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You were in the Red Lab again today, working on your Paper 1 Assignment. This was the last class period that you will get to work on this assignment. Remember, the Paper 1 Assignment is due on Friday, December 6th.
Social 30-1
You finished off the film study for "Good Night, and Good Luck". You must hand in your answers to the film study questions on Monday.
Social 20-1
You were in the Blue Lab today working on your Unit 2 Research Project. This is the only class period that you will get to work on this project. Please remember that this project is due on November 19th.
You started your film study of "Good Night, and Good Luck" today. You'll finish off this movie on Friday. Please remember that you have your Chapter 7 Test tomorrow, see the study guide below.
CHAPTER 7 TEST STUDY GUIDE:
It is a multiple choice test with 50 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 (deterrence, detente, brinkmanship, etc.)
know the chronology of events of the Cold War (study the Cold War timeline)
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)
know about the formation of alliances (NATO, Warsaw Pact) and the formation of "spheres of influence" (Eastern Europe for example)
anything that I gave you as a handout in your Social 30-1 coursebooks is testable material and should be reviewed!!
know how the Cold War ends and its results/consequences
Social 20-1
You started your film study of the HBO documentary "White Light/Black Rain" today. You'll finish this movie off tomorrow. As you're watching this movie you should be completing the film study in your Social 20-1 course books.
IB 30/35
If you didn't finish off the "Nanking" movie yesterday you probably did today. You also watched a movie on "The Road to War: Japan". Please go to Room 111 tomorrow on and Friday. You'll be working on your Paper 1 Assignment.
We talked a little bit about arms reduction talks, detente, deterrence, and mutually assured destruction (MAD) today. We also watched "Good Night, and Good Luck" and looked at the Cold War concept of McCarthyism. We also looked at the concept of positive and negative freedoms. We then transitioned into Unit 3 material by looking at democratic systems, namely parliamentary and presidential systems in Canada and the USA. Please have a look at the other key dates below (and study guides).
UPCOMING KEY DATES:
Unit 2 Final Exam is on Monday, July 22nd (see study guide below)
Unit 3 WRA I is on Tuesday, July 23rd
Chapter 10 Test is on Wednesday, July 24th
Unit 3 Final Exam is on Thursday, July 25th
Trial Final Exam is on Friday, July 26th
SOCIAL 30-1 UNIT 2 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE:
The Unit 2 Final Exam is on Monday, July 22nd. It will be a 50 multiple choice question test. In your textbook, this is material from Chapters 3-8. Please look at the studying hints below:
study "The Development of Classical Liberalism" (ppt)
study "Responding to Classical Liberalism" (ppt)
study "The Evolution of Modern Liberalism" (ppt)
study "The Techniques of Dictatorship" (ppt)
study "20th Century Rejections of Modern Liberalism" (ppt)
study "The Origins of the Cold War" (ppt)
study the key concepts from the Chapters 3-8 worksheets
please see the summary notes from the Ideologies textbook: Chapter 7 (Private Enterprise)
supply-side economics
boom and bust cycle/business cycle
laws of supply and demand, Adam Smith, invisible hand, market forces self-interest, consumer sovereignty, competition, private ownership, profit motive
basic economic problems/questions
advantages/disadvantages of the market economy
causes of the Great Depression
FDR and the New Deal
please see summary notes from the Ideologies textbook on the Mixed Economy Case Studies #14 (Sweden) and #15 (Canada), #16 (Japan), #17 (Fascism and Nazism)
also see the Democratic Socialism booklet on Sweden (indicative planning, "cradle to the grave" economics)
characteristics of a mixed economy
nationalization
privatization
democratic socialism
welfare capitalism
Keynesian economics
the business cycle and fiscal and monetary policies (study all of the notes I gave you and the booklet that I gave you)
demand-side economics
neo-conservatives
monetarism
trickle down economics
supply-side economics
Thatcherism and Reaganomics
Milton Friedman
Friedrich Hayek
how Keynesian economics deals with a recession (remember "the percolator": increase circulation of money reducing taxes, increase government spending on "make work" projects, and reduce interest rates, which according to Keynesian economics is going increase demand for goods and services and lead to more money circulating in the economy)
how supply-side economics deals with a recession (remember "trickle down coffee maker": government should stimulate the goods and services sector of the economy by reducing corporate and personal taxes, eventually benefits will "trickle down" to the middle class and working class, make connections between supply-side economics and laissez faire economics/classical liberalism)
advantages and disadvantages of a mixed economy
neo-conservative criticism of government intervention
characteristics of a centrally planned economy
advantages and disadvantages of a centrally planned economy
Marx notes (sent by e-mail)
Lenin notes (sent by e-mail)
establishment of the Soviet Union
Soviet economic system (top-down decision-making process)
Lenin's War Communism and the New Economic Policy
"Stalin and the Modernization of Russia" (see film notes)
Stalin notes (sent by e-mail)
"Changes to Soviet Society After Stalin" notes (this bridges the gap between Stalin and Gorbachev)
Gorbachev to Collapse Notes
techniques of dictatorships (USSR and Nazi Germany case studies)
modern liberalism
features of the Nazi state
Hitler's rise to power
Characteristics of Democracy
Characteristics of Dictatorship
Democratic Systems notes
Non-Democratic Systems notes
Types of Dictatorships notes (includes Techniques of Dictatorships as well)
A Comparison of Communism and Fascism notes (chart)
Totalitarianism notes
Fascism/Nazism booklet (has techniques of dictatorship in Nazi Germany and USSR)
do a brief review of the political spectrum and economic spectrum and the quadrant model
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
similarities/differences between the parliamentary system and presidential system
You had a research period in the library today for your Unit 2 Dossier Assignment, hopefully you were able to find some resources/books on your topic.Your Chapter 8 Key Terms and Questions aredue on Friday, May 3rd. You will be writing your Unit 2 WRA I on Tuesday, April 30th. You won't be allowed to have the WRA I writing guide out when you write it, so you need to memorize the steps.
SOCIAL 30-1
We finished watching "Good Night, and Good Luck" today in class. Don't forget that you have the Unit 2 WRA II Essay on Monday, May 6th and the Chapter 7 Test on Wednesday, May 1st. I will post the study guide for the Unit 2 Final Exam this Wednesday, that test is on May 8th.
CHAPTER 7 TEST STUDY GUIDE:
It is a multiple choice test with 70-75 multiple choice questions, but with all of the omitted questions, it will be closer to 60 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 (deterrence, detente, brinkmanship, etc.)
know the chronology of events of the Cold War (study the Cold War timeline)
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)
know about the formation of alliances (NATO, Warsaw Pact) and the formation of "spheres of influence" (Eastern Europe for example)
anything that I gave you as a handout in your Social 30-1 coursebooks is testable material and should be reviewed!!
know how the Cold War ends and its results/consequences
If you didn't finish off "Shake Hands with the Devil" yesterday, you would have today. Hopefully, you got some time today to work on your Chapter 8 Key Terms and Questions. This homework assignment is due next Friday, May 3rd. You will be writing your Unit 2 WRA I on Tuesday, April 30th. You won't be allowed to have the WRA I writing guide out when you write it, so you need to memorize the steps.
Social 30-1
You should have handed in your Chapter 7 Key Terms and Questions today at the beginning of class. We continued watching "Good Night, and Good Luck" today in class. Don't forget that you have the Unit 2 WRA II Essay on Monday, May 6th and the Chapter 7 Test on Wednesday, May 1st.
Chapter 7 Test Study Guide:
It is a multiple choice test with 70-75 multiple choice questions, but with all of the omitted questions, it will be closer to 60 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 (deterrence, detente, brinkmanship, etc.)
know the chronology of events of the Cold War (study the Cold War timeline)
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)
know about the formation of alliances (NATO, Warsaw Pact) and the formation of "spheres of influence" (Eastern Europe for example)
anything that I gave you as a handout in your Social 30-1 coursebooks is testable material and should be reviewed!!
know how the Cold War ends and its results/consequences
We finished off the film "Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam" today. You started the film "Good Night, and Good Luck" today in class. You should be working on the questions in the "Good Night, and Good Luck" film study in your course books. Your Chapter 7 Test is on Wednesday, May 1st.
Chapter 7 Test Study Guide:
It is a multiple choice test with 70-75 multiple choice questions, but with all of the omitted questions, it will be closer to 60 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 (deterrence, detente, brinkmanship, etc.)
know the chronology of events of the Cold War (study the Cold War timeline)
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)
know about the formation of alliances (NATO, Warsaw Pact) and the formation of "spheres of influence" (Eastern Europe for example)
anything that I gave you as a handout in your Social 30-1 coursebooks is testable material and should be reviewed!!
know how the Cold War ends and its results/consequences
Social 20-1
We continued watching "Shake Hands with the Devil" today. If we didn't finish off the film today, we will tomorrow.
We looked at differences between the parliamentary system and the presidential system, and then we went through the U.S. government structure. I showed a couple of videos on the electoral college system today as well.
Social 10-1
We went through the factors that contributed the expansion of economic globalization today. Please check your results in PowerSchool for the Unit 2 Final Exam.
Social 30-1
We finished watching "Good Night, and Good Luck" today in class. This film explores a lot of issues that are relevant to today. You also have to understand the political climate at the time in the United States to fully understand the movie. Many Americans were drawn to communism in the 1930s due to the effects of the Great Depression, especially academics and those in the labour fields. In the movie they made reference to friends and spouses that had attended meetings long ago. The "Red Scare" caused a huge backlash against those sympathetic to communism or the USSR. Remember, during WWII the Soviet Union was an ally, and many people may have attended meetings out of curiosity. The junior Senator from Wisconsin, Joseph McCarthy in 1950 charged there were communist sympathizers in the U.S. State Department. Hearings were held, charges were discovered to be unfounded. McCarthy continued accusing communist infiltration in the Democratic Party. McCarthy became the chairman of the House Subcommittee on the investigation of un-American activity (HUAC). On December 2, 1954, McCarthy’s actions were called into question and his accusations were deemed unfounded. On Murrow's show "See it Now", he begins to publicly go after McCarthy. A very public feud develops when McCarthy responds by accusing Murrow of being a communist. Murrow is accused of having been a member of the leftist union Industrial Workers of the World, which Murrow claimed was false.
In this climate of fear and reprisal (which we now refer to as McCarthyism), the CBS crew carries on and their tenacity ultimately strikes a historic blow against McCarthy. Historical footage in the movie also shows the questioning of Annie Lee Moss, a Pentagon communication worker accused of being a communist based on her name appearing on a list seen by an FBI infiltrator of the American Communist Party. In the first half of the film Murrow talks about how McCarthy didn't create the political climate and anti-Communist hysteria sweeping the country, but that he capitalized on it for political gain very effectively. As David Strathairn (playing Murrow in the film says, "We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason if we dig deep in our history and doctrine and remember that we are not descended from fearful men, not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate and to defend causes which were, for the moment, unpopular. We can deny our heritage and our history, but we cannot escape responsibility for the result. There is no way for a citizen of the Republic to abdicate responsibility." The film is framed by the performance of the speech given by Murrow to the Radio and Television News Directors Association in 1958, in which Murrow harshly admonishes his audience not to squander the potential of television to inform and educate the public. I found this short video on YouTube that spliced together Edward R. Murrow's speech that appears at the beginning of the film and continues at the end of the film. I find that this speech has relevance even today when you talk about the level of discourse in the media.
Another concept that you should become familiar with is demagoguery. Here's a definition of demagoguery: Political activity or practices that seek support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument.
CHAPTER 7 TEST STUDY GUIDE:
It is a multiple choice test with 70-75 multiple choice questions, but with all of the omitted questions, it will be closer to 60 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 (deterrence, detente, brinkmanship, etc.)
know the chronology of events of the Cold War (study the Cold War timeline)
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)
know about the formation of alliances (NATO, Warsaw Pact) and the formation of "spheres of influence" (Eastern Europe for example)
anything that I gave you as a handout in your Social 30-1 coursebooks is testable material and should be reviewed!!
know how the Cold War ends and its results/consequences
We continued talking the characteristics of democratic systems, and the Canadian parliamentary system. I stressed the type of electoral system that we have in Canada (FPTP) and we re-cast the 2015 Canadian Federal Election to reflect the change if Canada had proportional representation.
Social 30-1
We finished watching "Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam" today, and then I went through the End of the Cold War notes with you. We also started looking at McCarthyism today, we started a film study of "Good Night, and Good Luck". Hopefully, we will be able to finish off that film tomorrow. You have the Chapter 7 Test (Cold War) on Thursday, November 15th. Please see the study guide below.
Chapter 7 Test Study Guide:
It is a multiple choice test with 70-75 multiple choice questions, but with all of the omitted questions, it will be closer to 60 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 (deterrence, detente, brinkmanship, etc.)
know the chronology of events of the Cold War (study the Cold War timeline)
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)
know about the formation of alliances (NATO, Warsaw Pact) and the formation of "spheres of influence" (Eastern Europe for example)
anything that I gave you as a handout in your Social 30-1 coursebooks is testable material and should be reviewed!!
know how the Cold War ends and its results/consequences
Social 10-1
You wrote your Unit 2 Final Exam today. The results of this test will go into Term 2, so it won't count towards the report card mark that is going home this week. I also returned your Unit 2 WRA I today.
You wrote your Paper 3 on the Civil Rights Movement today. I created a Google Doc for the class to work collaboratively to review for the Paper 1. I'll create similar Google Docs for Paper 2 and Paper 3.
Social 10-1
I finished off "The Foundations of Economic Globalization" presentation today. I also gave you a booklet on the WTO, the IMF and the World Bank. You were supposed to read all of the articles, highlight and annotate them. One week from today (April 27th), you have a homework assignment due: a chart on the advantages and disadvantages of the WTO.
Social 30-1
We finished off the film study of "Good Night and Good Luck". Your film study questions are due tomorrow.
Chapter 7 Test Study Guide:
It is a multiple choice test with 70-75 multiple choice questions (although about 11-13 questions will be dropped). 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
We continued our presentations on American Presidents today with Richard Nixon. To the groups that have presented already: please post your videos and Google Slides on the IB 30/35 wiki on the American Presidents page in the appropriate row on the chart. You will be writing your Paper 3 on the Civil Rights Movement tomorrow. You'll get 5 minutes to pick your question and do a quick outline for it, and 50 minutes to write. When you write your actual Paper 3 exam next month, you will have to write three essays in 150 minutes.
Social 30-1
I went through "The End of the Cold War" notes in the Social 30-1 workbook today. Then we back-tracked and started a film study of "Good Night, and Good Luck". You are responsible for answering the study questions from the film study. I also did a homework check on your Vietnam War Assignment today. One week from today, you'll be writing your Chapter 7 Test on the Cold War, please see the study guide below.
Chapter 7 Test Study Guide:
It is a multiple choice test with 70-75 multiple choice questions (although about 11-13 questions will be dropped). 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
Social 10-1
We started Chapter 11 material. I started "The Expansion of Economic Globalization" presentation, which I will continue tomorrow. I gave you time to work on your Chapter 11 Key Terms, which are due tomorrow.
We finished watching "Good Night, and Good Luck" today in class. This film explores a lot of issues that are relevant to today. You also have to understand the political climate at the time in the United States to fully understand the movie. Many Americans were drawn to communism in the 1930s due to the effects of the Great Depression, especially academics and those in the labour fields. In the movie they made reference to friends and spouses that had attended meetings long ago. The "Red Scare" caused a huge backlash against those sympathetic to communism or the USSR. Remember, during WWII the Soviet Union was an ally, and many people may have attended meetings out of curiosity. The junior Senator from Wisconsin, Joseph McCarthy in 1950 charged there were communist sympathizers in the U.S. State Department. Hearings were held, charges were discovered to be unfounded. McCarthy continued accusing communist infiltration in the Democratic Party. McCarthy became the chairman of the House Subcommittee on the investigation of un-American activity (HUAC). On December 2, 1954, McCarthy’s actions were called into question and his accusations were deemed unfounded. On Murrow's show "See it Now", he begins to publicly go after McCarthy. A very public feud develops when McCarthy responds by accusing Murrow of being a communist. Murrow is accused of having been a member of the leftist union Industrial Workers of the World, which Murrow claimed was false.
In this climate of fear and reprisal (which we now refer to as McCarthyism), the CBS crew carries on and their tenacity ultimately strikes a historic blow against McCarthy. Historical footage in the movie also shows the questioning of Annie Lee Moss, a Pentagon communication worker accused of being a communist based on her name appearing on a list seen by an FBI infiltrator of the American Communist Party. In the first half of the film Murrow talks about how McCarthy didn't create the political climate and anti-Communist hysteria sweeping the country, but that he capitalized on it for political gain very effectively. As David Strathairn (playing Murrow in the film says, "We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason if we dig deep in our history and doctrine and remember that we are not descended from fearful men, not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate and to defend causes which were, for the moment, unpopular. We can deny our heritage and our history, but we cannot escape responsibility for the result. There is no way for a citizen of the Republic to abdicate responsibility." The film is framed by the performance of the speech given by Murrow to the Radio and Television News Directors Association in 1958, in which Murrow harshly admonishes his audience not to squander the potential of television to inform and educate the public. I found this short video on YouTube that spliced together Edward R. Murrow's speech that appears at the beginning of the film and continues at the end of the film. I find that this speech has relevance even today when you talk about the level of discourse in the media. Your answers to the film study questions (1-12) are due on Wednesday, November 18th.
Don't forget that you are writing your Chapter 7 Test on the Cold War, please scroll down for the study guide AND what questions to study from your yellow booklet.
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
Please get some practice with the following questions from Test II (in your yellow booklets):
Questions 23-37
Questions 88-98
Questions 110-128
IB 30/35
We started a PowerPoint lecture on "Disarmament and International Treaties". We'll pick up with the London Naval Conference tomorrow.
Social 10-1
We finished watching the documentary "Life + Debt" today. I also gave you results of your Unit 2 Final Exam.
You should have gone through the "End of the Cold War Notes" that are in your Social 30-1 study booklets. You should have also started the film study for "Good Night, and Good Luck" (this film study is in your 30-1 booklets starting on page 203). We'll continue this film on Monday. Please remember that you have your Chapter 7 Test on Tuesday, November 17th, you can find the study guide below.
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
IB 30/35
You wrote a Social 30-1 style Written Response Assignment I today (a three source analysis assignment). You will be getting the results of your World War I Test back on Monday, November 16th. Please remember to complete theStudent Study Section work that was assigned in yesterday's class for Monday.
Social 10-1
You started a film study "Life + Debt" today. We'll finish off this film study on Monday. Please remember that your WTO chart is due on Monday, November 16th.
We started looking at the film "Good Night, and Good Luck" today in class. This film explores McCarthyism in the early 1950s. The film study that I provided you with also has a film review (if you are having a hard time understanding the film so far, it might be a good idea to read this over tonight), and some study questions and some discussion questions. This film definitely has relevance in today's world (which we'll be talking about more tomorrow and in Unit 3 of the course). Hopefully, we'll finish off the film tomorrow, and be able to have a short discussion period of some of the issues the film raises. In all likelihood, the study questions from the film study will be due on Monday. Please remember that you have your Chapter 7 Exam (Cold War Exam) on Tuesday, April 28th and your Unit 2 Final Exam on Tuesday, May 5th. Please see the study guides for both tests below. You had a homework check on your Chapter 7 Questions today. Your Vietnam War Assignment is due on Monday, April 27h.
Chapter 7 Test Study Guide:
It is a multiple choice test with 70-75 multiple choice questions. This test is on Tuesday, April 28th. 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
Social 30-1 Unit 2 Final Exam Study Guide:
The Unit 2 Final Exam is on Tuesday, May 5th. It will be a 70-75 multiple choice question test. In your textbook, this is material from Chapters 3-8. Please look at the studying hints below:
study "The Development of Classical Liberalism" (ppt)
study "Responding to Classical Liberalism" (ppt)
study "The Evolution of Modern Liberalism" (ppt)
study "The Techniques of Dictatorship" (ppt)
study "20th Century Rejections of Modern Liberalism" (ppt)
study "The Origins of the Cold War" (ppt)
study the key concepts from the Chapters 3-8 worksheets
please see the summary notes from the Ideologies textbook: Chapter 7 (Private Enterprise)
supply-side economics
boom and bust cycle/business cycle
laws of supply and demand, Adam Smith, invisible hand, market forces self-interest, consumer sovereignty, competition, private ownership, profit motive
basic economic problems/questions
advantages/disadvantages of the market economy
causes of the Great Depression
FDR and the New Deal
please see summary notes from the Ideologies textbook on the Mixed Economy Case Studies #14 (Sweden) and #15 (Canada), #16 (Japan), #17 (Fascism and Nazism)
also see the Democratic Socialism booklet on Sweden (indicative planning, "cradle to the grave" economics)
characteristics of a mixed economy
nationalization
privatization
democratic socialism
welfare capitalism
Keynesian economics
the business cycle and fiscal and monetary policies (study all of the notes I gave you and the booklet that I gave you)
demand-side economics
neo-conservatives
monetarism
trickle down economics
supply-side economics
Thatcherism and Reaganomics
Milton Friedman
Friedrich Hayek
how Keynesian economics deals with a recession (remember "the percolator": increase circulation of money reducing taxes, increase government spending on "make work" projects, and reduce interest rates, which according to Keynesian economics is going increase demand for goods and services and lead to more money circulating in the economy)
how supply-side economics deals with a recession (remember "trickle down coffee maker": government should stimulate the goods and services sector of the economy by reducing corporate and personal taxes, eventually benefits will "trickle down" to the middle class and working class, make connections between supply-side economics and laissez faire economics/classical liberalism)
advantages and disadvantages of a mixed economy
neo-conservative criticism of government intervention
characteristics of a centrally planned economy
advantages and disadvantages of a centrally planned economy
Marx notes (sent by e-mail)
Lenin notes (sent by e-mail)
establishment of the Soviet Union
Soviet economic system (top-down decision-making process)
Lenin's War Communism and the New Economic Policy
"Stalin and the Modernization of Russia" (see film notes)
Stalin notes (sent by e-mail)
"Changes to Soviet Society After Stalin" notes (this bridges the gap between Stalin and Gorbachev)
Gorbachev to Collapse Notes
Economic Planning in the USSR booklet
techniques of dictatorships (USSR and Nazi Germany case studies)
modern liberalism
features of the Nazi state
Hitler's rise to power
Characteristics of Democracy
Characteristics of Dictatorship
Democratic Systems notes
Non-Democratic Systems notes
Types of Dictatorships notes (includes Techniques of Dictatorships as well)
A Comparison of Communism and Fascism notes
Totalitarianism notes
Fascism/Nazism booklet (has techniques of dictatorship in Nazi Germany and USSR)
do a brief review of the political spectrum and economic spectrum and the quadrant model
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
You wrote your Cold War Exam today. I also did a homework check on your "Good Night, and Good Luck" film study assignment. Please remember that you have your Chapter 8 Key Terms and Questions due tomorrow. You have another major assessment this week, your Unit 2 Final Exam on Thursday. Please see the study guide below. STUDY!
You will get the results of your Cold War Exam tomorrow.
Unit 2 Final Exam Study Guide:
The Unit 2 Final Exam is on Thursday, November 20th. It will be a 70-75 multiple choice question test. In your textbook, this is material from Chapters 3-8. It is recommended that you focus on your review on the PowerPoint lectures and material from your Social 30-1 study booklet. Please look at the studying hints below:
study "The Development of Classical Liberalism" (ppt)
study "Responding to Classical Liberalism" (ppt)
study "The Evolution of Modern Liberalism" (ppt)
study "The Techniques of Dictatorship" (ppt)
study "20th Century Rejections of Modern Liberalism" (ppt)
study "The Origins of the Cold War" (ppt)
study the key concepts from the Chapters 3-8 worksheets
please see the summary notes from the Ideologies textbook: Chapter 7 (Private Enterprise)
supply-side economics
boom and bust cycle/business cycle
laws of supply and demand, Adam Smith, invisible hand, market forces self-interest, consumer sovereignty, competition, private ownership, profit motive
basic economic problems/questions
advantages/disadvantages of the market economy
causes of the Great Depression
FDR and the New Deal
please see summary notes from the Ideologies textbook on the Mixed Economy Case Studies #14 (Sweden) and #15 (Canada), #16 (Japan), #17 (Fascism and Nazism)
also see the Democratic Socialism booklet on Sweden (indicative planning, "cradle to the grave" economics)
characteristics of a mixed economy
nationalization
privatization
democratic socialism
welfare capitalism
Keynesian economics
the business cycle and fiscal and monetary policies (study all of the notes I gave you and the booklet that I gave you)
demand-side economics
neo-conservatives
monetarism
trickle down economics
supply-side economics
Thatcherism and Reaganomics
Milton Friedman
Friedrich Hayek
how Keynesian economics deals with a recession (remember "the percolator": increase circulation of money reducing taxes, increase government spending on "make work" projects, and reduce interest rates, which according to Keynesian economics is going increase demand for goods and services and lead to more money circulating in the economy)
how supply-side economics deals with a recession (remember "trickle down coffee maker": government should stimulate the goods and services sector of the economy by reducing corporate and personal taxes, eventually benefits will "trickle down" to the middle class and working class, make connections between supply-side economics and laissez faire economics/classical liberalism)
advantages and disadvantages of a mixed economy
neo-conservative criticism of government intervention
characteristics of a centrally planned economy
advantages and disadvantages of a centrally planned economy
Marx notes (sent by e-mail)
Lenin notes (sent by e-mail)
establishment of the Soviet Union
Soviet economic system (top-down decision-making process)
Lenin's War Communism and the New Economic Policy
"Stalin and the Modernization of Russia" (see film notes)
Stalin notes (sent by e-mail)
"Changes to Soviet Society After Stalin" notes (this bridges the gap between Stalin and Gorbachev)
Gorbachev to Collapse Notes
Economic Planning in the USSR booklet
techniques of dictatorships (USSR and Nazi Germany case studies)
modern liberalism
features of the Nazi state
Hitler's rise to power
Characteristics of Democracy
Characteristics of Dictatorship
Democratic Systems notes
Non-Democratic Systems notes
Types of Dictatorships notes (includes Techniques of Dictatorships as well)
A Comparison of Communism and Fascism notes
Totalitarianism notes
Fascism/Nazism booklet (has techniques of dictatorship in Nazi Germany and USSR)
do a brief review of the political spectrum and economic spectrum and the quadrant model
IB 20 HOTA
You got some marked assignments back from me today: your French Revolution DBAAssignment and your Latin American Revolutionary Leader Facebook Assignment. I showed you a Crash Course in History YouTube video on the War of 1812 to start with, and then we started watching a documentary on the War of 1812 today. Please remember that you have a Unit 6 QuizonWednesday (matching and OPVL analysis) which covers the "Forging the New Republic"PowerPoint lecture and the War of 1812 (make sure you study the causes, practices and effects on the wiki under Collaborative Notes and the War of 1812 booklet).
Here is the YouTube video that I showed you in class:
We finished watching "Good Night, and Good Luck" today in class. This film explores a lot of issues that are relevant to today. You also have to understand the political climate at the time in the United States to fully understand the movie. Many Americans were drawn to communism in the 1930s due to the effects of the Great Depression, especially academics and those in the labour fields. In the movie they made reference to friends and spouses that had attended meetings long ago. The "Red Scare" caused a huge backlash against those sympathetic to communism or the USSR. Remember, during WWII the Soviet Union was an ally, and many people may have attended meetings out of curiosity. The junior Senator from Wisconsin, Joseph McCarthy in 1950 charged there were communist sympathizers in the U.S. State Department. Hearings were held, charges were discovered to be unfounded. McCarthy continued accusing communist infiltration in the Democratic Party. McCarthy became the chairman of the House Subcommittee on the investigation of un-American activity (HUAC). On December 2, 1954, McCarthy’s actions were called into question and his accusations were deemed unfounded. On Murrow's show "See it Now", he begins to publicly go after McCarthy. A very public feud develops when McCarthy responds by accusing Murrow of being a communist. Murrow is accused of having been a member of the leftist union Industrial Workers of the World, which Murrow claimed was false.
In this climate of fear and reprisal (which we now refer to as McCarthyism), the CBS crew carries on and their tenacity ultimately strikes a historic blow against McCarthy. Historical footage in the movie also shows the questioning of Annie Lee Moss, a Pentagon communication worker accused of being a communist based on her name appearing on a list seen by an FBI infiltrator of the American Communist Party. In the first half of the film Murrow talks about how McCarthy didn't create the political climate and anti-Communist hysteria sweeping the country, but that he capitalized on it for political gain very effectively. As David Strathairn (playing Murrow in the film says, "We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason if we dig deep in our history and doctrine and remember that we are not descended from fearful men, not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate and to defend causes which were, for the moment, unpopular. We can deny our heritage and our history, but we cannot escape responsibility for the result. There is no way for a citizen of the Republic to abdicate responsibility." The film is framed by the performance of the speech given by Murrow to the Radio and Television News Directors Association in 1958, in which Murrow harshly admonishes his audience not to squander the potential of television to inform and educate the public. I found this short video on YouTube that spliced together Edward R. Murrow's speech that appears at the beginning of the film and continues at the end of the film. I find that this speech has relevance even today when you talk about the level of discourse in the media. Your answers to the film study questions (1-12) are due on Monday, November 17th. You also had a little bit of time to work on your Chapter 8 Key Terms and Questions (which are due on Tuesday, November 18th). You should have some time tomorrow to work on your Chapter 8 work tomorrow. Please remember that your Vietnam War Assignment is due tomorrow (November 14th), simply complete sections A-C on page 190 in your Social 30-1 study booklets.
Chapter 7 Test Study Guide:
It is a multiple choice test with 70-75 multiple choice questions. This test is on Monday, November 17th. 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
Social 30-1 Unit 2 Final Exam Study Guide:
The Unit 2 Final Exam is on Thursday, November 20th. It will be a 70-75 multiple choice question test. In your textbook, this is material from Chapters 3-8. Please look at the studying hints below:
study "The Development of Classical Liberalism" (ppt)
study "Responding to Classical Liberalism" (ppt)
study "The Evolution of Modern Liberalism" (ppt)
study "The Techniques of Dictatorship" (ppt)
study "20th Century Rejections of Modern Liberalism" (ppt)
study "The Origins of the Cold War" (ppt)
study the key concepts from the Chapters 3-8 worksheets
please see the summary notes from the Ideologies textbook: Chapter 7 (Private Enterprise)
supply-side economics
boom and bust cycle/business cycle
laws of supply and demand, Adam Smith, invisible hand, market forces self-interest, consumer sovereignty, competition, private ownership, profit motive
basic economic problems/questions
advantages/disadvantages of the market economy
causes of the Great Depression
FDR and the New Deal
please see summary notes from the Ideologies textbook on the Mixed Economy Case Studies #14 (Sweden) and #15 (Canada), #16 (Japan), #17 (Fascism and Nazism)
also see the Democratic Socialism booklet on Sweden (indicative planning, "cradle to the grave" economics)
characteristics of a mixed economy
nationalization
privatization
democratic socialism
welfare capitalism
Keynesian economics
the business cycle and fiscal and monetary policies (study all of the notes I gave you and the booklet that I gave you)
demand-side economics
neo-conservatives
monetarism
trickle down economics
supply-side economics
Thatcherism and Reaganomics
Milton Friedman
Friedrich Hayek
how Keynesian economics deals with a recession (remember "the percolator": increase circulation of money reducing taxes, increase government spending on "make work" projects, and reduce interest rates, which according to Keynesian economics is going increase demand for goods and services and lead to more money circulating in the economy)
how supply-side economics deals with a recession (remember "trickle down coffee maker": government should stimulate the goods and services sector of the economy by reducing corporate and personal taxes, eventually benefits will "trickle down" to the middle class and working class, make connections between supply-side economics and laissez faire economics/classical liberalism)
advantages and disadvantages of a mixed economy
neo-conservative criticism of government intervention
characteristics of a centrally planned economy
advantages and disadvantages of a centrally planned economy
Marx notes (sent by e-mail)
Lenin notes (sent by e-mail)
establishment of the Soviet Union
Soviet economic system (top-down decision-making process)
Lenin's War Communism and the New Economic Policy
"Stalin and the Modernization of Russia" (see film notes)
Stalin notes (sent by e-mail)
"Changes to Soviet Society After Stalin" notes (this bridges the gap between Stalin and Gorbachev)
Gorbachev to Collapse Notes
Economic Planning in the USSR booklet
techniques of dictatorships (USSR and Nazi Germany case studies)
modern liberalism
features of the Nazi state
Hitler's rise to power
Characteristics of Democracy
Characteristics of Dictatorship
Democratic Systems notes
Non-Democratic Systems notes
Types of Dictatorships notes (includes Techniques of Dictatorships as well)
A Comparison of Communism and Fascism notes
Totalitarianism notes
Fascism/Nazism booklet (has techniques of dictatorship in Nazi Germany and USSR)
do a brief review of the political spectrum and economic spectrum and the quadrant model
IB 20 HOTA
I started Unit 6 material today by starting a PowerPoint lecture called "Forging the New Republic". We'll continue this lecture tomorrow by starting at the War of 1812. I gave you the results of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Age Test, as well as the Social 20-1 Written Response Assignment I (WRA I). You will be writing a Unit 6 Quiz on Wednesday of next week. Since we just started this unit today, you should be able to do well on this test, simply by keeping up with the material that is covered in class.
We started looking at the film "Good Night, and Good Luck" today in class. This film explores McCarthyism in the early 1950s. The film study that I provided you with also has a film review (if you are having a hard time understanding the film so far, it might be a good idea to read this over tonight), and some study questions and some discussion questions. This film definitely has relevance in today's world (which we'll be talking about more tomorrow and in Unit 3 of the course). Hopefully, we'll finish off the film tomorrow, and be able to have a short discussion period of some of the issues the film raises. In all likelihood, the study questions from the film study will be due on Monday. Please remember that you have your Chapter 7 Exam (Cold War Exam) on Monday, November 17th and your Unit 2 Final Exam on Thursday, November 20th. Please see the study guides for both tests below. I also did a homework check on your Chapter 7 Key Terms and Questions today. Your Vietnam War Assignment is due on Friday, November 14th.
Chapter 7 Test Study Guide:
It is a multiple choice test with 70-75 multiple choice questions. This test is on Monday, November 17th. 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
Social 30-1 Unit 2 Final Exam Study Guide:
The Unit 2 Final Exam is on Thursday, November 20th. It will be a 70-75 multiple choice question test. In your textbook, this is material from Chapters 3-8. Please look at the studying hints below:
study "The Development of Classical Liberalism" (ppt)
study "Responding to Classical Liberalism" (ppt)
study "The Evolution of Modern Liberalism" (ppt)
study "The Techniques of Dictatorship" (ppt)
study "20th Century Rejections of Modern Liberalism" (ppt)
study "The Origins of the Cold War" (ppt)
study the key concepts from the Chapters 3-8 worksheets
please see the summary notes from the Ideologies textbook: Chapter 7 (Private Enterprise)
supply-side economics
boom and bust cycle/business cycle
laws of supply and demand, Adam Smith, invisible hand, market forces self-interest, consumer sovereignty, competition, private ownership, profit motive
basic economic problems/questions
advantages/disadvantages of the market economy
causes of the Great Depression
FDR and the New Deal
please see summary notes from the Ideologies textbook on the Mixed Economy Case Studies #14 (Sweden) and #15 (Canada), #16 (Japan), #17 (Fascism and Nazism)
also see the Democratic Socialism booklet on Sweden (indicative planning, "cradle to the grave" economics)
characteristics of a mixed economy
nationalization
privatization
democratic socialism
welfare capitalism
Keynesian economics
the business cycle and fiscal and monetary policies (study all of the notes I gave you and the booklet that I gave you)
demand-side economics
neo-conservatives
monetarism
trickle down economics
supply-side economics
Thatcherism and Reaganomics
Milton Friedman
Friedrich Hayek
how Keynesian economics deals with a recession (remember "the percolator": increase circulation of money reducing taxes, increase government spending on "make work" projects, and reduce interest rates, which according to Keynesian economics is going increase demand for goods and services and lead to more money circulating in the economy)
how supply-side economics deals with a recession (remember "trickle down coffee maker": government should stimulate the goods and services sector of the economy by reducing corporate and personal taxes, eventually benefits will "trickle down" to the middle class and working class, make connections between supply-side economics and laissez faire economics/classical liberalism)
advantages and disadvantages of a mixed economy
neo-conservative criticism of government intervention
characteristics of a centrally planned economy
advantages and disadvantages of a centrally planned economy
Marx notes (sent by e-mail)
Lenin notes (sent by e-mail)
establishment of the Soviet Union
Soviet economic system (top-down decision-making process)
Lenin's War Communism and the New Economic Policy
"Stalin and the Modernization of Russia" (see film notes)
Stalin notes (sent by e-mail)
"Changes to Soviet Society After Stalin" notes (this bridges the gap between Stalin and Gorbachev)
Gorbachev to Collapse Notes
Economic Planning in the USSR booklet
techniques of dictatorships (USSR and Nazi Germany case studies)
modern liberalism
features of the Nazi state
Hitler's rise to power
Characteristics of Democracy
Characteristics of Dictatorship
Democratic Systems notes
Non-Democratic Systems notes
Types of Dictatorships notes (includes Techniques of Dictatorships as well)
A Comparison of Communism and Fascism notes
Totalitarianism notes
Fascism/Nazism booklet (has techniques of dictatorship in Nazi Germany and USSR)
do a brief review of the political spectrum and economic spectrum and the quadrant model
IB 20 HOTA
We completed our debate on Haiti today. I gave you some time to work with your option groups. You had to create an opening speech, and then we proceeded with a "popcorn style debate" until we reached closing speeches. Unfortunately, we ran out of time during this debate to hear closing arguments from all sides. Please remember that your Latin American revolutionary leaders Facebook assignment is due on Friday, November 14th. On Wednesday, November 19th you will be writing a Unit 6 Quiz (Nation-Building Challenges). We will start covering Unit 6 material tomorrow.
After your current events quiz today we began our examination of the Japanese invasion of Manchuria. We'll finish off this topic on Monday. Please make sure that you keep up with the topics that we're covering in Prescribed Subject 1. Make sure that you know that the areas on which the source-based questions in Paper 1 will focus on are:
aims of the participants and peacemakers: Wilson and the Fourteen Points
terms of the Paris Peace Treaties 1919-1920: Versailles, St. Germain, Trianon, Neuilly, S'evres/Lausanne 1923
the geopolitical and economic impact of the treaties on Europe; the establishment of the mandate system
enforcement of the provisions of the treaties: U.S. isolationism-the retreat from the Anglo-American Guarantee; disarmament-Washington, London, Geneva conferences
the League of Nations: effects of the absence of major powers; the principles of collective security and early attempts at peacekeeping (1920-1925)
the Ruhr Crisis (1923); Locarno and "the Locarno Spring" (1925)
Depression and threats to international peace and collective security: Manchuria (1931-1933) and Abyssinia (1935-1936).
You'll be writing a Paper 1 during the week of November 25th. We'll have a definite date for you next week.
Social 20-1
We finished off our film study of "Shake Hands with the Devil" today. Your film study answers will be due on Monday. This would be a great weekend to get some work completed on your Unit 2 Research Project, which is due on November 25th. Your Chapter 7-8 Test is on November 28th, I will be posting the study guide on the blog next week.
Social 30-1
We finished watching "Good Night, and Good Luck" today. Your film study questions are due tomorrow. The film study for this is due on Monday, November 18th. "Good Night, and Good Luck" contains a few powerful scenes that I will post here on the blog. Please remember that you have your Chapter 7 Cold War Exam on Tuesday, November 19th. You can find the study guide here (scroll down to find it).
This film explores a lot of issues that are relevant to today. You also have to understand the political climate at the time in the United States to fully understand the movie. Many Americans were drawn to communism in the 1930s due to the effects of the Great Depression, especially academics and those in the labour fields. In the movie they made reference to friends and spouses that had attended meetings long ago. The "Red Scare" caused a huge backlash against those sympathetic to communism or the USSR. Remember, during WWII the Soviet Union was an ally, and many people may have attended meetings out of curiosity. The junior Senator from Wisconsin, Joseph McCarthy in 1950 charged there were communist sympathizers in the U.S. State Department. Hearings were held, charges were discovered to be unfounded. McCarthy continued accusing communist infiltration in the Democratic Party. McCarthy became the chairman of the House Subcommittee on the investigation of un-American activity (HUAC). On December 2, 1954, McCarthy’s actions were called into question and his accusations were deemed unfounded. On Murrow's show "See it Now", he begins to publicly go after McCarthy. A very public feud develops when McCarthy responds by accusing Murrow of being a communist. Murrow is accused of having been a member of the leftist union Industrial Workers of the World, which Murrow claimed was false.
In this climate of fear and reprisal (which we now refer to as McCarthyism), the CBS crew carries on and their tenacity ultimately strikes a historic blow against McCarthy. Historical footage in the movie also shows the questioning of Annie Lee Moss, a Pentagon communication worker accused of being a communist based on her name appearing on a list seen by an FBI infiltrator of the American Communist Party. In the first half of the film Murrow talks about how McCarthy didn't create the political climate and anti-Communist hysteria sweeping the country, but that he capitalized on it for political gain very effectively. As David Strathairn, playing Murrow in the film says, "We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason if we dig deep in our history and doctrine and remember that we are not descended from fearful men, not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate and to defend causes which were, for the moment, unpopular. We can deny our heritage and our history, but we cannot escape responsibility for the result. There is no way for a citizen of the Republic to abdicate responsibility." The film is framed by the performance of the speech given by Murrow to the Radio and Television News Directors Association in 1958, in which Murrow harshly admonishes his audience not to squander the potential of television to inform and educate the public. I found this short video on YouTube that spliced together Edward R. Murrow's speech that appears at the beginning of the film and continues at the end of the film. I find that this speech has relevance even today when you talk about the level of discourse in the media.
