March 11

Social 30-1

I started a lecture on "The Evolution of Modern Liberalism" today, which I will try to finish off tomorrow. This lecture covers part of Chapter 4 and Chapter 6. On Friday, you are writing the Chapter 3-4 Test (Ideological Reaction to Industrialization Test), please see the study guide below.

IDEOLOGICAL REACTION TO INDUSTRIALIZATION TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test is on Friday, March 13th. This is a multiple choice test.

 1. Please review material from these PowerPoint presentations:

•  "The Development of Classical Liberalism" + charts 
• "Responding to Classical Liberalism" + charts 

2. Be familiar with key concepts introduced in Chapters 3 and 4.
3. The Industrial Revolution:

• understand fundamental economic, social and political changes that were caused by the Industrial Revolution 
• understand the connection between the Agricultural Revolution and the Enclosure Acts and the Industrial Revolution 
• understand the differences, advantages and disadvantages of the cottage system and the factory system 

4. Key beliefs of the various ideologies (review the spectrums briefly); also review this material from the "Responding to Classical Liberalism" PowerPoint presentation:

• Adam Smith 
• laissez faire economics/capitalism (key ideas) 
• John Stuart Mill 
• Karl Marx (key ideas and beliefs associated with Marx, Das Kapital, The Communist Manifesto, withering away of the state, dictatorship of the proletariat, view of history, etc. ) and Friedrich Engels 
•  Edmund Burke and classical conservatism 

 5. Some questions may require you to make connections between this year's material and what you learned in 10-1 and 20-1 as well

Social 10-1

We were able to do an activity based around the story "The Rabbits". This book addresses some of the themes that we'll be looking at Unit 2, such as cultural contact, assimilation, imperialism, differing world views, and residential schools. We spent a fair bit of time looking at the symbolism in the book and some of the themes that the book introduces. Your Chapter 6 Key Terms and Questions are due on Friday. You are writing the Unit 1 WRA II position paper tomorrow in the Blenheim Room. 

IB 30/35

I started a lecture today on "US Foreign Policy in Latin America", please go through the remaining slides are your own. We also watch the "Backyard" episode of the CNN Cold War series. I've posted notes on the IB 30/35 wiki for this episode. Please be ready for tomorrow's activity!

February 27

Social 10-1

You finished off watching "Bend it Like Beckham" today. The film study booklet is due on Friday. On Monday, you're writing the Unit 1 WRA I. On Tuesday, you're writing the Chapter 3-4 Test, please see the study guide below.

CHAPTER 3-4 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test will be written on Tuesday, March 3rd. It is a matching test with a long answer section. 

• Know the key terms from Chapter 3-4
• Be able to answer the Questions for Inquiry in Chapters 3-4 (they appear on p.49, p.53, p.58, p.73, p.80)
• Know relevant case studies from Chapters 3-4: the Francophones, the Aborigines and the Lubicon, as well as other relevant examples related to assimilation, marginalization, accommodation and integration

Social 30-1

You went through the Private Enterprise Notes on pages 57-59 in the Social 30-1 course books and the Emergence of Welfare Capitalism and Modern Liberalism notes on pages 60-61 as well today. You had class time to work on your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Activities.

IB 30/35

You finished off the Korean War Google Slides lecture today. You should also watch the CNN episode on the Korean War. You're writing the Paper 2 on the origins of the Cold War tomorrow.

March 8

Social 20-1

Today you worked in small groups as representatives of Russia, France, Great Britain, and Austria-Hungary, and tried to avert the outbreak of the First World War. Hopefully you had fun!

Social 10-1

You went through the "recipe for success" today in class, and you had a chance to see a sample WRA II essay sheet. In small groups you should brainstormed argumentation and evidence. In tomorrow's class you will get the actual Unit 1 WRA II Essay question sheet.

IB 30/35

You watched the final episode of the CNN Cold War series "Conclusions" (1989-1991). I created a Google Doc for this video, so hopefully you've added your notes to it. Please be aware that you have your Cold War Exam on Tuesday, March 13th, please see the study guide below.

COLD WAR EXAM STUDY GUIDE:

On Tuesday, March 13th you will have a Cold War Unit Exam. Please see the study guide below. This test will be a Social 30-1 test and it will be all multiple choice test format. 

SOCIAL 30-1 COLD WAR UNIT FINAL STUDY GUIDE:

Make sure that you know all the Cold War concepts: 

• deterrence
• disarmament
• isolationism
• appeasement
• collective security
• direct confrontation
• brinkmanship
• containment
• detente
• collective intervention

Be able to define the following key concepts:

• superpower
• sphere of influence
• arms race
• Suez Canal War 1956
• brinkmanship
• Korean War
• Cold War
• decolonization
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• detente
• NATO
• collective security
• know the chronology of events of the Cold War (study timelines. Please check under Social 30-1 Links on the blog for links to the Cold War timelines)
• know key events that we've emphasized in class (for example: Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War, Afghanistan) plus other key events from the timeline
• know major arms reduction agreements (bilateral agreements and multilateral agreements), please study the notes that I gave you on this (detailed notes and the chart)
• know about the formation of alliances (NATO, Warsaw Pact, SEATO, etc.) and the formation of "spheres of influence"
• know examples of American intervention in their "backyard" (Western Hemisphere, notes package plus notes from the CNN video useful here)
• anything that I gave you as a handout/notes on the wiki is testable material and should be reviewed!!
• know how the Cold War ends and its results/consequences

March 8

IB 30/35

I showed you Episode 18 of the CNN Cold War series called "Backyard" (1954-1990). I've posted a link to a Google Doc with notes from the video on the IB 30/35 wiki. Please don't forget that your Vietnam War Assignment is due tomorrow (you don't have to cite any of the information in the assignment because it would be considered common knowledge). Please remember that you're writing a Social 30-1 WRA I type assignment this Friday (March 11th).

Your Vietnam War Assignment is due tomorrow. 

VIETNAM WAR ASSIGNMENT

A. PEOPLE
Identify and explain the role each played in the Vietnam War
1. Ho Chi Minh
2. Ngo Dinh Diem
3. Lyndon B. Johnson
4. Richard M. Nixon
5. Viet Minh
6. Viet Cong
7. Le Duc Tho
8. Henry Kissinger
9. William Westmoreland
10. "Draft Dodger"

B. CONCEPTS/TERMS
Explain the significance of the following with regards to the Vietnam War (identify participants or individuals if appropriate)
1. Ho Chi Minh Trail
2. defoliation
3. "search and destroy" mission
4. "Vietnamization of the war"
5. Gulf of Tonkin Incident
6. My Lai Massacre
7. domino theory
8. Kent State University protest (May 4, 1970)
9. Tet Offensive (January 1968)
10. Geneva Agreement (1954)

C. ISSUES
Provide the information requested
1. The predominant religion of Vietnam
2. The battle which marked the end of French colonial rule in Indo-China
3. The scandal which led to the only resignation of an American President
4. The Vice President who replaced the President after his resignation
5. Why was November 1963 a "bad month" for the governments of South Vietnam and the United States?

Social 30-1

I showed you your current mark in Social 30-1, and I told you that the deadline to switch from Social 30-1 to 30-2 is March 17th. I started a PowerPoint presentation called "The Evolution of Modern Liberalism", which I will continue tomorrow. Don't forget that you are writing your Ideological Reaction to Industrialization Test on Thursday, March 10th (please see the study guide below).

You have a test this Thursday that covers Chapter 3 and part of Chapter 4, please see the study guide below.

IDEOLOGICAL REACTION TO INDUSTRIALIZATION TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test is multiple choice format. This test is on Thursday, March 10th. This test covers material from Chapter 3 and part of Chapter 4. 

1. Please review material from these PowerPoint presentations: 

• "The Development of Classical Liberalism"
• "Responding to Classical Liberalism"

2. Be familiar with key concepts introduced in Chapters 3 and 4. 
3. The Industrial Revolution: 

• understand fundamental economic, social and political changes that were caused by the Industrial Revolution
• understand the connection between the Agricultural Revolution and the Enclosure Acts and the Industrial Revolution
• understand the differences, advantages and disadvantages of the cottage system and the factory system

4. Review material in the "Philosophies of Industrialism" booklet 
5. Key beliefs of the various ideologies (review the spectrums briefly); also review this material from the "Responding to Classical Liberalism" PowerPoint presentation: 

• Adam Smith
• laissez faire economics/capitalism (key ideas)
• John Stuart Mill
• Karl Marx (key ideas and beliefs associated with Marx, Das Kapital, The Communist Manifesto, withering away of the state, dictatorship of the proletariat, view of history, etc. ) and Friedrich Engels (see "Philosophies of Industrialism" booklet)
• Edmund Burke and classical conservatism

6. Some questions may require you to make connections between this year's material and what you learned in 10-1 and 20-1 as well

Social 10-1

We continued talking about preparing to write your Unit 1 WRA II Essay. I gave you the "recipe for success" for writing a position paper today, and I went through this handout with you, and gave you notes on how to organize your first paragraph. There are sample essays on the Social 10-1 wiki under "Student Writing Samples". I gave you the essay question sheet for your Unit 1 WRA II Essay. You're writing for 45 minutes on Monday, and we'll do a peer editing session afterwards. On Tuesday (March 15th), you'll finish off the essay, and you'll have the entire 80 minutes to write it. Please remember that you're writing your Unit 1 Final Exam tomorrow.

SOCIAL 10-1 UNIT 1 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE:

Unit 1 Final Exam will be Wednesday, March 9th. The format for the exam is entirely multiple choice. It will consist of 55 multiple choice questions, 60-65% of the questions will be "source-based" questions, while the remainder will be simply knowledge and comprehension style questions. In other words, the source-based questions will use political cartoons, timelines, a chart or diagram, a graph, a reading, a photo or a map, and you will have answer questions related to that source. The source-based questions will be difficult to prepare for. You must have a firm grasp of the concepts and key terms that were introduced in Unit 1, because that will allow you to apply the knowledge that you have to answer the multiple choice questions.

Please study your key terms from Chapters 1-5, and the topics covered in that unit.
1. Key Terms/Key Concepts in Unit 1:

• globalization
• pluralistic society
• transnationals
• society
• “the global village”
• United Nations
• G-8
• La Francophonie
• NATO
• individual identity
• collective identity
• traditions
• minority group
• official bilingualism
• universalization of pop culture
• hybridization
• media transnationals
• media consolidation
• CBC/SRC
• Official Languages Act
• CRTC
• Canadian Content (CanCon)
• homogenization
• monoculture
• assimilation
• marginalization
• accommodation
• secularism
• integration
• cosmopolitan
• acculturation
• cultural revitalization
• Charter of Rights and Freedoms

2. Know your case studies extremely well!
3. Be able to apply key concepts!

February 29

IB 30/35

We watched Episode 10: Cuba from the CNN Cold War series today. As you watched this video, you should have taken notes on key events from the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Cuban Missile Crisis is your go-to example of brinkmanship. I also talked about mutually assured destruction (MAD), balance of power, and deterrence today.

Social 10-1

You had time today to work on preparing for Friday's debate on the following topic: BIRT globalization is beneficial to the world's cultures. I hope that you used your time wisely.

Social 30-1

You had class time to work on your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions today (they are due on Wednesday). Hopefully you used your time effectively.

April 23

Social 30-1

You watched an episode from the CNN Cold War series called "Conclusions" today in class. You should have also read over (read, highlighted, annotated) the "End of the Cold War" notes in your Social 30-1 booklets (page 207). Please make sure that you read over the McCarthyism section from your textbook Perspectives on Ideology (page 265-267). Read the film review of "Good Night, and Good Luck" in your Social 30-1 study booklet (pages 205-206). Reading this film review in advance will help you understand the film tomorrow a little bit better.

Chapter 7 Test Study Guide:

It is a multiple choice test with 70-75 multiple choice questions. Please make sure that you have read Chapter 7. Here are some other study tips:

• study "The Origins of the Cold War (ppt)"
• study all notes on the Origins and Causes of the Cold War
• study notes on the Korean War
• study notes on the Cuban Missile Crisis
• study notes on the Vietnam War (see notes package and Vietnam War booklet, and the notes that I sent to you on the Vietnam War)
• make sure that you know all the Cold War Concepts
• know the chronology of events of the Cold War (study the Cold War timeline and the Vietnam War timeline, and the end of the Cold War timeline that I will be giving you in subsequent class)
• know key events that we've emphasized in class (for example: Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War) plus other key events from the timeline
• know major arms reduction agreements (bilateral agreements and multilateral agreements), please study the notes that I will give you next week on this topic.
• know about the formation of alliances (NATO, Warsaw Pact) and the formation of "spheres of influence"
• anything that I gave you as a handout is testable material and should be reviewed!!
• know how the Cold War ends and its results/consequences

March 8

IB 20

We wrapped up our look at the Revolutionary War today in class. I will be posting the PowerPoint on the wiki this afternoon so you can access it and take further notes from it if you wish. We also started looking at the Declaration of Independence in the later half of the class and you were working through a study guide of the Declaration of Independence. This study guide is due tomorrow.

IB 30/35

We did some IB paperwork at the beginning of class, so if you missed class today, you might want to see me tomorrow to complete it. We watched a video from the CNN Cold War series on Cuba (1959-1962) which detailed the Cuban Missile Crisis. There is a level of detail in this video that is just missing in the BBC 20th Century History series. If you missed this video, here is a link to a website where you can watch (the video is split into 5 parts). You also had a Cold War Quiz today. Don't forget that you have a Paper 2 tomorrow on the Cold War.