April 30

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We focused on Paper 2 today. We looked at a Topic 1 essay question, which focused in on the short-term and long-term results of the First World War, and a Topic 5 essay on the Cold War. With the Topic 1 essay you were to write the introductory paragraph and outline your subsequent arguments and evidence. With the Topic 5 essay you were given a sample and were asked to read it and evaluate it using the Paper 2 markbands. I also had you outline the essay. We have an optional class on Tuesday, May 7th, where we'll look at the Paper 3.

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I gave you a list of upcoming important dates at the beginning of class that I'll post here on the blog as well. You had the entire class period to read Chapter 7 and complete the key terms and questions. The Chapter 7 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow. The Chapter 8 Key Terms and Questions will be due on Tuesday, May 7th.

Upcoming Important Dates:

• Chapter 7 Key Terms and Questions are due on Wednesday, May 1st
• Unit 2 WRA I is on Thursday, May 2nd
• Unit 2 Research Project is due on Monday, May 6th
• Chapter 7-8 Test is on Monday, May 6th (please see the study guide below)
• Unit 2 WRA II Essay is on Tuesday, May 7th
• Unit 2 Final Exam is on Monday, May 13th

Chapter 7-8 Test Study Guide:

This test is on Monday, May 6th. It will consist of 20-24 key terms in a matching section, and 3 short answer questions. Please study the following PowerPoint presentations:

• "The Holocaust"
• "8 Stages of Genocide" (see the Genocide Watch website: http://www.genocidewatch.org/)
• "Contemporary Examples of Genocide"

Please study the following notes packages/film study packages:

• 36 Questions About The Holocaust
• Turning Points in History: The Atomic Bomb (film notes)
• 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
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Jawaharlal Nehru
• Mohammed Ali Jinnah
• home rule
• 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 from Chapter 7 and 8.

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We also watched a video from BBC World called "10 Questions About Democracy" (here is a link to the companion website if you'd like to here what people had to say again). You are responsible for finishing the entire film study that went along with this video for tomorrow's class (I'll be doing a homework check on it, and in all likelihood, we'll be able to discuss some of the questions in the video). You have another homework assignment tonight: please go to the following website-Political Compass, complete the political survey (from the left-hand navigation menu, click on "Take the test"), print off where you fall in the economic-political grid and bring it to class tomorrow. We'll be able to talk about this tomorrow. Please remember that you have your Unit 2 Final Exam on Thursday, May 2nd, please check out the study guide here (scroll down to find it). I also gave back the results of your Chapter 7 Test as well today. Please check your e-mail today because I will be sending you a copy of the "10 Questions About Democracy" video study and I will also be sending you a handout that looks at positive and negative freedoms (I'm trying to clear up some confusion about this concept; this relates to material in Chapter 8).