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.