December 19

Please remember that PowerSchool will be down for maintenance for most of the Winter Break, so don't obsessively check your marks! Enjoy the Winter Break!

Social 20-1

You worked on pair partner tests on Unit 3 material today. When we get back from the Winter Break we'll tie up some loose ends with Unit 4 material, do some more pair partner tests and you'll be writing Part A of your Final Exam on Wednesday, January 8th.

Social 30-1

We played some review Kahoot games today, which took the whole period. Enjoy your Winter Break!

IB 30/35

We had a little party today, and watched a fair bit of "Saving Private Ryan". This movie is on Netflix, and I would recommend you finish watching it, because it is an amazing movie!

December 18

Social 30-1

I split you into several different groups today so you could do a one day research project on various assigned social protest movements. You all have access to the main Google Doc with the links to the social protest movements that were featured. I really recommend you to check out what other groups made today. Now you have access to information on the following social protest movements:

• Hong Kong protests
• Anti-Apartheid Movement
• Anti-Vietnam War protests
• African American Civil Rights Movement
• Idle No More
• Occupy Wall Street
• LGBTQ social protest movement
• Black Lives Matter

Social 20-1

You wrote the Unit 3 Final Exam today (I have posted the results on PowerSchool already), and I did a homework check on the Chapter 11 Key Terms and Questions. I'm checking the Chapter 12 Key Terms and Questions tomorrow.

IB 30/35

I tried to finish up as much as possible on The Effects of the Second World War lecture. You're responsible for going over any material in this lecture. Mostly, you would be taking notes on this topic in your note-taking charts from your Causes and Effects of 20th Century Wars textbook.

December 17

IB 30/35

We finished off the Google Slides presentation on the Second World War in Asia today, and then I started the "Effects of the Second World War" lecture. I'll try to finish off this lecture tomorrow. Please bring a hard copy of the lecture to class tomorrow, and make sure that you bring the charts that go along with this section in your Causes and Effects of 20th Century Wars textbooks.

Social 20-1

You had time today to work on your Chapter 11 Key Terms and Questions, which are due tomorrow. Your Chapter 12 Key Terms and Questions are due on Thursday.
  Tomorrow, you are writing the Unit 3 Final Exam, please see the study guide below.

SOCIAL 20-1 UNIT 3 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE:

Please review all of the Unit 3 PowerPoint presentations:

• "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 
• 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

Social 30-1

We looked at the issue of free speech in the United States today. I showed you an HBO documentary called "Shouting Fire" to this end. Tomorrow, we'll be doing some research on social protest movements as this pertains to Unit 4 material.

December 16

IB 30/35

I tried to cover as much as possible from the Google Slides lecture on the Second World War in Asia. You should be completing these sections on your retrieval chart tonight.

Social 30-1

You wrote your Unit 3 Final Exam today. You will get the Unit 3 WRA II Essays back tomorrow in class.

Social 20-1

You wrote the Unit 3 WRA II position paper today in the Blenheim Room. It is highly unlikely that you will get this essay back before the Winter Break. On Wednesday, you are writing the Unit 3 Final Exam, please see the study guide below.

Social 20-1 Unit 3 Final Exam Study Guide:

Please review all of the Unit 3 PowerPoint presentations:

• "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 
• 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

December 13

IB 30/35

You wrote your Paper 1 today on Case Study 2 (German and Italian Expansionism) today in class. Next week, we'll cover the course of WWII in the Asia Pacific theatre, and the effects of the Second World War.

Social 30-1

We finished watching "Snowden" today in class. On Monday, December 16th you will be writing your Unit 3 Final Exam, please see the study guide below.

UNIT 3 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE:

Your Unit 3 Final Exam will be on Monday, December 16th. Please study the following material:

• make sure that you have read Chapters 9-12 in Perspectives on Ideology
• study all key concepts from the Chapters 9-12 Worksheets (see below) 
• study all questions/answers from the Chapters 9-12 Worksheets 
• "Political Challenges to Liberalism" (PowerPoint presentation) 

Review the following notes/packages:

• Democratic Systems 
• Non-Democratic Systems 
• types of dictatorships techniques of dictatorships 
• Civil Rights Movement 
• authoritarian systems (China notes) 
• review the economic and political spectrum (again!) 
• re-read the notes on rights that I put on the board (Charter of Rights and Freedoms to War Measures Act) 
• FLQ Crisis 1970 

Know the following key concepts/key events/key terms/key people: 

• assimilation 
• self-interest 
• humanitarianism 
• Indian Act 
• residential school system 
• enfranchisement 
• the White Paper 
• the Red Paper 
• “war on terror" 
• authoritarianism 
• consensus decision-making 
• direct democracy 
• military dictatorship 
• oligarchy 
• one-party state 
• party solidarity 
• representation by population 
• proportional representation 
• representative democracy 
• responsible government 
• democracy 
• single-member constituency (first past the post) 
• the Senate 
• the House of Commons 
• the House of Representatives 
• the Senate (USA)
•  mixed-member proportional system
• lobby groups 
• American Bill of Rights 
• Anti-Terrorism Act 
• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms 
• emergency and security legislation 
• illiberal 
• language legislation Bill 101 Bill 178 Bill 86 
• Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms 
• respect for law and order 
• terrorism 
• rendition 
• the War Measures Act 
• enemy aliens 
• internment 
• the Emergencies Act 
• USA PATRIOT Act 
• consumerism 
• environmental change 
• extremism 
• pandemics 
• postmodernism 
• global warming 
• Kyoto Protocol 
• World Health Organization (WHO) 
• drought

Social 20-1

I finished off the lecture on "Internationalism and Nationalism" today. I also gave you the Unit 3 essay question sheet, and you had some time to brainstorm argumentation and evidence for this essay. You're writing the Unit 3 WRA II position paper on Monday, December 16th. You're writing the Unit 3 Final Exam on Wednesday, December 18th, please see the study guide below.

SOCIAL 20-1 UNIT 3 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE:

Please review all of the Unit 3 PowerPoint presentations:

• "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
• 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

December 11

Social 30-1

You wrote the Chapter 10 Test today. I will be posting the results of this test in PowerSchool later today. Your Chapter 12 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow. You also have your Unit 3 Final Exam next week (on Monday, December 16th), and you can find the study guide below as well.

UNIT 3 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE:

Your Unit 3 Final Exam will be on Monday, December 16th. Please study the following material:

• make sure that you have read Chapters 9-12 in Perspectives on Ideology
• study all key concepts from the Chapters 9-12 Worksheets (see below) 
• study all questions/answers from the Chapters 9-12 Worksheets 
• "Political Challenges to Liberalism" (PowerPoint presentation) 

Review the following notes/packages:

• Democratic Systems 
• Non-Democratic Systems 
• types of dictatorships techniques of dictatorships 
• Civil Rights Movement 
• authoritarian systems (China notes) 
• review the economic and political spectrum (again!) 
• re-read the notes on rights that I put on the board (Charter of Rights and Freedoms to War Measures Act) 
• FLQ Crisis 1970 

Know the following key concepts/key events/key terms/key people: 

• assimilation 
• self-interest 
• humanitarianism 
• Indian Act 
• residential school system 
• enfranchisement 
• the White Paper 
• the Red Paper 
• “war on terror" 
• authoritarianism 
• consensus decision-making 
• direct democracy 
• military dictatorship 
• oligarchy 
• one-party state 
• party solidarity 
• representation by population 
• proportional representation 
• representative democracy 
• responsible government 
• democracy 
• single-member constituency (first past the post) 
• the Senate 
• the House of Commons 
• the House of Representatives 
• the Senate (USA)
•  mixed-member proportional system
• lobby groups 
• American Bill of Rights 
• Anti-Terrorism Act 
• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms 
• emergency and security legislation 
• illiberal 
• language legislation Bill 101 Bill 178 Bill 86 
• Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms 
• respect for law and order 
• terrorism 
• rendition 
• the War Measures Act 
• enemy aliens 
• internment 
• the Emergencies Act 
• USA PATRIOT Act 
• consumerism 
• environmental change 
• extremism 
• pandemics 
• postmodernism 
• global warming 
• Kyoto Protocol 
• World Health Organization (WHO) 
• drought

Social 20-1

I gave you some class time today to look over the Canadian foreign policy identification exercise (the answers were already in your course books). I also gave you time to work on your Chapter 10 Key Terms and Questions, which are due tomorrow. Tomorrow's lecture will focus on material from Chapter 11, so it's probably a good idea to have some familiarity with that content prior to class. One week from today, you will be writing your Unit 3 Final Exam, you can find the study guide below. On Monday, December 16th, you will be writing the Unit 3 position paper, I will be giving you the question sheet in advance so you can prepare for the essay. I will probably give you the essay question sheet on Friday.

Social 20-1 Unit 3 Final Exam Study Guide:

Please review all of the Unit 3 PowerPoint presentations:

• "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
• 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

IB 30/35

We continued with the lecture on the Course of the Second World War in Europe and North Africa today. You also had time to work on your charts covering the course of WWII in Europe and North Africa. Please don't forget that you are writing a Paper 1 on Case Study 2 of Prescribed Subject 3 on Friday.

December 10

IB 30/35

We continued with the Causes and Effects of 20th Century Wars (World History Topic 11) today in class, by moving on to the "Course of the Second World War in Europe and North Africa". We'll continue on with this theme for the next couple of days before we move on to the Asia-Pacific theatre of war next week. Please remember, you have your Paper 1 this Friday, and it could be on either of the two cases studies: German expansionism or Italian expansionism.

Social 20-1

Once I finally got down to business today, I moved quickly through the lecture on Canadian foreign policy. I also did a homework check on your Chapter 9 Key Terms and Questions, and I also handed back your Unit 2 position papers. I will be giving you the essay question sheet for the Unit 3 position paper on Friday. You'll be writing the Unit 3 WRA II Essay on Monday, December 16th. I'll be posting the study guide for the Unit 3 Final Exam tomorrow on the blog.

Social 30-1

I gave you a work period today where you could have studied for tomorrow's Chapter 10 Test (please see the study guide below). You could have also started working on your Chapter 12 Key Terms and Questions, which are due on Thursday. You also have your Unit 3 Final Exam next week (on Monday, December 16th), and you can find the study guide below as well.

Chapter 10 Test Study Guide:

• This test is multiple choice format, with 55 questions.
• Please review the PowerPoint "Political Challenges to Liberalism". 
• You're responsible for all key terms and questions from the Chapter 10 Worksheet.
• This test is on Wednesday, December 11th 

Please review the following as well:

• Democratic Systems (handout notes)
• Non-Democratic Systems (handout notes) 
• Structure of Canadian Government 
• Structure of American Government 
• differences between the parliamentary system and presidential system
• types of dictatorships 
•  techniques of dictatorships 
•  authoritarian systems 
•  proportional representation concept 
• first past the post system 
•  review political and economic spectrum (again!)

Unit 3 Final Exam Study Guide:

Your Unit 3 Final Exam will be on Monday, December 16th. Please study the following material:

• make sure that you have read Chapters 9-12 in Perspectives on Ideology
• study all key concepts from the Chapters 9-12 Worksheets (see below) 
• study all questions/answers from the Chapters 9-12 Worksheets 
• "Political Challenges to Liberalism" (PowerPoint presentation) 

Review the following notes/packages:

• Democratic Systems 
• Non-Democratic Systems 
• types of dictatorships techniques of dictatorships 
• Civil Rights Movement 
• authoritarian systems (China notes) 
• review the economic and political spectrum (again!) 
• re-read the notes on rights that I put on the board (Charter of Rights and Freedoms to War Measures Act) 
• FLQ Crisis 1970 

Know the following key concepts/key events/key terms/key people: 

• assimilation 
• self-interest 
• humanitarianism 
• Indian Act 
• residential school system 
• enfranchisement 
• the White Paper 
• the Red Paper 
• “war on terror" 
• authoritarianism 
• consensus decision-making 
• direct democracy 
• military dictatorship 
• oligarchy 
• one-party state 
• party solidarity 
• representation by population 
• proportional representation 
• representative democracy 
• responsible government 
• democracy 
• single-member constituency (first past the post) 
• the Senate 
• the House of Commons 
• the House of Representatives 
• the Senate (USA)
•  mixed-member proportional system
• lobby groups 
• American Bill of Rights 
• Anti-Terrorism Act 
• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms 
• emergency and security legislation 
• illiberal 
• language legislation Bill 101 Bill 178 Bill 86 
• Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms 
• respect for law and order 
• terrorism 
• rendition 
• the War Measures Act 
• enemy aliens 
• internment 
• the Emergencies Act 
• USA PATRIOT Act 
• consumerism 
• environmental change 
• extremism 
• pandemics 
• postmodernism 
• global warming 
• Kyoto Protocol 
• World Health Organization (WHO) 
• drought

December 9

IB 30/35

We moved on from our Prescribed Subject (The Move to Global War) back to a Paper 2 topic (World History Topic 11 to be exact) "Causes and Effects of 20th Century Wars". We're going to be looking at the Second World War until the Christmas break. Today, I went through a lecture that introduced you the causes of WWII in Europe and north Africa, as well as in the Asia-Pacific theatre. I also gave you a handout on the usage of technology in WWII (this will be very useful, a must read). Tomorrow, we'll begin looking at how the Second World War was fought, in other words, the course and practice of the war.

Social 30-1

You wrote the Unit 3 position paper today in the Blenheim Room. Don't forget that the Chapter 10 Test is on Wednesday, December 11th. You can find the study guide for this test below. Also, on Monday, December 16th (one week from today), you will be writing the Unit 3 Final Exam (study guide is posted below).

Chapter 10 Test Study Guide:

• This test is multiple choice format, with 55 questions.
• Please review the PowerPoint "Political Challenges to Liberalism". 
• You're responsible for all key terms and questions from the Chapter 10 Worksheet.
• This test is on Wednesday, December 11th 

Please review the following as well:

• Democratic Systems (handout notes)
• Non-Democratic Systems (handout notes) 
• Structure of Canadian Government 
• Structure of American Government 
• differences between the parliamentary system and presidential system
• types of dictatorships 
•  techniques of dictatorships 
•  authoritarian systems 
•  proportional representation concept 
• first past the post system 
•  review political and economic spectrum (again!)

Unit 3 Final Exam Study Guide:

Your Unit 3 Final Exam will be on Monday, December 16th. Please study the following material:

• make sure that you have read Chapters 9-12 in Perspectives on Ideology
• study all key concepts from the Chapters 9-12 Worksheets (see below) 
• study all questions/answers from the Chapters 9-12 Worksheets 
• "Political Challenges to Liberalism" (PowerPoint presentation) 

Review the following notes/packages:

• Democratic Systems 
• Non-Democratic Systems 
• types of dictatorships techniques of dictatorships 
• Civil Rights Movement 
• authoritarian systems (China notes) 
• review the economic and political spectrum (again!) 
• re-read the notes on rights that I put on the board (Charter of Rights and Freedoms to War Measures Act) 
• FLQ Crisis 1970 

Know the following key concepts/key events/key terms/key people: 

• assimilation 
• self-interest 
• humanitarianism 
• Indian Act 
• residential school system 
• enfranchisement 
• the White Paper 
• the Red Paper 
• “war on terror" 
• authoritarianism 
• consensus decision-making 
• direct democracy 
• military dictatorship 
• oligarchy 
• one-party state 
• party solidarity 
• representation by population 
• proportional representation 
• representative democracy 
• responsible government 
• democracy 
• single-member constituency (first past the post) 
• the Senate 
• the House of Commons 
• the House of Representatives 
• the Senate (USA)
•  mixed-member proportional system
• lobby groups 
• American Bill of Rights 
• Anti-Terrorism Act 
• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms 
• emergency and security legislation 
• illiberal 
• language legislation Bill 101 Bill 178 Bill 86 
• Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms 
• respect for law and order 
• terrorism 
• rendition 
• the War Measures Act 
• enemy aliens 
• internment 
• the Emergencies Act 
• USA PATRIOT Act 
• consumerism 
• environmental change 
• extremism 
• pandemics 
• postmodernism 
• global warming 
• Kyoto Protocol 
• World Health Organization (WHO) 
• drought

Social 20-1

You wrote the Unit 2 Final Exam today in class. I'll post the results of this test this afternoon on PowerSchool. One week from today, you'll be writing the Unit 3 position paper. Also, please remember that you're writing the Unit 3 Final Exam next Wednesday. I will post the study guide for the Unit 3 Final Exam on Wednesday (one week in advance).

December 4

Social 30-1

We continued looking at the concept of illiberalism today, by going through another case study on the usage of the War Measures Act in Canadian history, namely, the FLQ Crisis of 1970. We watched a video from the Turning Points in History series on the FLQ Crisis, and while you were watching this video you should have completed the fill in the blanks film study activities. I also did a homework check on your Chapter 11 Key Terms and Questions. Please remember that the Civil Rights Assignment is due on Friday (just the front side of the assignment, questions 1-14). You're writing the Unit 3 WRA II position paper on Monday, December 9th (you'll get the essay question sheet in advance). One week from today (Wednesday, December 11th), you are writing the Chapter 10 Test (please see the study guide below).

Chapter 10 Test Study Guide:

• This test is multiple choice format, with 55 questions. 
•  Please review the PowerPoint "Political Challenges to Liberalism". 
•  You're responsible for all key terms and questions from the Chapter 10 Worksheet. 

Please review the following as well: 

•  Democratic Systems (handout notes) 
• Non-Democratic Systems (handout notes) 
• Structure of Canadian Government 
• Structure of American Government 
• differences between the parliamentary system and presidential system 
• types of dictatorships 
• techniques of dictatorships 
• authoritarian systems 
• proportional representation concept
• first past the post system
•  review political and economic spectrum (again!)

Social 20-1

We started Unit 3 material today. I had you do a survey on internationalism today, as well starting a lecture on "Nations, Nation-States, and Internationalism". We'll finish off this lecture tomorrow. I also shared with you the upcoming key dates for Social 20-1 (please see below).

• Unit 2 Final Exam is on Monday, December 9th
• Unit 3 WRA II position paper is on Monday, December 16th
• Unit 3 Final Exam is on Wednesday, December 18th
• Social 20-1 Part A is on Wednesday, January 8th (it's a position paper)
• Social 20-1 Part B is on Tuesday, January 14th 1-3 pm in the Main Gym (80 multiple choice questions)

IB 30/35

I went through a lecture on the international response to German expansion (1933-1940), which obviously took us into WWII.

I gave you a Take Home Paper 1 to do tonight. Take 60 minutes to write it at home tonight. We'll be in small groups tomorrow going through and making a key. I will also give you sample responses to the question, and you will have to decide as a group what mark the student should have received. Please remember that your Paper 1 Assignment is due on Friday, December 6th. You should also complete the following note-taking chart.

December 3

IB 30/35

I went through a lecture on German Expansion from 1938-1940. You can find these Google Slides on the IB 30/35 wiki on the Prescribed Subject 3 page.

For homework, you should read pages 156-178 in The Move to Global War textbook.

You should also create a chart like the one below to take notes on key pacts and agreements that took place in the road to World War II.  

Social 20-1

You wrote the Chapter 7-8 Test today. Hopefully, I will be able to get results back to you soon. I gave you back your Unit 2 WRA I today. Please remember that the Unit 2 Final Exam on Monday, December 9th (please see the study guide below).

Unit 2 Final Exam Study Guide:

1. Study the following PowerPoint presentations from Unit 2: 

• The Causes of World War I 
• Total War-Allied Victory in WWI-Paris Peace Conference 
• Ultranationalism in WWII: Italy, Japan, Germany 
• The Internment of Japanese-Canadians in WWII 
• The Holocaust 
• Eight Stages of Genocide (from the Genocide Watch website) 
• Contemporary Examples of Genocide 

 2. Study the following key terms, concepts:

•  national interest 
• domestic policy 
• foreign policy 
• Triple Alliance 
• Triple Entente 
• Treaty of Versailles 
• Big Four (Woodrow Wilson, David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau, Vittorio Orlando)
• appeasement 
• ultranationalism 
• propaganda 
• conscription crisis
• Adolf Hitler 
• Nazis 
• Hirohito 
• Tojo 
• Kristallnacht 
• The Way of Subjects 
• League of Nations 
• total war 
• internment 
• War Measures Act 
• Great Depression 
• the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere 
• irredentism 
• genocide 
• crimes against humanity 
• war crimes 
• Holocaust 
• ethnic cleansing 
• lebensraum 
• Weimar Republic 
• Final Solution 
• decolonization 
• successor state 
• self-determination 

 3. Make sure that you review the following broad topics in your review of Unit 2 (and make sure that you can answer ALL of the questions on the Unit 2 Worksheet):

•  World War I (don't concern yourself with memorizing battles though) 
• Paris Peace Conference and the Treaty of Versailles 
• The Interwar Years 
• of ultranationalism in Germany, Japan, and Italy 
• Causes of World War II and key events (turning points in the war) 
• The Holocaust 
• Contemporary examples of genocide (review case studies that were emphasized in class and in the textbook, review your notes for "Scream Bloody Murder", "Shake Hands with the Devil")
• Decolonization and self-determination (what are successor states? What is self-determination?)  

Social 30-1

I went through the Rights Notes in your Social 30-1 course books, we also started talking about the usage of the War Measures Act (only to be used in times of war, invasion, and insurrection), the case study of the internment of Japanese-Canadians in WWII. You should this PowerPoint off and highlight key parts of the lecture. Tomorrow, we'll be looking at the FLQ Crisis in greater detail, and the concept of illiberalism as well. You're writing the Unit 3 WRA II position paper on Monday, December 9th (you'll get the essay question sheet in advance).

December 2

IB 30/35

I went through a lecture on German foreign policy from 1933-1937. You can find a digital copy and the Google Slides for this lecture on the IB 30/35 wiki. I would like you to read pages 141-155 in your The Move to Global War textbook. It also occurs to me that we've been talking about a lot of international agreements lately, so I think you should put together a note-taking chart like the one below.

Social 30-1

I gave you some class time to read over the "Modern History of China" section in your course books, and then I showed you a couple of videos from the BBC 20th Century History series, namely, "One Man's Revolution" and "China Since Mao". Your USA-Canada Comparative Government Assignment is due tomorrow. Your Civil Rights Movement Assignment is due on Friday, and your Chapter 11 Key Terms and Questions are due on Wednesday. One week from today (Monday, December 9th), you will be writing your Unit 3 WRA II position paper. You will get the essay question sheet ahead of time once again.

Social 20-1

You wrote your Unit 2 WRA II position paper in class today. Hopefully, I will be able to mark them quickly! You will get the Unit 2 WRA I that you wrote last Monday back tomorrow. The marks are already recorded in PowerSchool. Don't forget, you have the Chapter 7-8 Test tomorrow, please see the study guide below.

Chapter 7-8 Test Study Guide:

This test is on Tuesday, December 3rd. It will consist of 20-24 key terms in a matching section, and 3-4 long answer questions.

Please study the following PowerPoint presentations:

• "The Holocaust" (this is posted on the wiki, and it's in your course books)
• "8 Stages of Genocide" (it's also posted on the wiki)
• "Contemporary Examples of Genocide" (this is posted on the wiki, and it's in your course books)

Please study the following notes packages/film study packages:  

• 36 Questions About The Holocaust 
•  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 
• 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 on Chapter 7 or 8.

November 28

SOCIAL 20-1

There are some important key dates coming up in the course:

• Unit 2 WRA II Essay is on Monday, December 2nd (one week from yesterday)
• Chapter 7-8 Test is on Tuesday, December 3rd (please see the study guide below) 
• Unit 2 Final Exam is on Monday, December 9th (the study guide will be posted on the blog on December 2nd)

I reviewed how to write a Social Studies position paper with you today. I gave you some time in small groups to look at the source and start thinking about argumentation and evidence that you might use on the essay. We'll continue working on your argumentation and evidence tomorrow in class. Please go directly to Room 104 tomorrow. 

CHAPTER 7-8 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test is on Tuesday, December 3rd. It will consist of 20-24 key terms in a matching section, and 3-4 short answer questions. Please study the following PowerPoint presentations:

• "The Holocaust" (this is posted on the wiki, and it's in your course books)
• "8 Stages of Genocide" (it's also posted on the wiki)
• "Contemporary Examples of Genocide" (this is posted on the wiki, and it's in your course books)

Please study the following notes packages/film study packages:

• 36 Questions About The Holocaust  
• 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
• 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 on Chapter 7 or 8.

SOCIAL 30-1

We watched a couple of videos today, one on the electoral college and the other on gerrymandering. I also skimmed through the lecture on "Political Challenges to Liberalism". Tomorrow, we'll be watching a documentary on Vladimir Putin (case study fro oligarchy). Just a friendly reminder: the comparative government assignment is due next Tuesday (December 3rd). 

IB 30/35

I showed you a video today called "The Road to War-Italy" today at the start of class. You must read pages 130-135 in your textbook The Move to Global War tonight. I also want you to get a little Paper 1 practice in, so I'd like you to do the Paper 1 Practice for Question 11 for Case Study 2 on page 139 in the textbook. Pick either question 2 (regarding the importance of economics for Italy's foreign policy under Mussolini) which uses Source I (page 114) and Source K (page 116) OR, you can do question 3 (concerning the international response to Italy's invasion of Abyssinia) which uses Source U (page 124) and Source X (page 126).

November 27

SOCIAL 30-1

We continued studying Unit 3 material today. We covered different types of electoral systems (FPTP and PR). We re-cast the 2019 Canadian federal election with PR. We also looked at the structure of the American government and their system of checks and balances. We watched a video on the electoral college system (see below), and we talked about the comparative government assignment which is due next Tuesday (December 3rd). 

SOCIAL 20-1

There are some important key dates coming up in the course:

• Unit 2 WRA II Essay is on Monday, December 2nd (one week from yesterday)
• Chapter 7-8 Test is on Tuesday, December 3rd (please see the study guide below) 
• Unit 2 Final Exam is on Monday, December 9th (the study guide will be posted on the blog on December 2nd)

We looked at the concept of national self-determination today (I didn't specifically refer to it as such, but that was the concept that was covered today). You did a reading on Kosovo, and we watched a CBC News in Review on Kosovo declaring independence. We also looked at another case of a region of Spain (Catalonia) that has had a referendum on independence from Spain, and the results of that referendum vote.  

CHAPTER 7-8 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test is on Tuesday, December 3rd. It will consist of 20-24 key terms in a matching section, and 3-4 short answer questions. Please study the following PowerPoint presentations:

• "The Holocaust" (this is posted on the wiki, and it's in your course books)
• "8 Stages of Genocide" (it's also posted on the wiki)
• "Contemporary Examples of Genocide" (this is posted on the wiki, and it's in your course books)

Please study the following notes packages/film study packages:

• 36 Questions About The Holocaust  
• 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
• 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 on Chapter 7 or 8.

IB 30/35

I went through the lecture on the Italian invasion of Abyssinia today. I broke you into small discussion groups to go over your  homework assignment from last night where you completed a ranking (and rationale) of the international responses to the Abyssinian crisis, from most severe response to least severe response. Tomorrow we should be able to start wrapping up Italy, and begin moving on Germany. 

November 26

IB 30/35

We watched the A & E Biography of Benito Mussolini today. We also finished off the lecture that I started yesterday on Italian foreign policy. For homework tonight, please read pages 119-129 in The Move to Global War textbook, and complete a ranking (and rationale) of the international responses to the Abyssinian crisis, from most severe response to least severe response. It would probably be best to do this in a chart.

Social 20-1

There are some important key dates coming up in the course:

• Unit 2 WRA II Essay is on Monday, December 2nd (one week from yesterday)
• Chapter 7-8 Test is on Tuesday, December 3rd (please see the study guide below) 
• Unit 2 Final Exam is on Monday, December 9th (the study guide will be posted on the blog on December 2nd)

You had time to work on your Chapter 8 Key Terms and Questions today, since they are due on Thursday. I also did a homework check on the Chapter 7 Key Terms and Questions and the "Shake Hands with the Devil" film study questions. 

CHAPTER 7-8 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test is on Tuesday, December 3rd. It will consist of 20-24 key terms in a matching section, and 3-4 short answer questions. Please study the following PowerPoint presentations:

• "The Holocaust" (this is posted on the wiki, and it's in your course books)
• "8 Stages of Genocide" (it's also posted on the wiki)
• "Contemporary Examples of Genocide" (this is posted on the wiki, and it's in your course books)

Please study the following notes packages/film study packages:

• 36 Questions About The Holocaust  
• 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
• 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 on Chapter 7 or 8.

Social 30-1

We continued studying Unit 3 material today. I shared the Chapter 10 Google Doc with the class today. Start working on it! We also looked types of democratic systems (namely parliamentary systems and presidential systems), as well as the structure of Canadian government.