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

November 20

SOCIAL 30-1

We finished preparing for the position paper tomorrow, and then we moved on to Unit 3 material today. Please work on your argumentation tonight, and start planning out what evidence you will use to support your position. You're writing the Unit 2 WRA II Essay tomorrow in the Blenheim Room. On Monday, November 25th you will be writing the Unit 2 Final Exam, please see the study guide below.

SOCIAL 30-1 UNIT 2 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE:

The Unit 2 Final Exam is on Monday, November 25th. 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 (in the course book)
• Lenin notes (in the course book)
• 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 (in the course book)
• "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

SOCIAL 20-1

We started the film study of "Shake Hands with the Devil" today. We will finish off the film study tomorrow. 

IB 30/35

You wrote the Paper 1 on Japanese Expansionism today. 

November 19

IB 30/35

We went through the sample Paper 1 that you got yesterday, and talked about your answers to questions 9-11 that you worked on last night. We then tackled question 12 in small groups and discussed possible ways to approach the mini-essay. You're writing the Paper 1 on Japanese Expansionism tomorrow. You'll have 5 minutes to read the sources and 60 minutes to write it. Make sure that you visit the Paper 1 page on the IB 30/35 History Wiki to see how to write the Paper 1 (there's lots of advice/strategies on this page).

Social 20-1

We finished off the CNN documentary "Scream Bloody Murder" today. I also collected your Unit 2 Research Projects as well. Tomorrow, we'll look at the Rwandan genocide in greater detail.

Social 30-1

We'll finish preparing for the position paper tomorrow, and we'll move on to Unit 3 material tomorrow as well. Please work on your argumentation tonight, and start planning out what evidence you will use to support your position. You're writing the Unit 2 WRA II Essay on Thursday in the Blenheim Room. On Monday, November 25th you will be writing the Unit 2 Final Exam, please see the study guide below.

SOCIAL 30-1 UNIT 2 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE:

The Unit 2 Final Exam is on Monday, November 25th. 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

May 1

IB 30/35

I did some review today for the Paper 1 and Paper 2. I didn't finish talking about the Paper 2 exam today, so that's where I'll start tomorrow. I shared a couple of Google Slides lectures, and an OPVL grid in Google Sheets. You should look at the Google Sheets for ideas on how to approach the OPCVL question on the Paper 1. I gave you some advice on what to review for Paper 1 and Paper 2. I'll try to get to Paper 3 tomorrow.

Social 20-1

We started talking about essay writing today. I posed two questions to you: How would you convince a friend to come to Churchill? What arguments would you use to convince them? From there, you needed to generate a point form list of ideas to "sell" Churchill to your friend. We looked at the difference between argumentation and evidence, and we'll talk more about objectivity vs. subjectivity tomorrow. On Monday, May 7th, you'll be writing the Unit 2 WRA II Essay, so we'll continue talking about position papers/argumentative essays all this week. One week from today, on Tuesday, May 8th you'll be writing the Chapter 7-8 Test, you can find the study guide below.

Chapter 7-8 Test Study Guide:

This test is on Tuesday, May 9th. 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)
• "8 Stages of Genocide" (it's also posted on the wiki)
• "Contemporary Examples of Genocide" (this is posted on the wiki)

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
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Jawaharlal Nehru
• Mohammed Ali Jinnah
• home rule
• 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 10-1

We finished watching "The Age of Wal-Mart" today. I gave you the remainder of class time to work on your Chapter 12 Key Terms and Questions. You have your Chapter 10-11 Test this Thursday (May 4th), please see the study guide below.

SOCIAL 10-1 CHAPTER 10-11 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

Please make sure that you review Chapters 10 and 11. Please review your answers to questions/activities from your Unit 3 worksheet, as well as the key terms (from Chapter 10-11 and from the PowerPoint presentations). This test is on Thurssday, May 4th. 

Please review the following two PowerPoint presentations:

• "Foundations of Economic Globalization"
• "Expansion of Economic Globalization"

You should know these key terms really well:

• Bretton Woods Agreement
• international monetary system
• fixed exchange rate
• gold standard
• floating exchange rate
• World Bank
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• centrally planned economy
• free market economy
• recession
• John Maynard Keynes
• Friedrich Hayek
• Milton Friedman
• totalitarian
• General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
• tariff
• World Trade Organization (WTO)
• Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

You should also be able to answer the following questions:

• What is economic globalization?
• How did 20th century world events shape contemporary economic globalization?
• What factors laid the foundations of contemporary global economics?
• What were the major global institutions that were created at the Bretton Woods Agreement?
• What are the major differences between the ideas of John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek?
• What factors contribute to expanding globalization?
• How do international agreements and organizations contribute to expanding globalization?
• How do transnational corporations contribute to expanding globalization?
• How do communication technologies contribute to expanding globalization?
• What are the benefits of the WTO system?
• What are some criticisms of the WTO?

December 18

IB 30/35

You got back your Paper 1 on Case Study 2 today. I'll go through both versions with you tomorrow in class. We also watched Episode 3 ("Britain at Bay ") of WWII in Colour. I also gave you a small package of notes with maps on the European theatre of war. Today's film recommendation was "The Imitation Game" which tells the story of the breaking of the Enigma code.

Social 10-1

You wrote Part A of your Final Exam today. You'll get the results back before you write Part B of the Final Exam on January 19th. Don't forget that you have your Unit 3 Final Exam tomorrow (please see the study guide below). I'll collect your Chapter 16 Key Terms and Questions tomorrow when I'm back in my classroom.

UNIT 3 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE:

Please make sure that you have read Chapters 10-14. Please make sure that you have the following PowerPoint presentations, and that you study from them:

• "Foundations of Economic Globalization"
• "The Expansion of Economic Globalization"
• "Challenges and Opportunities of Economic Globalization"
• "The Impact of Economic Globalization on Environments"
• "Globalization and Sustainability"

Make sure that you have reviewed the Key Terms from Unit 3 (all the terms listed on the Unit 3 Worksheet, plus the extra key terms that appeared in the PowerPoint presentations). The Unit 3 Final Exam will consist of 50-60 multiple choice questions. 

December 11

IB 30/35

You got your Paper 1 on Case Study 1 (Japanese expansionism) back today. I went through areas that need improvement for the class as a whole. The rest of the period was spent in the computer lab preparing for tomorrow's debate on the following statement: "Hitler had a clear plan for achieving his foreign policy goals when he took power." You have already been split into two camps for this debate, side proposition (which agrees with the statement), and side opposition (which disagrees). Please don't forget that you have another Paper 1 this Friday (December 15th), where 1/2 the class will write on Italian expansionism, and 1/2 the class will write on German expansionism. Please review my lectures and the appropriate sections in your The Move to Global War textbook.

Social 10-1

I finished off the PowerPoint presentation "Quality of Life, Human Rights, and Democratization" today. I gave you the remainder of class time to work on your Chapter 16 Key Terms and Questions. Your Chapter 15 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow (December 12th).

November 24

IB 30/35

You wrote your Paper 1 on Case Study 1 in Prescribed Subject 3 today. Please don't forget that you have homework and projects due next week. The Case Study 1 Review Google Doc is due on Tuesday, November 28th. The chart will be for homework check marks. The sample Paper 1 is for marks. The two mini-essays will also be marked. Do not take extra time to write these assignments. Take 60 minutes to write the sample Paper 1. Take 30 minutes for each mini-essay, 60 minutes total. 

Social 10-1

We finished watching "The Age of Wal-Mart" today in class. I handed back some past homework checked assignments as well. You had the remainder of class time to work on your Chapter 12 Key Terms and Questions. Please don't forget that you have your Chapter 10-11 Test on Wednesday, November 29th, you can find the study guide below.

SOCIAL 10-1 CHAPTER 10-11 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

Please make sure that you review Chapters 10 and 11. Please review your answers to questions/activities from your Unit 3 worksheet, as well as the key terms (from Chapter 10-11 and from the PowerPoint presentations). This test is on Wednesday, November 29th. 

Please review the following two PowerPoint presentations:

• "Foundations of Economic Globalization"
• "Expansion of Economic Globalization"

You should know these key terms really well:

• Bretton Woods Agreement
• international monetary system
• fixed exchange rate
• gold standard
• floating exchange rate
• World Bank
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• centrally planned economy
• free market economy
• recession
• John Maynard Keynes
• Friedrich Hayek
• Milton Friedman
• totalitarian
• General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
• tariff
• World Trade Organization (WTO)
• Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

You should also be able to answer the following questions:

• What is economic globalization?
• How did 20th century world events shape contemporary economic globalization?
• What factors laid the foundations of contemporary global economics?
• What were the major global institutions that were created at the Bretton Woods Agreement?
• What are the major differences between the ideas of John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek?
• What factors contribute to expanding globalization?
• How do international agreements and organizations contribute to expanding globalization?
• How do transnational corporations contribute to expanding globalization?
• How do communication technologies contribute to expanding globalization?
• What are the benefits of the WTO system?
• What are some criticisms of the WTO?

November 23

Social 10-1

I showed you some exemplars of the TNC Dossier Assignment at the beginning of the class. Please remember this assignment is due on Wednesday, December 6th. We started a film study of the CNBC documentary called "The Age of Wal-Mart". While you were watching this film you should have written down the advantages and disadvantages of Wal-Mart on the chart that was provided. Please remember that you have the Chapter 10-11 Test next Wednesday (November 29th), and you can find the study guide below.

SOCIAL 10-1 CHAPTER 10-11 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

Please make sure that you review Chapters 10 and 11. Please review your answers to questions/activities from your Unit 3 worksheet, as well as the key terms (from Chapter 10-11 and from the PowerPoint presentations). This test is on Wednesday, November 29th. 

Please review the following two PowerPoint presentations:

• "Foundations of Economic Globalization"
• "Expansion of Economic Globalization"

You should know these key terms really well:

• Bretton Woods Agreement
• international monetary system
• fixed exchange rate
• gold standard
• floating exchange rate
• World Bank
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• centrally planned economy
• free market economy
• recession
• John Maynard Keynes
• Friedrich Hayek
• Milton Friedman
• totalitarian
• General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
• tariff
• World Trade Organization (WTO)
• Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

You should also be able to answer the following questions:

• What is economic globalization?
• How did 20th century world events shape contemporary economic globalization?
• What factors laid the foundations of contemporary global economics?
• What were the major global institutions that were created at the Bretton Woods Agreement?
• What are the major differences between the ideas of John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek?
• What factors contribute to expanding globalization?
• How do international agreements and organizations contribute to expanding globalization?
• How do transnational corporations contribute to expanding globalization?
• How do communication technologies contribute to expanding globalization?
• What are the benefits of the WTO system?
• What are some criticisms of the WTO?

IB 30/35

We watched the A & E Biography on Benito Mussolini in class today. You should have been taking notes on this film as you watched it. Please remember that you're writing the Paper 1 on the Japanese expansionism case study tomorrow in class. Please review how to write a Paper 1 (please see the Google Doc that I shared with you) and review the notes that you took on my lectures, and the Google Slides presentations that I have shared with you.

November 22

Social 10-1

Both classes were able to finish watching "The Corporation" today in class, and then move on to talking about the TNC Dossier Assignment. This assignment is due on December 6th (two weeks from today). I'll hopefully be able to show you some sample dossiers tomorrow. If you missed class today, please make sure that you pick up the assignment sheet from me tomorrow, and pick a TNC to profile. One week from today, you'll be writing the Chapter 10-11 Test, you can find the study guide below.

Social 10-1 Chapter 10-11 Test Study Guide:

Please make sure that you review Chapters 10 and 11. Please review your answers to questions/activities from your Unit 3 worksheet, as well as the key terms (from Chapter 10-11 and from the PowerPoint presentations). This test is on Wednesday, November 29th. 

Please review the following two PowerPoint presentations:

• "Foundations of Economic Globalization"
• "Expansion of Economic Globalization"

You should know these key terms really well:

• Bretton Woods Agreement
• international monetary system
• fixed exchange rate
• gold standard
• floating exchange rate
• World Bank
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• centrally planned economy
• free market economy
• recession
• John Maynard Keynes
• Friedrich Hayek
• Milton Friedman
• totalitarian
• General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
• tariff
• World Trade Organization (WTO)
• Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

You should also be able to answer the following questions:

• What is economic globalization?
• How did 20th century world events shape contemporary economic globalization?
• What factors laid the foundations of contemporary global economics?
• What were the major global institutions that were created at the Bretton Woods Agreement?
• What are the major differences between the ideas of John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek?
• What factors contribute to expanding globalization?
• How do international agreements and organizations contribute to expanding globalization?
• How do transnational corporations contribute to expanding globalization?
• How do communication technologies contribute to expanding globalization?
• What are the benefits of the WTO system?
• What are some criticisms of the WTO?

IB 30/35

We started Case Study 2 of Prescribed Subject 3 today. I delivered a lecture on "The Impact of Fascism on Italian Foreign Policy". Tomorrow, you'll be watching a Biography video on Benito Mussolini. You're writing your Paper 1 on Case Study 1 Japanese Expansion (1931-1941) on Friday, November 24th. This is a FULL Paper 1, and you'll have 60 minutes to write it.  

The Case Study 1 Review Google Doc is due on Tuesday, November 28th. The chart will be for homework check marks. The sample Paper 1 is for marks. The two mini-essays will also be marked. Do not take extra time to write these assignments. Take 60 minutes to write the sample Paper 1. Take 30 minutes for each mini-essay, 60 minutes total. 

November 21

IB 30/35

We spent the entire class period in the Red Lab working on a Case Study 1 Review Google Doc. This review Doc is due on Tuesday, November 28th. The chart will be for homework check marks. The sample Paper 1 is for marks. The two mini-essays will also be marked. Do not take extra time to write these assignments. Take 60 minutes to write the sample Paper 1. Take 30 minutes for each mini-essay, 60 minutes total. You will still be writing a Paper 1 in class on Friday, November 24th. We'll be starting Case Study 2 for Prescribed Subject 3 tomorrow.

Social 10-1

We continued watching "The Corporation" today, and we'll be able to finish it up tomorrow, except for maybe in my Period 4 class (due to the length of the lockdown practice today). One week from tomorrow (Wednesday, November 29th), you'll be writing the Chapter 10-11 Test. The study guide will go up tomorrow on the blog.

November 20

IB 30/35

We finished off the last topic in our first case study for Prescribed Subject 3 (The Move to Global War). We'll be doing some review tomorrow on the Japanese expansion in Asia in the Red Lab, please go there directly. We'll be starting the case study on Italian and German expansion on the road to WWII on Wednesday. Please remember that you are writing your Paper 1 on case study 1 on Friday, November 24th.

Social 10-1

We finished watching the key parts of "Life + Debt" today. We moved on to a film study for "The Corporation", which we will watch in parts for the next few days. One week from Wednesday you will writing the Chapter 10-11 Test, so watch for the study guide to go up on Wednesday. The Chapter 10-11 Test will be on Wednesday, November 29th.

November 16

Social 10-1

You started a film study today on the movie "Life + Debt". We'll finish it off (if you didn't complete it) on Monday. As you were watching this film, you should have been taking notes on it, and completing the film study questions. your WTO charts and Chapter 11 Key Terms and Questions are due on Monday, November 20th.

IB 30/35

You finished off the documentary "Nanking" today. You had the remainder of class time to work on essay preparation for your Paper 1 that you're writing on November 24th. Don't forget that your Paper 1 assignment is due on Monday, November 20th. you're going to hand in a hard copy and a digital copy of this assignment.

November 15

Social 10-1

You had a brief four corners debate today on the "Dilemmas of Global Trade". After you finished this activity, you had some class time to work on your Chapter 11 Key Terms and Questions. These key terms and questions are due on Monday, November 20th, as is your WTO chart.

IB 30/35

You had the entire period to work on your Paper 1 assignment today in the Red Lab. Remember, you're handing in a hard copy AND a digital copy of this assignment on Monday, November 20th.

November 14

IB 30/35

You started watching a documentary today called "Nanking". you'll finish up this film on Thursday. Tomorrow, you'll be going to the Red Lab to work on your Paper 1 assignment, which is due on Monday, November 20th.

Social 10-1

Please make sure that you go to the Social 10-1 wiki and download a copy of the PowerPoint presentation "The Expansion of Economic Globalization". I will not be delivering this lecture in class. Print off a hard copy with 4 slides per page. You were given booklets on the WTO, IMF and World Bank today. These booklets have criticisms of these global financial institutions. You have a homework assignment from this booklet. You need to create a detailed chart on the advantages and disadvantages of the WTO. This WTO chart is due on Monday, November 20th.

November 3

Sorry, I didn't get around to posting this yesterday.

IB 30/35

We were in the Blenheim Room today. I shared with you a sample Paper 1 so you could see some of the structure of the exam paper. It was missing a question 4 but other than that it had all of the elements of a Paper 1. Most of you were working on creating your own Paper 1 (remember this assignment is due on November 20th). I also gave you a copy of the Prescribed Subject 3 curriculum. Remember, you need to pick ONE bullet to focus in on, from either Case Study 1 or Case Study 2. I forgot to bring the scantron sheets to class to show you how well you did on the Economic Systems Exam.

Social 10-1

I continued on with the lecture on "The Foundations of Economic Globalization" that I started on Wednesday. I didn't finish it, so I'll probably finish it off on Monday. Please remember that your Chapter 10 Key Terms are due on Wednesday, November 8th, and your Chapter 10 Questions are due on Thursday, November 9th.

November 2

Social 10-1

You wrote your Unit 2 WRA I today in class. If you missed class today it is your responsibility to remind me that you need to write the WRA I. We're going to continue looking at "The Foundations of Economic Globalization" tomorrow.

IB 30/35

You wrote your Economic Systems Exam today, and you'll get the results back tomorrow. We'll also get back into our Prescribed Subject 3 tomorrow. We'll be meeting in the Blenheim Room. I have a few sample Paper 1 exams that I'd like you to get some practice working on.

May 5

IB 30/35

No class today. Good luck on your Paper 1 exam tomorrow! Please have a look at the upcoming important dates: 

• Paper 1 is on Friday, May 6th (pm)
• Paper 2 is on Monday, May 9th (pm)
• Paper 3 Review session is on Tuesday, May 10th (during regular class time)
• Paper 3 is on Thursday, May 12th (pm)

Social 30-1

We covered how a bill becomes a law in Canada and the American government structure today in class. If you missed today's class, you will need to get the notes from a classmate.

Social 10-1

I did a homework check on your Chapter 12 Key Terms and Questions. We started a film study today called "The Other Side of Outsourcing". If you missed class today, you can check out the video below.



I'm also posting some YouTube videos that profile some of the corporations that some of you will be profiling with your TNC Dossier Assignment. 

Here's the link for a documentary on Nike:
https://youtu.be/YwXRX4jkSlc?list=PLP8V_4nAVZp7nep9SXkdGFe_sF-7AQEaL

Coca-Cola: The Real Story Behind the Real Thing:



MacHEADS:

November 27

Social 30-1

I went through the structure of the American political system. I also covered the electoral college system. We looked at some electoral college maps from previous presidential elections. Please read, highlight and annotate the presidential system section in your Social 30-1 study booklets. We'll talk about the system of checks and balances on Monday. Enjoy your weekend!

IB 30/35

You wrote your Paper 1 today. We'll talk more economics on Monday. Please don't forget to complete the Great Depression Study Guide for Monday's class.

Social 10-1

We completed a film study of "The Other Side of Outsourcing" today. Please remember your TNC Dossier Assignment is due on Friday, December 11th.

November 19

IB 30/35

We covered "The Italian Invasion of Abyssinia" PowerPoint lecture today in class. You should be studying for your Paper 1, which is on Friday, November 27th. Please review using the PowerPoint notes, the 20th Century IB History Companion textbook (pages 13-76), and the Prescribed Subject 1 duotang. Please review how to write a Paper 1 by visiting the IB 30/35 wiki, and looking under Paper 1.

Social 30-1

I gave you some time to read through the differences between unitary systems and federal systems. We also looked at various political terms, and started talking about types of democratic systems. We talked about direct democracy and representative democracy, including the parliamentary system and the presidential system. You had about 30 minutes to work on your Chapter 8 Key Terms and Questions (which are due on Monday, November 23rd). This is also the date of your Unit 2 Final Exam. You are writing your Unit 2 WRA II Essay on Thursday, November 26th.  

Social 30-1 Unit 2 Final Exam Study Guide:

The Unit 2 Final Exam is on Monday, November 23rd. 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

Social 10-1

We finished watching "The Corporation" today. I did a class check on your film study sheets for the film. I gave back some homework checked work as well today. We did the TNC draft today. The due date for the TNC Dossier Assignment is Thursday, December 3rd. Please remember that you have your Chapter 10-11 Test on Tuesday, November 24th. Please see the study guide below.

Chapter 10-11 Test Study Guide:

This test has a matching section and a long answer section. Please make sure that you review Chapters 10 and 11. Please review your answers to questions/activities from your Unit 3 worksheet, as well as the key terms (from Chapter 10-11 and from the PowerPoint presentations).

Please review the following two PowerPoint presentations:

• "Foundations of Economic Globalization"
• "Expansion of Economic Globalization"

You should know these key terms really well:

• Bretton Woods Agreement
• international monetary system
• fixed exchange rate
• gold standard
• floating exchange rate
• World Bank
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• centrally planned economy
• free market economy
• recession
• John Maynard Keynes
• Friedrich Hayek
• Milton Friedman
• totalitarian
• General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
• tariff
• World Trade Organization (WTO)
• Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

You should also be able to answer the following questions:

• What is economic globalization?
• How did 20th century world events shape contemporary economic globalization?
• What factors laid the foundations of contemporary global economics?
• What were the major global institutions that were created at the Bretton Woods Agreement?
• What are the major differences between the ideas of John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek?
• What factors contribute to expanding globalization?
• How do international agreements and organizations contribute to expanding globalization?
• How do transnational corporations contribute to expanding globalization?
• How do communication technologies contribute to expanding globalization?
• What are the benefits of the WTO system?
• What are some criticisms of the WTO?

October 16

Social 30-1

You wrote your Market and Mixed Economies Test today, and you will get the results back tomorrow. One week from today, you will write your Economic Systems Exam which covers all of the economic systems (command, mixed and market). Please remember that you must hand in your Chapter 5 Key Terms and Questions tomorrow. Also, if you were away last Friday (on the Phys. Ed. 30 camping trip for example) you will be writing your Ideological Reaction to Industrialization Test tomorrow. You can find the study guide for this test here.  

Economic Systems Exam Study Guide:

This exam will be written on Thursday, October 23rd. It is a multiple choice question format test.
This is a comprehensive exam that covers all of the major economic systems: market economy, mixed economy, and command economy. It is 70 multiple choice questions.

• Chapters 3-6 in Perspectives on Ideology
• study the applicable PowerPoint presentations that are on the wiki under Unit 2 (check your notes): The Development of Classical Liberalism, Responding to Classical Liberalism, The Evolution of Modern Liberalism, 20th Century Rejections of Liberalism (just the USSR section of this PowerPoint)
• In Chapter 5, just focus on the Soviet Union, and left-wing of economic spectrum (command economy), we haven't covered aspects of dictatorships or Nazism yet (the techniques of dictatorship and fascism will be on a Chapter 5 Test)
• please see the summary notes from the Ideologies textbook: Chapter 7 (Private Enterprise), page 78-80 in the Social 30-1 study booklet 
• supply-side economics (page 84 in study booklet)
• boom and bust cycle/business cycle (pages 50-54 and pages 56-62 in 30-1 study booklet)
• 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 (pages 63-64 in 30-1 study booklet)
• 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): pages 73-76 in the study booklet
• also see the Democratic Socialism booklet on Sweden (indicative planning, "cradle to the grave" economics/"womb to tomb economics"): pages 65-72 in 30-1 booklets
• 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)
• 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) pages 81-82 in the Social 30-1 study booklet 
• 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): pages 81-82 in the 30-1 booklet
• 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 (pages 94-96 in 30-1 booklet)
• Lenin notes (pages 97-98 in 30-1 booklet)
• establishment of the Soviet Union
• Soviet economic system (top-down decision-making process): study pages 105-114 in the Social 30-1 booklet
• Lenin's War Communism and the New Economic Policy
• "Stalin and the Modernization of Russia" (see film notes)
• Stalin notes (pages 99-101)
• "Changes to Soviet Society After Stalin" notes (this bridges the gap between Stalin and Gorbachev): pages 116-117 in 30-1 booklet
• Gorbachev to Collapse Notes: pages 118-121 in 30-1 booklet
• Economic Planning in the USSR: pages 122-129 in 30-1 booklet
• Market Socialism (pages 130-132 in the Social 30-1 booklet)

IB 20 HOTA

You wrote your American Revolution Test today. You'll get the results of this test back tomorrow. You're writing your Paper 1 tomorrow.