November 21

SOCIAL 20-1

We finished off watching the film "Shake Hands with the Devil" today. The post-viewing questions are due on Monday. On Monday, November 25th, you will also be writing the Unit 2 WRA I (three source interpretation). You will NOT be allowed to have the writing guide out for this one. 

SOCIAL 30-1

You wrote the Unit 2 WRA II Essay today 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

IB 30/35

We started to transition from our case study on Japanese expansionism, to our second case study in Prescribed Subject 3. We watched an episode of "Love, Hate and Propaganda" called 'The Strongmen', and we also watched parts of the episode called 'Selling the War'. I gave you a homework assignment that needs to be completed by Monday, November 25th.

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. 

April 26

Social 20-1

If you didn't finish off "Shake Hands with the Devil" yesterday, you would have today. Hopefully, you got some time today to work on your Chapter 8 Key Terms and Questions. This homework assignment is due next Friday, May 3rd. You will be writing your Unit 2 WRA I on Tuesday, April 30th. You won't be allowed to have the WRA I writing guide out when you write it, so you need to memorize the steps.

Social 30-1

You should have handed in your Chapter 7 Key Terms and Questions today at the beginning of class. We continued watching "Good Night, and Good Luck" today in class. Don't forget that you have the Unit 2 WRA II Essay on Monday, May 6th and the Chapter 7 Test on Wednesday, May 1st.

Chapter 7 Test Study Guide:

It is a multiple choice test with 70-75 multiple choice questions, but with all of the omitted questions, it will be closer to 60 questions. Please make sure that you have read Chapter 7. Here are some other study tips:

• study "The Origins of the Cold War (ppt)"
• study all notes on the Origins and Causes of the Cold War
• study notes on the Korean War
• study notes on the Cuban Missile Crisis
• study notes on the Vietnam War (see notes package and Vietnam War booklet, and the notes that I sent to you on the Vietnam War)
• make sure that you know all the Cold War Concepts (deterrence, detente, brinkmanship, etc.)
• know the chronology of events of the Cold War (study the Cold War timeline)
• know key events that we've emphasized in class (for example: Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War) plus other key events from the timeline
• know major arms reduction agreements (bilateral agreements and multilateral agreements)
• know about the formation of alliances (NATO, Warsaw Pact) and the formation of "spheres of influence" (Eastern Europe for example)
• anything that I gave you as a handout in your Social 30-1 coursebooks is testable material and should be reviewed!!
• know how the Cold War ends and its results/consequences

April 25

Social 30-1

We finished off the film "Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam" today. You started the film "Good Night, and Good Luck" today in class. You should be working on the questions in the "Good Night, and Good Luck" film study in your course books. Your Chapter 7 Test is on Wednesday, May 1st.

Chapter 7 Test Study Guide:

It is a multiple choice test with 70-75 multiple choice questions, but with all of the omitted questions, it will be closer to 60 questions. Please make sure that you have read Chapter 7. Here are some other study tips:

• study "The Origins of the Cold War (ppt)"
• study all notes on the Origins and Causes of the Cold War
• study notes on the Korean War
• study notes on the Cuban Missile Crisis
• study notes on the Vietnam War (see notes package and Vietnam War booklet, and the notes that I sent to you on the Vietnam War)
• make sure that you know all the Cold War Concepts (deterrence, detente, brinkmanship, etc.)
• know the chronology of events of the Cold War (study the Cold War timeline)
• know key events that we've emphasized in class (for example: Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War) plus other key events from the timeline
• know major arms reduction agreements (bilateral agreements and multilateral agreements)
• know about the formation of alliances (NATO, Warsaw Pact) and the formation of "spheres of influence" (Eastern Europe for example)
• anything that I gave you as a handout in your Social 30-1 coursebooks is testable material and should be reviewed!!
• know how the Cold War ends and its results/consequences

Social 20-1

We continued watching "Shake Hands with the Devil" today. If we didn't finish off the film today, we will tomorrow.

April 24

Social 30-1

You started watching "Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam" today. You should be able to finish this documentary off tomorrow. You should be working on your Chapter 7 Key Terms and Questions tonight, they are due on Friday. You should also re-read the section in Chapter 7 on McCarthyism tonight at home. It's on pages 265-267 in Perspectives on Ideology textbook. Please see the study guide below for the Chapter 7 Test (The Cold War). The Chapter 7 Test is on Wednesday, May 1st.

Chapter 7 Test Study Guide:

It is a multiple choice test with 70-75 multiple choice questions, but with all of the omitted questions, it will be closer to 60 questions. Please make sure that you have read Chapter 7. Here are some other study tips:

• study "The Origins of the Cold War (ppt)"
• study all notes on the Origins and Causes of the Cold War
• study notes on the Korean War
• study notes on the Cuban Missile Crisis
• study notes on the Vietnam War (see notes package and Vietnam War booklet, and the notes that I sent to you on the Vietnam War)
• make sure that you know all the Cold War Concepts (deterrence, detente, brinkmanship, etc.)
• know the chronology of events of the Cold War (study the Cold War timeline)
• know key events that we've emphasized in class (for example: Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War) plus other key events from the timeline
• know major arms reduction agreements (bilateral agreements and multilateral agreements)
• know about the formation of alliances (NATO, Warsaw Pact) and the formation of "spheres of influence" (Eastern Europe for example)
• anything that I gave you as a handout in your Social 30-1 coursebooks is testable material and should be reviewed!!
• know how the Cold War ends and its results/consequences

Social 20-1

You finished watching "Scream Bloody Murder" today, and starting watching the film "Shake Hands with the Devil". We might be able to finish off the film tomorrow.

April 26

Social 20-1

We finished watching "Shake Hands with the Devil" today. Please complete the four post-viewing questions and hand them in tomorrow.

Social 10-1

We continued watching "The Corporation" today, and we'll watch the third part of the documentary tomorrow in class. One week from today, you will be writing the Chapter 10-11 Test. 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 Thursday, May 3rd. 

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 continued watching the HBO documentary on Ronald Reagan. We finished watching this documentary today. We'll move on to the administration of George H. W. Bush tomorrow.

April 25

Social 10-1

We finished watching the segments of "Life + Debt" that we were going to watch today. We started "The Corporation" as well. We'll watch this documentary film over the course of the rest of this week. I'll be posting the Chapter 10-11 Test study guide tomorrow on the blog.

Social 20-1

We finished off CNN documentary "Scream Bloody Murder" today, and then we moved right into the Rwandan genocide case study. We'll watch the film "Shake Hands with the Devil" for next couple of classes.

IB 30/35

I went through a lecture on the Reagan administration today, and then in the time remaining we started an HBO documentary on Ronald Reagan. Hopefully, we'll be able to start the George H.W. Bush administration this week.

April 28

Social 20-1

We finished watching "Shake Hands with the Devil" today. Please remember that your Unit 2 Dossier Assignment is due on Monday, May 1st. You are writing a Unit 2 WRA I on Thursday, May 4th.

Social 10-1

We continued watching "The Corporation" today. We'll finish watching it on Monday. You are writing your Chapter 10-11 Test on 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?

April 27

Social 10-1

We finished off the film study of "Life + Debt" today, and proceeded right into our film study of "The Corporation". I will spread this documentary out over three classes. One week from today you are writing your Chapter 10-11 Test, please see the study guide below. Your Chapter 12 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow.

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?

Social 20-1

We started our film study of "Shake Hands with the Devil" today, and we should be able to finish it up tomorrow. Please remember that your Unit 2 Dossier Assignment is due on Monday, May 1st. Please see the post below on citing images (it's using APA, but you can adapt it to the citation system that you're using). One week from today (Thursday, May 4th), you are writing a Unit 2 WRA I.

This should help Social 20-1 students who are working on their Unit 2 Dossier Assignments. Of course, if you use Chicago or MLA, the citations may look different. 

IMAGE CITATIONS IN APA FORMAT:

STEP 1

Most of you will probably use Google for your image search. Just type in your image search term. I typed in The Holocaust. 

STEP 2

A bunch of different images will pop up. Just click on one that you like. I clicked on the first image and a pop-up screen will show you the image more closely. 

STEP 3

Click on "View Image". In the address bar you will see a specific URL for the image. This is what you need for your image citation. It should end in either .jpg or .png. or .svg or some other file extension that indicates that it is an image file. 

STEP 4

If you're working in Microsoft Word, click on the References tab. You can select the Style of citation here (MLA, Chicago, APA, etc.). If you need to insert an in-text citation, you click on Insert Citation. If you want to start building a Bibliography, you can Insert Citation or Manage Sources.

STEP 5

You'll get a pop-up dialogue box like the one pictured below. I filled in the fields for the image that I picked. There are also online citation machines available as well, such as EasyBib (http://www.easybib.com/)

November 29

SOCIAL 20-1

I did my introductory lesson for essay writing today, with the emphasis being the difference between argumentation and evidence. You'll be writing the Unit 2 WRA II Essay one week from today (December 5th). I did a homework check on "Shake Hands with the Devil" and the Chapter 8 Key Terms and Questions. Don't forget that your Unit 2 dossier research project is due one weekend from today (December 6th)

Please note the following upcoming key dates: 

• Chapter 7-8 Test is on Thursday, December 1st (the study guide is below, scroll down to find it)
• Unit 2 WRA II is on Monday, December 5th
• Unit 2 Dossier Assignment is due on Tuesday, December 6th
• Unit 2 Final Exam is on Monday, December 12th 

CHAPTER 7-8 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test is on Thursday, December 1st. 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"
• "8 Stages of Genocide" 
• "Contemporary Examples of Genocide"

Please study the following notes packages/film study packages:

• 36 Questions About The Holocaust
• Turning Points in History: The Atomic Bomb (film notes)
• 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:

• crimes against humanity
• genocide
• war crimes
• the Holocaust
• ethnic cleansing
• lebensraum
• Weimar Republic
• Final Solution
• decolonization
• successor state
• self-determination
• Wansee Conference
• Nuremberg Trials
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Jawaharlal Nehru (1st PM of India)
• Mohammed Ali Jinnah (1st leader of Pakistan)
• home rule (desire for self-government for India)
• 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 from Chapter 7 and 8.

IB 20 HOTA

We watched an A & E Biography called "Joseph Stalin: Red Terror" today. I also showed you your marks on yesterday's test.

November 28

Social 20-1

You wrote your Unit 2 WRA I today in class. For the next two classes I will teach you how to write the WRA II position papers. You'll be writing the Unit 2 WRA II Essay one week from today (December 5th).

Please note the following upcoming key dates: 

• "Shake Hands with the Devil" post-viewing questions are due on November 29th (originally, they were due today, November 28th, but I forgot to take them in with my Period 1 class)
• Chapter 7-8 Test is on Thursday, December 1st (the study guide is below, scroll down to find it)
• Unit 2 WRA II is on Monday, December 5th
• Unit 2 Final Exam is on Monday, December 12th 

CHAPTER 7-8 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test is on Thursday, December 1st. 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"
• "8 Stages of Genocide" 
• "Contemporary Examples of Genocide"

Please study the following notes packages/film study packages:

• 36 Questions About The Holocaust
• Turning Points in History: The Atomic Bomb (film notes)
• 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:

• crimes against humanity
• genocide
• war crimes
• the Holocaust
• ethnic cleansing
• lebensraum
• Weimar Republic
• Final Solution
• decolonization
• successor state
• self-determination
• Wansee Conference
• Nuremberg Trials
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Jawaharlal Nehru (1st PM of India)
• Mohammed Ali Jinnah (1st leader of Pakistan)
• home rule (desire for self-government for India)
• 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 from Chapter 7 and 8.

IB 20 HOTA

You handed in your USA-Canada Comparative Government Assignment today. You also took most of the period to write your Political Systems Test. I should be able to give you the results of this test tomorrow in class (please remind me). We'll be continuing our investigation of Joseph Stalin and the USSR tomorrow. Please print off a hard copy of the PowerPoint lecture "Joseph Stalin and the USSR" and bring it to class.

November 24

Social 20-1

We covered the issue of national self-determination today by looking at the issue of Kosovo independence. We talked about what it takes to be classified as an independent nation-state (recognition by other nation-states, internationally recognized and respected territory/borders, a sovereign government). You had the remainder of class time to work on your "Shake Hands with the Devil" post-viewing questions (due Monday) or your Chapter 8 Key Terms and Questions (due Tuesday). Please check out the important dates below, and the study guide for the Chapter 7-8 Test.


Please note the following upcoming key dates: 

• Chapter 7 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow
• Unit 2 WRA I is on Monday, November 28th
• "Shake Hands with the Devil" post-viewing questions are due on November 28th
• Chapter 7-8 Test is on Thursday, December 1st (the study guide will be posted this Thursday)
• Unit 2 WRA II is on Monday, December 5th
• Unit 2 Final Exam is on Monday, December 12th 

Chapter 7-8 Test Study Guide:

This test is on Thursday, December 1st. 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"
• "8 Stages of Genocide" 
• "Contemporary Examples of Genocide"

Please study the following notes packages/film study packages:

• 36 Questions About The Holocaust
• Turning Points in History: The Atomic Bomb (film notes)
• 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:

• crimes against humanity
• genocide
• war crimes
• the Holocaust
• ethnic cleansing
• lebensraum
• Weimar Republic
• Final Solution
• decolonization
• successor state
• self-determination
• Wansee Conference
• Nuremberg Trials
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Jawaharlal Nehru (1st PM of India)
• Mohammed Ali Jinnah (1st leader of Pakistan)
• home rule (desire for self-government for India)
• 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 from Chapter 7 and 8.

IB 20 HOTA

After your current events quiz today, we continued our examination of the "Joseph Stalin and the USSR" lecture. Please remember that you have your USA-Canada Comparative Government Assignment due on Monday. You're also writing your Political Systems Test on Monday, November 28th (please see the study guide below).

POLITICAL SYSTEMS TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test is multiple choice format, with 55 questions. Please review the PowerPoint "Types of Political Systems". If you remember, I went through the democratic systems featured in this presentation (USA and Canada), but told you to study the non-democratic systems on your own. You're responsible for both democratic and non-democratic systems for this test.  

You're responsible for understanding the following key terms:

• authoritarianism
• consensus decision-making
• direct democracy
• military dictatorship
• oligarchy
• one-party state
• party solidarity
• representations by population
• proportional representation
• representative democracy
• responsible government
• democracy
• single-member constituency (first past the post)
• the Senate (Canada)
• the House of Commons
• the House of Representatives
• the Senate (USA)

Please review the following as well: 

• Democratic Systems (handout notes)
• Non-Democratic Systems (handout notes)
• Structure of Canadian Government
• Structure of American Government
• similarities/differences between the parliamentary system and presidential system
• types of dictatorships
• techniques of dictatorships
• authoritarian systems
• proportional representation concept
• first past the post system
• review political and economic spectrum grid

November 23

Social 20-1

We finished off "Shake Hands with the Devil" today. The post-viewing questions are due on Monday, November 28th (you don't have to do the pre-viewing questions). You had the remainder of class time to work on your Chapter 7 Key Terms and Questions, which are due tomorrow (November 24th).

Please note the following upcoming key dates: 

• Chapter 7 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow
• Unit 2 WRA I is on Monday, November 28th
• "Shake Hands with the Devil" post-viewing questions are due on November 28th
• Chapter 7-8 Test is on Thursday, December 1st (the study guide will be posted this Thursday)
• Unit 2 WRA II is on Monday, December 5th
• Unit 2 Final Exam is on Monday, December 12th 

IB 20 HOTA

I started a PowerPoint lecture today called "Joseph Stalin and the USSR", a copy of this lecture is on the IB 20 wiki under "Dictatorships". You also got your textbooks for this unit. I'll keep chipping away at this massive presentation tomorrow after you write the current events quiz. Please remember that you have your USA-Canada Comparative Government Assignment due on Monday, November 28th.

Political Systems Test Study Guide:

This test is multiple choice format, with 55 questions. Please review the PowerPoint "Types of Political Systems". If you remember, I went through the democratic systems featured in this presentation (USA and Canada), but told you to study the non-democratic systems on your own. You're responsible for both democratic and non-democratic systems for this test.  

You're responsible for understanding the following key terms:

• authoritarianism
• consensus decision-making
• direct democracy
• military dictatorship
• oligarchy
• one-party state
• party solidarity
• representations by population
• proportional representation
• representative democracy
• responsible government
• democracy
• single-member constituency (first past the post)
• the Senate (Canada)
• the House of Commons
• the House of Representatives
• the Senate (USA)

Please review the following as well: 

• Democratic Systems (handout notes)
• Non-Democratic Systems (handout notes)
• Structure of Canadian Government
• Structure of American Government
• similarities/differences between the parliamentary system and presidential system
• types of dictatorships
• techniques of dictatorships
• authoritarian systems
• proportional representation concept
• first past the post system
• review political and economic spectrum 

November 22

Social 20-1

We didn't quite finish watching "Shake Hands with the Devil" today, so we'll finish it up tomorrow. After we finish watching the film tomorrow, you will get the remainder of class time to work on your Chapter 7 Key Terms and Questions. Your Chapter 7 Key Terms and Questions are due on Thursday. 

Please note the following upcoming key dates:

• Unit 2 WRA I is on Monday, November 28th
• Chapter 7-8 Test is on Thursday, December 1st (the study guide will be posted this Thursday)
• Unit 2 WRA II is on Monday, December 5th
• Unit 2 Final Exam is on Monday, December 12th 

IB 20 HOTA

I did a quick review of the 20th century political spectrum (you should review the 19th century political spectrum and each spot's position on change), and the economic spectrum. You should review the economic-political grid tonight on your own. I also reviewed the principles of collectivism and the principles of individualism (principles of liberalism). I went through the basic economic problem facing all societies (scarcity), the basic economic systems (command economy, mixed economy, and market economy), the basic economic questions (WHAT, HOW, FOR WHOM), and basic economic values (GESSEF) for each economic system. You needed this economic groundwork laid down so we can start discussing the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin. We're starting our Authoritarian States unit tomorrow, which you will have to review in Grade 12 for your IB exams, specifically Paper 2.

November 21

Social 20-1

We finished off the CNN documentary "Scream Bloody Murder" today. We then started our film study of "Shake Hands with the Devil". We will hopefully be able to finish off this movie in tomorrow's class. Your Chapter 7 Key Terms and Questions are due on Wednesday, November 23rd.

IB 20 HOTA

I are responsible for going through the rest of the "Types of Political Systems" PowerPoint. You can find this on the IB 20 wiki under the Democracies unit. I went through the democratic systems section last week, but you need to go through the non-democratic systems section of this lecture. I went through a handout today on non-democratic systems (dictatorships, single-party states). I also gave you a handout on totalitarianism. You also have a comparative government assignment due on week from today. You will also be writing a Social 30-1 style on democratic systems on November 28th, this test will be entirely multiple choice format with past Alberta Social 30-1 Diploma Exam questions.