November 9

IB 20 HOTA

We started talking about the Canadian political system today. Please check out the Black Gold Ideology Notes that are on the wiki under the Democracies unit, and check out the following link as well to solidify your understanding of the political and economic spectrum: http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/sspes/index.html

SOCIAL 30-1

I continued on with the Cold War today. I started a documentary on the Vietnam War called "Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam" today. We'll finish it off on Monday.  I did a homework check on your Chapter 7 Key Terms today, and then I will take in your Chapter 7 Questions on Monday, November 12th. 

Advance polls opened yesterday for the plebiscite vote on the 2026 Olympics. The main vote takes place on November 13th. Even though none of you are 18 yet, and can't vote in this plebiscite, I still think it will be beneficial to you to get informed about the Olympic bid. The question of investment in an Olympic involves all three levels of government spending, so this definitely ties into what we have been studying this year. I've created a blank Google Slides presentation that you have all been invited to edit. I want you to explore both sides of this debate. What arguments are both sides putting forward to convince voters to their side's point of view. I'm including some links below for research purposes.

Olympic Bid Research Links: 

• CBC: Calgary Olympic Bid 
• City of Calgary Engagement Toolkit
• Calgary Herald: Olympic Bid
• The Globe and Mail: Calgary's Olympic Bid
• Huffington Post
• Calgary 2026
• CBC Op-Ed Piece

SOCIAL 10-1

WE had our debate on the following topic: BIRT the 21st century will belong to China. 

 Next week you have your Unit 2 Final Exam, you can find the study guide below. 

SOCIAL 10-1 UNIT 2 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE:

This final exam is entirely multiple choice format. There are 57 multiple choice questions. This Unit 2 Final Exam will be on Monday, November 12th. Please make sure that you study your key terms from Unit 2 (Chapters 6-9), as well as the three PowerPoint presentations from this unit:

• "Historical Globalization and Imperialism"
• "Legacies of Historical Globalization"
• "Legacies of Historical Globalization in Canada"

Key Concepts from Unit 2:

• world views
• historical globalization
• cultural contact
• depopulation
• the Silk Road
• international trade
• mercantilism
• capitalism
• free market
• entrepreneurs
• Adam Smith
• exploitation
• communism
• industrialization
• Industrial Revolution
• cottage industries
• imperialism
• "new" imperialism
• "old" imperialism
• colony
• protectorate
• sphere of influence
• paternalistic
• Confederation
• residential schools
• the Oka crisis
• First Nations Policing Policy
• legacy
• ethnocentrism
• Eurocentrism
• Scramble for Africa
• Leopold II
• migration
• displacement
• British East India Company
• Queen Elizabeth I
• the Raj
• Mohandas Gandhi
• swadeshi
• deindustrialization
• colonization
• the Hundred Associates
• Hudson’s Bay Company
• Rupert’s Land
• North West Company
• Seven Years’ War
• Proclamation of 1763
• Quebec Act of 1774
• the Numbered Treaties
• the Indian Act
• Status Indian
• Non-Status Indian
• multiculturalism
• specific claims
• comprehensive claims