here (scroll down to find it).

May 22

Social 33

I gave you the entire class period to work on the United Nations: Organization booklet that I gave you late in yesterday's class. I have moved your Cold War Unit Final to Tuesday, May 26th, please see the study guide here.

Social 20-1

You got back your Unit 2 Position Papers today. I collected your Chapter 10 Key Terms and Questions for homework check marks and did a homework check to see if you printed off the "Canada's Foreign Policy" PowerPoint from yesterday. I started a PowerPoint presentation that corresponds to Chapter 11 in your textbook (with some supplementary material) that I will finish on Monday.

Social 30

We continued our look at the Cold War by watching another short video from the CNN Cold War series, this episode was called "Soldiers of God" and focused on the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the American response to it. I also gave you a short reading package on Afghanistan as well. Your Cold War Unit Final is on Wednesday, please have a look at the study guide here.

May 21

Social 30

Today we looked at American intervention in the Western Hemisphere during the Cold War era by watching a video from the CNN series on the Cold War called "Backyard". I also had you copy some notes off the board that will be helpful as well in understanding this topic. Tomorrow, we'll be looking at the effects of the Cold War on Afghanistan. Next Wednesday, you will be having your Cold War Unit Final. Please see the study guide below.

Social 30 Cold War Unit Final Study Guide:

• make sure that you have read Chapters 9-11, 13 and 15 and have taken notes on key parts of each chapter
• make sure that you know all the Cold War Concepts (please see the Cold War Concepts Quiz Study Guide)
• know the chronology of events of the Cold War (study timelines)
• know key events that we've emphasized in class (for example: Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War, Afghanistan) plus other key events from the timeline
• know major arms reduction agreements (bilateral agreements and multilateral agreements), please study the notes that I gave you on this (detailed notes and the chart)
• know about the formation of alliances (NATO, Warsaw Pact, SEATO, etc.) and the formation of "spheres of influence"
• know examples of American intervention in their "backyard" (Western Hemisphere, notes package plus notes from the CNN video useful here)
• anything that I gave you as a handout is testable material and should be reviewed!!
• know how the Cold War ends and its results/consequences
  
  

Social 20-1

We finished off the Unit 2 Collaborative Inquiry projects today. After that presentation I went through a PowerPoint on "Canada's Foreign Policy" which I will be sending to you this afternoon. Please print this PowerPoint off and bring it to class tomorrow for homework check credit. I also gave you back the results of your Unit 2 Final Exam as well today. Your Chapter 10 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow.

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I gave you a quick reading on the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. You also had to work on worksheet called "Detente and After", we went over it in class. Your Cold War Unit Exam is on Tuesday, May 26th, please see the study guide here (scroll down to find it).