February 2

IB 30/35

Today's entire class was spent in your debate groups preparing for Monday's debate on the decision to use the atomic bombs at the end of WWII. I also recommend that you check out the historiography of the atomic bomb reading that I shared with you on Google Drive. Also, please remember that you have your World War II Test on Thursday, February 8th, please see the study guide below.

WORLD WAR II TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test consists of 70 multiple choice questions (but there will be 7 questions that will be omitted from the test, so really 63 questions), and you will write in on Thursday, February 8th.

Key terms, concepts, people mentioned in the exam (knowing these terms, concepts and people will help you eliminate them as possible answers):

• Treaty of Versailles (study the terms of the treaty: GARGLe)
• Marshall Plan
• Lend-Lease Act
• Truman Doctrine
• Helsinki Accord
• lebensraum
• blitzkrig
• anschluss
• Winston Churchill
• Austro-Hungarian Empire
• Maginot Line
• Munich Conference
• invasion of Abyssinia
• Mussolini
• Hitler
• appeasement
• League of Nations
• "Night of the Broken Glass" (Kristallnacht)
• "Final Solution"
• "the Low Countries"
• Polish Corridor
• Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
• brinkmanship
• diplomacy
• Second Battle of El Alamein
• invasion of Manchuria
• Marco Polo Bridge Incident
• Battle of Coral Sea
• Battle of Midway
• Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
• Kellogg-Briand Pact
• Operation Barbarossa
• deterrence
• Great Depression
• Battle of Stalingrad
• Dunkirk
• Hiroshima and Nagasaki
• Nuremberg Trials
• Phoney War
• The Dieppe Raid

Social 10-1

You were split into groups today to look at various perspectives on globalization. As you could see from today's exercise, there are various viewpoints on globalization with some people believing that globalization is beneficial to the world as a whole, whereas others feel that it is a detrimental force in the world today. Don't forget that you have your friendly letter assignment due on Monday. Please see the writing guide below.

ou have a friendly letter of introduction which is due on Monday, February 5th. Please make sure that you organize your writing in a friendly letter format, covering the following topics: 

• family
• interests
• academic background (i.e. what junior high school did you go to?)
• academic goals (what are your goals for Social Studies/ academic goals for this semester/year, future goals/aspirations)
• what other classes are you taking this semester?
• hobbies
• sports,
• favorite movies
• favorite TV shows
• favorite music
• favorite books

These are just suggestions to get you started, if you can think of other topics to cover, please do so. You will hand in this assignment on Monday, February 5th at the beginning of class. It can be typed if you choose, or hand written. It doesn't matter to me if it's double-spaced or not. 

Social 20-1

We started the course content today, with me starting a lecture on "Nation and Identity" today. Please read Chapter 1, and complete the Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions from your Social 20-1 study booklet are due on Wednesday (February 7th). You have your friendly letter assignment due on Monday, please see the writing guide below.

You have a friendly letter of introduction which is due on Monday, February 5th. Please make sure that you organize your writing in a friendly letter format, covering the following topics: 

• family
• interests
• academic background (i.e. what junior high school did you go to?)
• academic goals (what are your goals for Social Studies/ academic goals for this semester/year, future goals/aspirations)
• what other classes are you taking this semester?
• hobbies
• sports,
• favorite movies
• favorite TV shows
• favorite music
• favorite books

These are just suggestions to get you started, if you can think of other topics to cover, please do so. You will hand in this assignment on Monday, February 5th at the beginning of class. It can be typed if you choose, or hand written. It doesn't matter to me if it's double-spaced or not.