February 26

Social 30-1

You should have gone through the "Responding to Classical Liberalism" lecture today. You should have also read and highlighted page 50 in your Social 30-1 course books as well today.

Social 10-1

You started a film study of "Bend it Like Beckham" today, the film study booklet is due on Friday. On Monday, you'll be writing the Unit 1 WRA I. On Tuesday, you'll be writing the Chapter 3-4 Test, please see the study guide below.

CHAPTER 3-4 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

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

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

IB 30/35

You started a lecture on the Korean War today. You should finish it off tomorrow. Please remember that you're writing a Paper 2 on Friday on the origins of the Cold War.

February 18

IB 30/35

We started a new unit today that will be helpful for Paper 2 (The Cold War: Superpower Tensions and Rivalries), Paper 3 (Cold War and the Americas), and for the Social 30-1 Diploma Exam. We focused on origins of the Cold War today, and we should be able to finish this lecture off tomorrow. Please check out the calendar that I posted on the wiki! This Friday, you are writing a Paper 2 on the Causes and Effects of 20th Century Wars. The essay questions will cover all of the topics that we addressed in that unit. You have a homework assignment that is due on Thursday. You need to go to the wiki, and go to the Cold War: Superpower Tensions and Rivalries page, and find the blank templates called USA-USSR-China Compare and Contrast Charts. If you want an 11" x 17" page, pick the BIG template, if you want letter size 8 1/2" x 11", pick REGULAR template. You can use the selected OXFORD textbook pages (also on the same page on the wiki) on this topic to help complete the chart. I also think that it would be a very good idea to build a chart on the different schools of historical thought on the origins of the Cold War that your textbook discusses on pages 64-66. The key debate that they cover is who started the Cold War? There are traditionalist interpretations, revisionist interpretations, and post-revisionist interpretations of this debate.

Social 10-1

I started a lecture today which corresponded with Chapter 3 material, specifically on media and communication technology and preservation of culture. I also gave you some time to work on your Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions, which are due on Thursday. On Monday, February 25th, you will be writing the Chapter 1-2 Test, please see the study guide below. Please remember that your Unit 1 Infographic Assignment is due on Friday, February 21st.

Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide:

1. Study your Chapter 1 and 2 Key Terms
2. Review the case studies from the textbook in Chapters 1 and 2, specifically the Metis, the Francophones, the Hmong, and the Maori
3. Be prepared to answer any of the "Questions for Inquiry" from Chapters 1 and 2 (they are on the following pages: p.9, p.14, p.20, p.29, p.35, p.39):

• How does globalization affect economic aspects of people's lives? 
• How does globalization affect social aspects of people's lives? 
• How does globalization affect political aspects of people's lives? 
• What is the difference between individual and collective identity? 
• What is the relationship between identity and language? How does cultural exchange shape people's identities? 

4. Make sure that you can answer all of the chapter questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet

Social 30-1

You wrote the Unit 1 Final Exam today in class. I will post the marks on PowerSchool this afternoon. Tomorrow, you will be writing the Unit 1 WRA I in the Blenheim Room. Please go there directly to write. You will get 80 minutes to write.

November 6

SOCIAL 30-1

You  had time today to go through the Cold War Key Events Notes charts today. I also showed you a video on the Korean War as well. I shared with you the Chapter 7 Google Doc. Please read Chapter 7 in your textbook, and work on the Google Doc. One week from tomorrow (Thursday, November 14th) you will be writing the Chapter 7 Test (Cold War Test), please 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

We continued our film study of "Schindler's List", we will probably finish off the film tomorrow. 

IB 30/35

We finished off the "Sino-Japanese War" lecture today. You can print off this lecture from the IB 30/35 wiki if you would like. Please make sure that you bring your The Move to Global War textbooks tomorrow as well, and complete the homework assignment. You should read the whole section on the Sino-Japanese War. We'll be looking at the international responses to the Sino-Japanese War tomorrow. 

  

November 4

IB 30/35

I gave back your Paper 3 on the Great Depression and your 30-1 WRA II Essay on economics today. I started the "Japanese Expansion into Southeast Asia" lecture today. You can print off this lecture from the IB 30/35 wiki if you would like. Please make sure that you bring your The Move to Global War textbooks tomorrow.

Social 30-1

I gave back your marked Unit 2 WRA I today in class, and I went through how to interpret the three sources. We started "The Origins of the Cold War" PowerPoint lecture today. Tomorrow, we'll start the Berlin Blockade.

Social 20-1

You handed in your Unit 2 WRA I Chart Assignment today at the beginning of class. We started our examination of "The Holocaust" today. Please go through the '36 Questions about the Holocaust' tonight. Chances are some of your questions about the Holocaust will be answered. Tomorrow, we'll start our film study of "Schindler's List".

April 15

Social 20-1

I covered very quickly today the Nuremberg Trials, which took place in Germany at the conclusion of World War II when Nazi war criminals were put on trial for the atrocities committed by the Third Reich. I then showed you a documentary from the Turning Points in History series called "The Atomic Bomb" which focused on the Manhattan Project and usage of the bomb to end the war in the Pacific in WWII. I also gave you about 20 minutes to work on your Chapter 7 Key Terms and Questions (due April 23rd).

Social 30-1

We looked at "The Origins of the Cold War" today in class. We will continue talking about this topic for the next couple of weeks.

April 9

Social 20-1

We started our examination of "The Holocaust" today. I started a lecture on key events in the Holocaust, and directed you to read over the 36 Questions about the Holocaust that is in your Social 20-1 course books. We'll start watching "Schindler's List" this week.

Social 30-1

You wrote your Chapter 5 Test today. I will post the results on PowerSchool this afternoon/evening. We'll be starting the Cold War tomorrow.

July 17

SOCIAL 30-1

You wrote the Unit 2 WRA I at the start of class.  Today was another busy day. I started the Cold War with you today. I delivered a lecture on "The Origins of the Cold War", which was designed to give you the "big picture" of Cold War events and concepts. My assumption was, coming into today's class that you have already read Chapter 7. You should be completing the Chapter 7 key concepts and activities in the Google Doc outside of class time. You should always remember to link back all of this Cold War material to an ideological struggle between the USA and USSR. The USA was a democratic state, which emphasized the principles of individualism and advocated for a market economy, whereas the Soviet Union was a totalitarian dictatorship (under Stalin), communist state emphasizing the principles of collectivism, and advocating for a command economy. I showed you a short documentary from the BBC 20th Century History series called "Cold War Confrontations" and another video from the Turning Points of History series on the Korean War. There are notes in your Social 30-1 coursebooks on the timeline of key events of the Cold War, and the Korean War as well. 

Please have a look at the other key dates below (and study guides).

UPCOMING KEY DATES:

• Chapter 5 Test is on Wednesday, July 18th (see study guide below)
• Chapter 7 Test (The Cold War) is on Thursday, July 19th (see study guide below)
• Unit 2 Final Exam is on Monday, July 23rd (see study guide below)
• Unit 2 WRA II Essay is on Tuesday, July 24th (you will get the essay question sheet in advance)
• Chapter 10 Test is on Wednesday, July 25th
• Unit 3 Final Exam is on Thursday, July 26th
• Trial Final Exam is on Friday, July 27th

CHAPTER 5 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

The Chapter 5 Test will be on Wednesday, July 18th. It is a 70 multiple choice question test. Please review the following:

• "20th Century Rejections of Liberalism" (ppt)
• Marx notes (see 30-1 booklet)
• Lenin notes (see 30-1 booklet)
• Stalin notes (see 30-1 booklet)
• Soviet Economy notes
• Soviet Economic System notes
• Changes to Soviet Society After Stalin notes
• Gorbachev to Collapse notes
• Economic Planning in the USSR booklet
• 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 and economic spectrums

The following key concepts/key events/key people are mentioned in this test, if you (re-)familiarize yourself with them it will help you out immensely!

• centrally planned economies
• initiative
• FDR and the New Deal
• Reaganomics
• consumer sovereignty
• invisible hand
• Keynesian economics
• laissez faire economics
• War Communism
• Five Year Plans
• mixed economies
• indicative planning
• proportional representation
• democracy
• dictatorship
• political spectrum (characteristics associated with the various ideologies)
• status quo
• egalitarianism
• conservative
• reactionary
• liberal
• radical
• SA
• Hitler
• Bolshevik
• fascism
• communism
• indoctrination
• controlled participation
• terror and force
• direction of popular discontent
• democratic socialists
• supply-side economics
• authoritarian
• tyrant
• totalitarian
• totalitarianism
• ultranationalism
• nationalization
• privatization
• propaganda
• progressive taxation
• Marx
• Lenin
• utopian socialism
• Gorbachev
• martial law
• Reichstag (Reichstag Fire, Reichstag election results)
• referendum
• collectivization
• modernization
• classical liberal
• laissez faire free market economy
• mixed economy
• planned economy
• (review your economic political quadrant model)
• Das Kapital
• Mein Kampf
• The Wealth of Nations

CHAPTER 7 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This exam covers the Cold War period, it is a multiple choice test with 30-35 questions. It will be on Thursday, July 19th. 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 Monday, July 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

February 22

Social 20-1

You got the results back for your Chapter 1-2 Test today at the beginning of class. I then started a lecture on "Contending Loyalties" that I will hopefully finish off tomorrow. Please don't forget that your French Revolution DBA is due on Tuesday, February 27th. You can find this assignment in your Social 20-1 study booklets (pages 32-34) or on the Social 20-1 wiki on the Unit 1 Assignments page. It's recommended that you use the digital version, since it will make it easier to copy and paste the parts of the document that you'll need to complete your analysis of the cahiers of the district of Dourdon, and the Declaration of the Rights of Man.

Social 10-1

You wrote your Chapter 1-2 Test today. I'm not sure if I'll be able to give you your results back tomorrow or not, it's more likely that it will be next week. I did a homework check on the "Bend it Like Beckham" film study booklet today as well. Your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow (Friday, February 23rd).

Your next test is on Friday, March 2nd, please see the study guide below.

CHAPTER 3-4 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test will be written on Friday, March 2nd. It is a matching test with a long answer section. 

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

IB 30/35

We continued our investigation of the Cold War today by watching a video from the CNN Cold War series on Vietnam. As you watched the video, you should have taken notes on it on the Google Doc that I shared with all of you. Please check your Google Drive as well tonight because I shared a VERY valuable PDF that will help you out on not only tomorrow's Paper 2 on the origins of the Cold War, but also on the entire Cold War unit (**wink wink**).

February 13

IB 30/35

We continued talking about the Cold War today, as I finished off my lecture that we started yesterday. We talked a little about the Berlin Blockade, the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Hungarian Revolution and the Prague Spring. We'll be talking about some of these events in far greater detail in the days and weeks to come. I will be sharing some more notes and lectures with you on Google Drive, so make sure that you're putting this in the correct folder in your Google Drive, namely Paper 2, World History Topic 12 (The Cold War).

Social 20-1

We watched an A & E Biography on Napoleon Bonaparte today, and I started a lecture on the Napoleonic Age today as well. I should be able to finish off the Napoleonic Age lecture tomorrow, and then teach you the 19th century political spectrum. Please check out the Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide below. You should also have a look at this timeline of key events in Napoleon's life that I made a few years ago on Timetoast: http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/3805

 You could also check out this one that I made on the key events of the French Revolution: http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/3780

CHAPTER 1-2 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test will be on Wednesday, February 21st. The test has a matching section and ashort answer section.

• Make sure that you have read both Chapter 1-2 from your textbook Exploring Nationalism
• Study Chapter 1-2 Key Terms from the Unit 1 Worksheet
• Study your answers to the questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet for Chapter 1-2

Study the following PowerPoint presentations:

• "Nation and Identity" (Chapter 1 material + supplementary material)
• "Shaping Nationalism: The French Revolution" (Chapter 2 material + supplementary material; key terms from the French Revolution and Napoleonic Age Glossary of Key Terms)
• "The Napoleonic Age" (Chapter 2 material + supplementary material; key terms from the French Revolution and Napoleonic Age Glossary of Key Terms)

Social 10-1

We finally finished watching "Whale Rider" today and talked about the film study questions. Yuo had some time to work on your Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions, which are due in one week's time. We also finalized what your topics are for the hybridization and universalization project (due one week from tomorrow, February 21st).  On Thursday, February 22nd you will be writing your Chapter 1-2 Test, please see the study guide below.

CHAPTER 1-2 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

1. Study your Chapter 1 and 2 Key Terms
2. Review the case studies from the textbook in Chapters 1 and 2, specifically the Metis, the Francophones, the Hmong, and the Maori
3. Be prepared to answer any of the "Questions for Inquiry" from Chapters 1 and 2 (they are on the following pages: p.9, p.14, p.20, p.29, p.35, p.39):

• How does globalization affect economic aspects of people's lives?
• How does globalization affect social aspects of people's lives?
• How does globalization affect political aspects of people's lives?
• What is the difference between individual and collective identity?
• What is the relationship between identity and language?
• How does cultural exchange shape people's identities?

   4. Make sure that you can answer the questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet for these          

       chapters.

April 12

IB 30/35

You went to Room 104 today to work on essay planning for a Paper 3 on the Civil Rights Movement. You were split into different Google Doc groups for this activity. Make sure that your essay planning is complete. You're writing a Paper 3 for real on April 20th. You're writing your Civil Rights Movement Test tomorrow.

U.S. Civil Rights Movement Test Study Guide:

This test has multiple formats: there is a matching section, a short answer section, and 25 multiple choice questions. You will have the entire class period to write it.

• study the "Civil Rights Movement" PowerPoint (you can find an electronic copy on the IB 30/35 wiki under Civil Rights and Social Movements in the Americas section)
• know key individuals in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement (Martin Luther King, James Farmer, John Lewis, Malcolm X, Stokely Carmichael, etc.)
• know key organizations in the movement (NAACP, SCLC, SNCC, CORE, Black Panthers, Nation of Islam, and key players)
• know key events of the civil rights movement (chronology/sequence of events)
• know federal government responses to the civil rights movement from the Truman administration to the Johnson administration

You're writing this  Civil Rights Movement Test on Wednesday, April 13th, and you can find the study guide below.

Social 30-1

You should have finished off the "Origins of the Cold War" presentation today in class. You should have also watched "Cold War Confrontation" and started working on your Cold War Notes collaboratively.

Social 10-1

You should have handed in your Chapter 10 Key Terms at the beginning of class. You watched the video "Global Economic Issues" and you should have taken notes on this video. You should have also had time to do a four corners debate on "Dilemmas of Global Trade". Don't forget that you're writing your Unit 2 Final Exam on April 18th; you can find the study guide for this test below.
below.

Social 10-1 Unit 2 Final Exam Study Guide:

This final exam is entirely multiple choice format. There are 57 multiple choice questions. This Unit 2 Final Exam will be on Monday, April 18th. Please make sure that you study your key terms from Unit 2 (Chapters 6-9), as well as the three PowerPoint presentations from this unit:

• "Historical Globalization and Imperialism"
• "Legacies of Historical Globalization"
• "Legacies of Historical Globalization in Canada"

Key Concepts from Unit 2:

• world views
• historical globalization
• cultural contact
• depopulation
• the Silk Road
• international trade
• mercantilism
• capitalism
• free market
• entrepreneurs
• Adam Smith
• exploitation
• communism
• industrialization
• Industrial Revolution
• cottage industries
• imperialism
• "new" imperialism
• "old" imperialism
• colony
• protectorate
• sphere of influence
• paternalistic
• Confederation
• residential schools
• the Oka crisis
• First Nations Policing Policy
• legacy
• ethnocentrism
• Eurocentrism
• Scramble for Africa
• Leopold II
• migration
• displacement
• British East India Company
• Queen Elizabeth I
• the Raj
• Mohandas Gandhi
• swadeshi
• deindustrialization
• colonization
• the Hundred Associates
• Hudson’s Bay Company
• Rupert’s Land
• North West Company
• Seven Years’ War
• Proclamation of 1763
• Quebec Act of 1774
• the Numbered Treaties
• the Indian Act
• Status Indian
• Non-Status Indian
• multiculturalism
• specific claims
• comprehensive claims

April 11

IB 30/35

I showed you the Biography of Malcolm X today. We also did some document analysis as well.

U.S. Civil Rights Movement Test Study Guide:

This test has multiple formats: there is a matching section, a short answer section, and 25 multiple choice questions. You will have the entire class period to write it.

• study the "Civil Rights Movement" PowerPoint (you can find an electronic copy on the IB 30/35 wiki under Civil Rights and Social Movements in the Americas section)
• know key individuals in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement (Martin Luther King, James Farmer, John Lewis, Malcolm X, Stokely Carmichael, etc.)
• know key organizations in the movement (NAACP, SCLC, SNCC, CORE, Black Panthers, Nation of Islam, and key players)
• know key events of the civil rights movement (chronology/sequence of events)
• know federal government responses to the civil rights movement from the Truman administration to the Johnson administration

You're writing this  Civil Rights Movement Test on Wednesday, April 13th, and you can find the study guide below.

Social 10-1

I finished off the lecture on "The Foundations of Economic Globalization" today. I gave you the Unit 3 Worksheet today as well. Your Chapter 10 Key Terms are due tomorrow. One week from today, you'll be writing the Unit 2 Final Exam (please see the study guide below).


below.

Social 10-1 Unit 2 Final Exam Study Guide:

This final exam is entirely multiple choice format. There are 57 multiple choice questions. This Unit 2 Final Exam will be on Monday, April 18th. Please make sure that you study your key terms from Unit 2 (Chapters 6-9), as well as the three PowerPoint presentations from this unit:

• "Historical Globalization and Imperialism"
• "Legacies of Historical Globalization"
• "Legacies of Historical Globalization in Canada"

Key Concepts from Unit 2:

• world views
• historical globalization
• cultural contact
• depopulation
• the Silk Road
• international trade
• mercantilism
• capitalism
• free market
• entrepreneurs
• Adam Smith
• exploitation
• communism
• industrialization
• Industrial Revolution
• cottage industries
• imperialism
• "new" imperialism
• "old" imperialism
• colony
• protectorate
• sphere of influence
• paternalistic
• Confederation
• residential schools
• the Oka crisis
• First Nations Policing Policy
• legacy
• ethnocentrism
• Eurocentrism
• Scramble for Africa
• Leopold II
• migration
• displacement
• British East India Company
• Queen Elizabeth I
• the Raj
• Mohandas Gandhi
• swadeshi
• deindustrialization
• colonization
• the Hundred Associates
• Hudson’s Bay Company
• Rupert’s Land
• North West Company
• Seven Years’ War
• Proclamation of 1763
• Quebec Act of 1774
• the Numbered Treaties
• the Indian Act
• Status Indian
• Non-Status Indian
• multiculturalism
• specific claims
• comprehensive claims

Social 30-1

We examined the origins of the Cold War today. I delivered part of a PowerPoint presentation that covered the origins of the Cold War. I also paid special attention to the WWII conferences where the seeds of the Cold War were planted.

February 17

IB 30/35

I finished off the PowerPoint that I started in yesterday's class, "The Origins of the Cold War". We didn't quite finish off the BBC 20th Century History series video "Cold War Confrontations", but we came really close (there's maybe a minute left in it, but I won't bother showing it to you since you know that the Korean War ended with an armistice but no formal peace treaty).

Social 10-1

We looked at media TNCs today, and you should have taken notes on "Media Giants and Me". I also had you put the advantages and disadvantages of media TNCs in your notes. You should have also started your Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions, these are due on Friday, February 19th. On Tuesday, February 23rd, you'll be writing your Chapter 1-2 Test, please see the study guide below.

Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide:

1. Study your Chapter 1 and 2 Key Terms
2. Review the case studies from the textbook in Chapters 1 and 2, specifically the Metis, the Francophones, the Hmong, and the Maori
3. Be prepared to answer any of the "Questions for Inquiry" from Chapters 1 and 2 (they are on the following pages: p.9, p.14, p.20, p.29, p.35, p.39):

• How does globalization affect economic aspects of people's lives?
• How does globalization affect social aspects of people's lives?
• How does globalization affect political aspects of people's lives?
• What is the difference between individual and collective identity?
• What is the relationship between identity and language?
• How does cultural exchange shape people's identities?

4. Make sure that you can answer the questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet for these chapters.

Social 30-1

You wrote your Unit 1 Final Exam today. You'll get the results of this unit exam and the Chapter 1-2 Test back tomorrow. Please go directly to the Blenheim Room tomorrow to write your Unit 1 WRA II Essay.

November 3

IB 30/35

We continued looking at "Allied Victory and the Paris Peace Conference" PowerPoint presentation today. We'll start looking at the battle to get the Treaty of Versailles ratified in the U.S. Senate tomorrow. Please remember that you have a test on Monday, November 9th on World War I. This test will have 55 multiple choice questions and 39 matching key terms. You should be using the 20th Century World History Course Companion textbook for Prescribed Subject 1 (Paper 1), Causes, Practices, Effects of War (Topic 1, Paper 2), and Authoritarian and Single-Party States (Topic 3, Paper 2). I will also be giving you a duotang tomorrow that covers Prescribed Subject 1. You will be able to keep these duotangs until you've finished your IB Exams in May.

Social 30-1

We finished off the "Origins of the Cold War" PowerPoint today. We watched an episode of the 20th Century History series called "Cold War Confrontation". I also walked you through the timeline of the Cold War.

Social 10-1

We spent the entire period looking at the dilemmas of global trade. We have a brief four corners debate as well. I also split you into two teams for our debate topic Be it resolved that the 21st Century will belong to China. This was a debate topic from the Munk Debate series. You can find the link to the Munk Debate on China here. At the Munk Debate site you can watch video highlights of the debate, and read the transcript from the debate. Another interesting link is to check out Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years in 4 Minutes. This is interesting to note the development of China and how there is a disparity between different regions in China. And now for a couple of links to videos and stories from Fareed Zakaria's Global Public Square: challenges facing China's leadership, why China's leadership needs a PR overhaul.  To get a closer look at any of the infographics below, right click on the image and open in a new window.

Useful links to prepare for the debate:

• Munk Debates on China
• Gapminder: 200 countries, 200 years, 4 minutes
• China's Ghost Cities
• GPS: Can China reform in time?
• GPS: China's bold environmental move

 

You have your Unit 2 Final Exam on Monday, November 9th. Please see the study guide below.

Social 10-1 Unit 2 Final Exam Study Guide:

This final exam is entirely multiple choice format. There are 57 multiple choice questions. This Unit 2 Final Exam will be on Monday, November 9th. Please make sure that you study your key terms from Unit 2 (Chapters 6-9), as well as the three PowerPoint presentations from this unit:

• "Historical Globalization and Imperialism"
• "Legacies of Historical Globalization"
• "Legacies of Historical Globalization in Canada"

Key Concepts from Unit 2:

• world views
• historical globalization
• cultural contact
• depopulation
• the Silk Road
• international trade
• mercantilism
• capitalism
• free market
• entrepreneurs
• Adam Smith
• exploitation
• communism
• industrialization
• Industrial Revolution
• cottage industries
• imperialism
• "new" imperialism
• "old" imperialism
• colony
• protectorate
• sphere of influence
• paternalistic
• Confederation
• residential schools
• the Oka crisis
• First Nations Policing Policy
• legacy
• ethnocentrism
• Eurocentrism
• Scramble for Africa
• Leopold II
• migration
• displacement
• British East India Company
• Queen Elizabeth I
• the Raj
• Mohandas Gandhi
• swadeshi
• deindustrialization
• colonization
• the Hundred Associates
• Hudson’s Bay Company
• Rupert’s Land
• North West Company
• Seven Years’ War
• Proclamation of 1763
• Quebec Act of 1774
• the Numbered Treaties
• the Indian Act
• Status Indian
• Non-Status Indian
• multiculturalism
• specific claims
• comprehensive claims

November 2

Social 30-1

I did a homework check on your Chapter 7 Key Terms today. I started a PowerPoint lecture called "The Origins of the Cold War". I should be able to wrap up talking about the outbreak of the Cold War tomorrow. I also gave back your Unit 2 WRA I today. In tutorial tomorrow morning I'll walk you through the Unit 2 WRA I, so your attendance is strongly encouraged.

IB 30/35

I gave back your Civil War and Reconstruction Era Paper 3 today. Overall, I was pretty happy with the results. We started Prescribed Subject 1 today by looking at the Paris Peace Conference and the Treaty of Versailles. We were just covering reparations, which is where I'll pick it up tomorrow.

Social 10-1

I finished off the PowerPoint presentation "Foundations of Economic Globalization" today. Your Chapter 10 Key Terms are due tomorrow. One week from tomorrow, you'll be writing your Unit 2 Final Exam, on November 10th.

April 15

Social 30-1

I finished off "The Origins of the Cold War" PowerPoint lecture today. You can find an electronic version of this presentation on the Social 30-1 wiki under the Unit 2 material. I also showed you a video from the Turning Points of History called "The Crisis in Korea". I strongly recommend that you read the Korean War section in the Social 30-1 booklet. Your Chapter 7 Key Terms are due on Monday, April 20th.

Social 20-1

Your Unit 2 Inquiry Project is due on Monday, May 4th.

April 14

Social 30-1

I started "The Origins of the Cold War" PowerPoint lecture today. We'll be studying the Cold War for the next few weeks. You won't be tested on the Cold War until April 28th, so I won't posted the study guide until April 21st. Remember, the Cold War Exam is a commonly wiped out exam with the Trial Final, so it's a challenging exam. Make sure that you're reading Chapter 7, and that you're chipping away at the Chapter 7 Key Terms, which are due on Monday, April 20th.

Social 20-1

Your Unit 2 Inquiry Project is due on Monday, May 4th.

October 30

Social 30-1

I finished off the PowerPoint lecture on "The Origins of the Cold War" today. Please remember that you don't have school tomorrow since it is a CBE system-wide PD Day. I'll see you on Monday of next week. Please also remember that your Chapter 7 Key Terms and Questions are due on Thursday, November 6th, so this long weekend might be a good time to complete that work and read Chapter 7.

IB 20 HOTA

We started our examination of the Haitian Revolution today. I went through the PowerPoint presentation on the Haitian Revolution that is up on the IB 20 wiki (it's under the Independence Movements section). If you want to watch a YouTube video from the Khan Academy on this topic, please see the video below. I also gave you booklets that cover the Haitian Revolution and will set up our four options debate that we will do Wednesday, November 12th. Please remember that you have your Unit 5 Test on Monday, November 3rd. The study guide is included below.

Haitian Revolution (Part 1): Slaves rebel in Saint-Domingue (Haiti). Rise of Toussaint L'Ouverture.

Unit 5 Test Study Guide: (French Revolution and Napoleonic Age Test)

This test will have a mixed format: matching section, short answer section and a multiple choice section. This test will be written on Monday, November 3rd. Please use the following study guide tips.

• study "The French Revolution" PowerPoint presentation (on the IB 20 wiki)
• study "The Napoleonic Age" PowerPoint (on the IB 20 wiki; this presentation also contains information on the Congress of Vienna)

1. Study the following key terms, key events and key people associated with the French Revolution: (check the glossary of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Age that is on the wiki; also check out the Timetoast timeline links on the IB 20 wiki)

 

• cahiers
• Law of Suspects
• Marat
• the “Plain”
• National Assembly
• the Directory
• Civil Constitution of the Clergy
• Danton
• Committee of Public Safety
• the Three Estates
• Louis XVI
• First Estate
• Second Estate
• Third Estate
• Clergy
• Nobility
• Bourgeoisie
• “nobles-of-the-sword”
• “nobles-of-the-robe”
• “nobles-of-the-bell”
• corvée
• gabelle
• vingtièmes
• Levée en Masse
• National Convention
• September Massacres
• Reign of Terror
• Robespierre
• Parlement du Paris
• the Tennis Court Oath
• the National Guard
• the Marquis de Lafayette
• Paris Commune
• National Guard
• émigrés
• Jacobins
• Girondins
• Estates-General
• Republic of Virtue
• Revolutionary Tribunal
• Declaration of the Rights of Man

2. Other study tips:

• know the causes of the French Revolution (short term, long term, economic, political, social, intellectual)
• know the structure of French society during the Old Regime
• know Napoleon's domestic policy
• know Napoleon's foreign policy (Continental System in particular)
• know key battles in the Napoleonic Wars (results of the Battle of Trafalgar, Russian campaign, the Battle of Leipzig, and the Battle of Waterloo)
• know chronology of key events in the French Revolution
• know the chronology of key events in the Napoleonic Age
• know the key players at the Congress of Vienna (country and representatives)
• what were the major decisions of the Congress? what were the guiding principles at the Congress of Vienna
• know the 19th century political spectrum (please see the graphic below; values and characteristics of the various positions on the spectrum; what groups are represented on the various positions on the spectrum?; what phases/accomplishments of the French Revolution are represented on the spectrum?)

3. Study the 19th century political spectrum (click on the graphic to enlarge it)

If you're still worried about the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Age, here is a Crash Course in History video hosted by John Green (yes, the author of "The Fault in Our Stars"; I had no idea he wrote young adult novels until recently, to me, he was "the Crash Course in History guy"). Enjoy!

 

October 29

Social 30-1

We started our examination of the Cold War today. I started a lecture called "The Origins of the Cold War", which I will hopefully be able to finish off tomorrow. I stopped lecturing at the Potsdam Conference. You had about 30-35 minutes to work on your Chapter 7 Key Terms and Questions, which are due on Thursday, November 6th. Your next exam in class will be on November 17th covering the Cold War.

IB 20 HOTA

You wrote a WRA I today on the influence of the Enlightenment on the French Revolution. Please remember that your Unit 5 Test on the French Revolution and Napoleonic Age is on Monday, November 3rd, you can find the study guide for this exam below.

Unit 5 (French Revolution and Napoleonic Age) Test Study Guide:

This test will have a mixed format: matching section, short answer section and a multiple choice section. This test will be written on Monday, November 3rd. Please use the following study guide tips.

• study "The French Revolution" PowerPoint presentation (on the IB 20 wiki)
• study "The Napoleonic Age" PowerPoint (on the IB 20 wiki; this presentation also contains information on the Congress of Vienna)

1. Study the following key terms, key events and key people associated with the French Revolution: (check the glossary of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Age that is on the wiki; also check out the Timetoast timeline links on the IB 20 wiki)

 

• cahiers
• Law of Suspects
• Marat
• the “Plain”
• National Assembly
• the Directory
• Civil Constitution of the Clergy
• Danton
• Committee of Public Safety
• the Three Estates
• Louis XVI
• First Estate
• Second Estate
• Third Estate
• Clergy
• Nobility
• Bourgeoisie
• “nobles-of-the-sword”
• “nobles-of-the-robe”
• “nobles-of-the-bell”
• corvée
• gabelle
• vingtièmes
• Levée en Masse
• National Convention
• September Massacres
• Reign of Terror
• Robespierre
• Parlement du Paris
• the Tennis Court Oath
• the National Guard
• the Marquis de Lafayette
• Paris Commune
• National Guard
• émigrés
• Jacobins
• Girondins
• Estates-General
• Republic of Virtue
• Revolutionary Tribunal
• Declaration of the Rights of Man

2. Other study tips:

• know the causes of the French Revolution (short term, long term, economic, political, social, intellectual)
• know the structure of French society during the Old Regime
• know Napoleon's domestic policy
• know Napoleon's foreign policy (Continental System in particular)
• know key battles in the Napoleonic Wars (results of the Battle of Trafalgar, Russian campaign, the Battle of Leipzig, and the Battle of Waterloo)
• know chronology of key events in the French Revolution
• know the chronology of key events in the Napoleonic Age
• know the key players at the Congress of Vienna (country and representatives)
• what were the major decisions of the Congress? what were the guiding principles at the Congress of Vienna
• know the 19th century political spectrum (please see the graphic below; values and characteristics of the various positions on the spectrum; what groups are represented on the various positions on the spectrum?; what phases/accomplishments of the French Revolution are represented on the spectrum?)

3. Study the 19th century political spectrum (click on the graphic to enlarge it)

 

 

February 12

Social 10-1

I returned some homework assignments and your global connections map as well. I gave you the Illustrated Concept Map assignment. I really recommend that you work with a partner for this assignment. You had the rest of the class period to work with your partner doing some initial thinking about how you would organize your concept maps. I have posted the rubric (marking guide) for this assignment on the Social 10-1 wiki under Unit 1 Assignments. The Illustrated Concept Map is due on February 27th. Your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions are due on Wednesday, February 19th.  

World Geography Test Study Guide:

This test will take place on Wednesday, February 19th. It is simply a country identification test. You will be given a world map with certain countries identified by number and you need to be able to write out what country it is on the answer sheet.

Here are the countries that may appear on the test:

• any of the EU countries (there are 28 countries in the EU, your textbook is out of date. Croatia joined the EU in July 2013)
• any of the NATO countries (there's some overlap here with the EU, but not all EU countries are members of NATO)
• any of the G8 countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United States, and the United Kingdom
• full members of MERCOSUR: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and other associate members or countries that are achieving membership in MERCOSUR, such as: Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador
• to ask you to know ALL of the countries in the African Union would be cruel, so we'll focus on countries that came up last year or will likely be in the news this year: Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Zimbabwe
• other very important countries that will be in the news this year, or that we'll be talking about, or get mentioned in your textbook: Cuba, Mexico, Jamaica, Serbia, Georgia, China, India, Myanmar, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel
• **BIG HINT: if a country is a member of a few of these international organizations then there's a STRONG possibility that they will be on the test!!**

Geography Games

• World Geography Games
• Test Your Geography Knowledge
• Maps.com Online Games (the "Find It" games are excellent!)

IB 20 HOTA

I showed you how to do an eLibrary search today, and how to access the Gale Virtual Reference Library. We then went down to the Blenheim Room to complete the IA planning sheet, to find a book that you could use for the IA as well. You must hand in your IA planning sheet on Wednesday, February 19th.

IB 30/35

I went through a PowerPoint lecture on "The Korean War". You can find notes on the Korean War on the IB 30/35 wiki under the Cold War section. I also want you to check out Mr. Johnson's PowerPoint presentation on Harry S. Truman's domestic policy. I also showed you a short documentary from the Turning Points of History series called "Crisis in Korea". Next Friday (February 21st) you will be writing a Paper 2 on the origins of the Cold War. Please check the wiki for historiography on the causes/origins of the Cold War.

February 11

IB 30/35

I was able to finish off the "Origins of the Cold War" PowerPoint presentation today, and show you a short documentary from the BBC 20th Century History series called "Cold War Confrontation". I was able to talk a little bit about the United Nations afterwards, but you are responsible for the remainder of the UN PowerPoint. Tomorrow, we'll look at the Korean War. As you'll see, we moved through the Cold War era very systematically, in chronological order for the most part, while also looking at examples of Cold War concepts such as brinkmanship, proxy wars, deterrence, detente, and the arms race and the space race. Please familiarize yourself with these concepts from the "Origins of the Cold War" PowerPoint.

IB 20

You completed a survey as part of the five year review of the IB programme at Churchill for the first 15 minutes or so in class today. We then returned to class to continue moving through the PowerPoint lecture on the Enlightenment period. Tomorrow, we'll be going down to the library to get some initial work completed on your IA. We'll meet up in the classroom and then go down to the library. We'll return to our study of the Enlightenment next week.

Social 10-1

I reminded you that your global connections essay is due tomorrow, and I did a homework check on your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions at the beginning of class. Please remember that your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions are due on Wednesday, February 19th. I had you complete some "Top 10" lists today (favorite TV shows, movies, bands/musicians) along with their country of origin. The pattern that emerged was some students had 10% of their favorite TV shows or musicians/bands were Canadian. This figures are especially low when you consider that the Canadian government engages  in "cultural protectionism" when it comes to TV and radio broadcasting. We talked about the NFB, CAVCO, and the CRTC today as well. I gave you the remainder of class time to work on your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions. Please remember that you have your World Geography Test on Wednesday, February 19th, and you can find the study guide below.

World Geography Test Study Guide:

This test will take place on Wednesday, February 19th. It is simply a country identification test. You will be given a world map with certain countries identified by number and you need to be able to write out what country it is on the answer sheet.

Here are the countries that may appear on the test:

• any of the EU countries (there are 28 countries in the EU, your textbook is out of date. Croatia joined the EU in July 2013)
• any of the NATO countries (there's some overlap here with the EU, but not all EU countries are members of NATO)
• any of the G8 countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United States, and the United Kingdom
• full members of MERCOSUR: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and other associate members or countries that are achieving membership in MERCOSUR, such as: Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador
• to ask you to know ALL of the countries in the African Union would be cruel, so we'll focus on countries that came up last year or will likely be in the news this year: Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Zimbabwe
• other very important countries that will be in the news this year, or that we'll be talking about, or get mentioned in your textbook: Cuba, Mexico, Jamaica, Serbia, Georgia, China, India, Myanmar, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel
• **BIG HINT: if a country is a member of a few of these international organizations then there's a STRONG possibility that they will be on the test!!**

Geography Games

• World Geography Games
• Test Your Geography Knowledge
• Maps.com Online Games (the "Find It" games are excellent!)