March 11

Social 33

We started Theme II in Topic A today by looking at Economic Systems. We have finished Theme I, except for writing some unit finals. If there is any material in Political Systems (Democracies and Dictatorships) that you're unsure about, just come and see me. I gave you a few handouts today about economic systems, basic economic questions, means of production, scarcity, and the three basic economic systems that we'll be looking at, namely, market economy, command economy and mixed economy. All of these economic systems have different values associated with them, and all answer the basic economic questions differently, as we'll see. You do have some homework tonight (if you didn't finish the textbook work from A Changing World in class), yo must do Q1-6 in Getting it Straight and Q2 and Q5 from the Getting Organized sections in Chapter 7 in A Changing World. Don't forget that your Dictator Assignment and Dictatorship Internet Assignment is due tomorrow. Here is a hyperlink to the study guides for both the Dictatorship Unit Final and the Political Systems Final Exam.

Social 10

Most of today's class was spent in the library doing research on the Imperialism Research Project. Most of you now have selected a country to study. This project is due on Thursday, March 20th. This project could be organized as a written report (please put it in a duotang if you opt for this format), a PowerPoint presentation, or as a movie. Last semester, students were only allowed to do this as a written report, so I don't have any PowerPoint or movie examples to show you. I will show you how people organized their reports though. You have a Chapter 7 Quiz next Tuesday, so please use the study guide below to help you with your preparations for this test.

Chapter 7 Quiz Study Guide:

This quiz will have three sections: a matching section, a multiple choice section, and a short answer section

1. Key Terms for Chapter 7 Quiz:

• historical globalization
• the Silk Road
• international trade
• the Columbian exchange (the grand exchange)
• mercantilism
• capitalism
• free market
• Adam Smith
• entrepreneur
• communism
• industrialization
• the Industrial Revolution
• cottage industries
• cottage system
• physiocrats
• exploitation
• imperialism
• Eurocentrism
• ethnocentrism
• European imperialism
• "old" imperialism
• "new" imperialism
• colony
• protectorate
• sphere of influence

2. Study the Questions for Inquiry from Chapter 7 (be able to answer these questions using case studies and examples that we have covered in class):

• What were the beginnings of global trading networks?
• What values are associated with capitalism?
• Whose values did industrialization effect?
• Why did England industrialize before other European powers?
• What were some of the effects of the Industrial Revolution?
• In what ways did imperialism benefit one people over another?