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You started your film study of "Good Night, and Good Luck" today. You'll finish off this movie on Friday. Please remember that you have your Chapter 7 Test tomorrow, see the study guide below.
CHAPTER 7 TEST STUDY GUIDE:
It is a multiple choice test with 50 multiple choice questions. Please make sure that you have read Chapter 7. Here are some other study tips:
study "The Origins of the Cold War" (ppt)
study all notes on the Origins and Causes of the Cold War
study notes on the Korean War
study notes on the Cuban Missile Crisis
study notes on the Vietnam War (see notes package and Vietnam War booklet, and the notes that I sent to you on the Vietnam War)
make sure that you know all the Cold War Concepts (deterrence, detente, brinkmanship, etc.)
know the chronology of events of the Cold War (study the Cold War timeline)
know key events that we've emphasized in class (for example: Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War) plus other key events from the timeline
know major arms reduction agreements (bilateral agreements and multilateral agreements)
know about the formation of alliances (NATO, Warsaw Pact) and the formation of "spheres of influence" (Eastern Europe for example)
anything that I gave you as a handout in your Social 30-1 coursebooks is testable material and should be reviewed!!
know how the Cold War ends and its results/consequences
Social 20-1
You started your film study of the HBO documentary "White Light/Black Rain" today. You'll finish this movie off tomorrow. As you're watching this movie you should be completing the film study in your Social 20-1 course books.
IB 30/35
If you didn't finish off the "Nanking" movie yesterday you probably did today. You also watched a movie on "The Road to War: Japan". Please go to Room 111 tomorrow on and Friday. You'll be working on your Paper 1 Assignment.
You watched the documentary "Nanking" today in class. You'll continue learning more about Japan's road to WWII tomorrow.
Social 20-1
You should have re-read pages 168-169 in Exploring Nationalism today. Then you watched a video from the Turning Points of History series called "The Atomic Bomb" which covered the Manhattan Project. You also should have taken notes on the video and put them into your Social 20-1 course books.
Social 30-1
You watched a documentary on the Vietnam War today called "Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam". Please remember that you have your Chapter 7 Test on the Cold War this Thursday, 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 (there's a reading in your Social 30-1 course books on this very subject)
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 TheMove 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.
You wrote your Unit 2 WRA I today in the Blenheim Room.Your Chapter 8 Key Terms and Questions aredue on Friday, May 3rd.
SOCIAL 30-1
I taught you how to structure your first paragraph of a position paper today in class. Don't forget that you have your Chapter 7 Test (on the Cold War) tomorrow. You can find the study guide for the Chapter 7 Test below. Your Chapter 8 Key Terms and Questions are also due tomorrow. Don't forget that you have the Unit 2 WRA II Essay on Monday, May 6th.
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
You had a research period in the library today for your Unit 2 Dossier Assignment, hopefully you were able to find some resources/books on your topic.Your Chapter 8 Key Terms and Questions aredue on Friday, May 3rd. You will be writing your Unit 2 WRA I on Tuesday, April 30th. You won't be allowed to have the WRA I writing guide out when you write it, so you need to memorize the steps.
SOCIAL 30-1
We finished watching "Good Night, and Good Luck" today in class. Don't forget that you have the Unit 2 WRA II Essay on Monday, May 6th and the Chapter 7 Test on Wednesday, May 1st. I will post the study guide for the Unit 2 Final Exam this Wednesday, that test is on May 8th.
CHAPTER 7 TEST STUDY GUIDE:
It is a multiple choice test with 70-75 multiple choice questions, but with all of the omitted questions, it will be closer to 60 questions. Please make sure that you have read Chapter 7. Here are some other study tips:
study "The Origins of the Cold War (ppt)"
study all notes on the Origins and Causes of the Cold War
study notes on the Korean War
study notes on the Cuban Missile Crisis
study notes on the Vietnam War (see notes package and Vietnam War booklet, and the notes that I sent to you on the Vietnam War)
make sure that you know all the Cold War Concepts (deterrence, detente, brinkmanship, etc.)
know the chronology of events of the Cold War (study the Cold War timeline)
know key events that we've emphasized in class (for example: Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War) plus other key events from the timeline
know major arms reduction agreements (bilateral agreements and multilateral agreements)
know about the formation of alliances (NATO, Warsaw Pact) and the formation of "spheres of influence" (Eastern Europe for example)
anything that I gave you as a handout in your Social 30-1 coursebooks is testable material and should be reviewed!!
know how the Cold War ends and its results/consequences
If you didn't finish off "Shake Hands with the Devil" yesterday, you would have today. Hopefully, you got some time today to work on your Chapter 8 Key Terms and Questions. This homework assignment is due next Friday, May 3rd. You will be writing your Unit 2 WRA I on Tuesday, April 30th. You won't be allowed to have the WRA I writing guide out when you write it, so you need to memorize the steps.
Social 30-1
You should have handed in your Chapter 7 Key Terms and Questions today at the beginning of class. We continued watching "Good Night, and Good Luck" today in class. Don't forget that you have the Unit 2 WRA II Essay on Monday, May 6th and the Chapter 7 Test on Wednesday, May 1st.
Chapter 7 Test Study Guide:
It is a multiple choice test with 70-75 multiple choice questions, but with all of the omitted questions, it will be closer to 60 questions. Please make sure that you have read Chapter 7. Here are some other study tips:
study "The Origins of the Cold War (ppt)"
study all notes on the Origins and Causes of the Cold War
study notes on the Korean War
study notes on the Cuban Missile Crisis
study notes on the Vietnam War (see notes package and Vietnam War booklet, and the notes that I sent to you on the Vietnam War)
make sure that you know all the Cold War Concepts (deterrence, detente, brinkmanship, etc.)
know the chronology of events of the Cold War (study the Cold War timeline)
know key events that we've emphasized in class (for example: Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War) plus other key events from the timeline
know major arms reduction agreements (bilateral agreements and multilateral agreements)
know about the formation of alliances (NATO, Warsaw Pact) and the formation of "spheres of influence" (Eastern Europe for example)
anything that I gave you as a handout in your Social 30-1 coursebooks is testable material and should be reviewed!!
know how the Cold War ends and its results/consequences
We finished off the film "Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam" today. You started the film "Good Night, and Good Luck" today in class. You should be working on the questions in the "Good Night, and Good Luck" film study in your course books. Your Chapter 7 Test is on Wednesday, May 1st.
Chapter 7 Test Study Guide:
It is a multiple choice test with 70-75 multiple choice questions, but with all of the omitted questions, it will be closer to 60 questions. Please make sure that you have read Chapter 7. Here are some other study tips:
study "The Origins of the Cold War (ppt)"
study all notes on the Origins and Causes of the Cold War
study notes on the Korean War
study notes on the Cuban Missile Crisis
study notes on the Vietnam War (see notes package and Vietnam War booklet, and the notes that I sent to you on the Vietnam War)
make sure that you know all the Cold War Concepts (deterrence, detente, brinkmanship, etc.)
know the chronology of events of the Cold War (study the Cold War timeline)
know key events that we've emphasized in class (for example: Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War) plus other key events from the timeline
know major arms reduction agreements (bilateral agreements and multilateral agreements)
know about the formation of alliances (NATO, Warsaw Pact) and the formation of "spheres of influence" (Eastern Europe for example)
anything that I gave you as a handout in your Social 30-1 coursebooks is testable material and should be reviewed!!
know how the Cold War ends and its results/consequences
Social 20-1
We continued watching "Shake Hands with the Devil" today. If we didn't finish off the film today, we will tomorrow.
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.
We talked about positive and negative freedoms today in class, and then I gave you class time to work on your Chapter 8 Key Terms and Questions, which are due on Friday, November 16th. You have your Chapter 7 Test on the Cold War tomorrow, please see the study guide below. One week from today, on Wednesday, November 21st, you will be writing the Unit 2 Final Exam (please see the study guide below).
CHAPTER 7 TEST STUDY GUIDE:
It is a multiple choice test with 70-75 multiple choice questions, but with all of the omitted questions, it will be closer to 60 questions. Please make sure that you have read Chapter 7. Here are some other study tips:
study "The Origins of the Cold War (ppt)"
study all notes on the Origins and Causes of the Cold War
study notes on the Korean War
study notes on the Cuban Missile Crisis
study notes on the Vietnam War (see notes package and Vietnam War booklet, and the notes that I sent to you on the Vietnam War)
make sure that you know all the Cold War Concepts (deterrence, detente, brinkmanship, etc.)
know the chronology of events of the Cold War (study the Cold War timeline)
know key events that we've emphasized in class (for example: Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War) plus other key events from the timeline
know major arms reduction agreements (bilateral agreements and multilateral agreements)
know about the formation of alliances (NATO, Warsaw Pact) and the formation of "spheres of influence" (Eastern Europe for example)
anything that I gave you as a handout in your Social 30-1 coursebooks is testable material and should be reviewed!!
know how the Cold War ends and its results/consequences
Social 30-1 Unit 2 Final Exam Study Guide:
The Unit 2 Final Exam is on Wednesday, November 21st. 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
I continued with my lecture on "The Expansion of Economic Globalization" today. You also had time to work on your Chapter 11 Key Terms and Questions, which are due on Friday, November 16th.
IB 20 HOTA
I went through the formation of political parties in the United States today, and I also went through some of the electoral college maps from previous elections. I gave you a copy of the Social 30-1 WRA I source interpretation writing guideline today, as well as an assignment to go along with it. You were given three sources, and you'll need to interpret the sources given and find relationships between them all. I will give some class time tomorrow and probably on Friday to work on this assignment. You will have an "Evolution of Liberalism Test" next week while I'm away in Montreal, you'll get this test next Thursday, so I'll post the study guide tomorrow on the blog.
We looked at differences between the parliamentary system and the presidential system, and then we went through the U.S. government structure. I showed a couple of videos on the electoral college system today as well.
Social 10-1
We went through the factors that contributed the expansion of economic globalization today. Please check your results in PowerSchool for the Unit 2 Final Exam.
Social 30-1
We finished watching "Good Night, and Good Luck" today in class. This film explores a lot of issues that are relevant to today. You also have to understand the political climate at the time in the United States to fully understand the movie. Many Americans were drawn to communism in the 1930s due to the effects of the Great Depression, especially academics and those in the labour fields. In the movie they made reference to friends and spouses that had attended meetings long ago. The "Red Scare" caused a huge backlash against those sympathetic to communism or the USSR. Remember, during WWII the Soviet Union was an ally, and many people may have attended meetings out of curiosity. The junior Senator from Wisconsin, Joseph McCarthy in 1950 charged there were communist sympathizers in the U.S. State Department. Hearings were held, charges were discovered to be unfounded. McCarthy continued accusing communist infiltration in the Democratic Party. McCarthy became the chairman of the House Subcommittee on the investigation of un-American activity (HUAC). On December 2, 1954, McCarthy’s actions were called into question and his accusations were deemed unfounded. On Murrow's show "See it Now", he begins to publicly go after McCarthy. A very public feud develops when McCarthy responds by accusing Murrow of being a communist. Murrow is accused of having been a member of the leftist union Industrial Workers of the World, which Murrow claimed was false.
In this climate of fear and reprisal (which we now refer to as McCarthyism), the CBS crew carries on and their tenacity ultimately strikes a historic blow against McCarthy. Historical footage in the movie also shows the questioning of Annie Lee Moss, a Pentagon communication worker accused of being a communist based on her name appearing on a list seen by an FBI infiltrator of the American Communist Party. In the first half of the film Murrow talks about how McCarthy didn't create the political climate and anti-Communist hysteria sweeping the country, but that he capitalized on it for political gain very effectively. As David Strathairn (playing Murrow in the film says, "We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason if we dig deep in our history and doctrine and remember that we are not descended from fearful men, not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate and to defend causes which were, for the moment, unpopular. We can deny our heritage and our history, but we cannot escape responsibility for the result. There is no way for a citizen of the Republic to abdicate responsibility." The film is framed by the performance of the speech given by Murrow to the Radio and Television News Directors Association in 1958, in which Murrow harshly admonishes his audience not to squander the potential of television to inform and educate the public. I found this short video on YouTube that spliced together Edward R. Murrow's speech that appears at the beginning of the film and continues at the end of the film. I find that this speech has relevance even today when you talk about the level of discourse in the media.
Another concept that you should become familiar with is demagoguery. Here's a definition of demagoguery: Political activity or practices that seek support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument.
CHAPTER 7 TEST STUDY GUIDE:
It is a multiple choice test with 70-75 multiple choice questions, but with all of the omitted questions, it will be closer to 60 questions. Please make sure that you have read Chapter 7. Here are some other study tips:
study "The Origins of the Cold War (ppt)"
study all notes on the Origins and Causes of the Cold War
study notes on the Korean War
study notes on the Cuban Missile Crisis
study notes on the Vietnam War (see notes package and Vietnam War booklet, and the notes that I sent to you on the Vietnam War)
make sure that you know all the Cold War Concepts (deterrence, detente, brinkmanship, etc.)
know the chronology of events of the Cold War (study the Cold War timeline)
know key events that we've emphasized in class (for example: Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War) plus other key events from the timeline
know major arms reduction agreements (bilateral agreements and multilateral agreements)
know about the formation of alliances (NATO, Warsaw Pact) and the formation of "spheres of influence" (Eastern Europe for example)
anything that I gave you as a handout in your Social 30-1 coursebooks is testable material and should be reviewed!!
know how the Cold War ends and its results/consequences
We continued talking the characteristics of democratic systems, and the Canadian parliamentary system. I stressed the type of electoral system that we have in Canada (FPTP) and we re-cast the 2015 Canadian Federal Election to reflect the change if Canada had proportional representation.
Social 30-1
We finished watching "Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam" today, and then I went through the End of the Cold War notes with you. We also started looking at McCarthyism today, we started a film study of "Good Night, and Good Luck". Hopefully, we will be able to finish off that film tomorrow. You have the Chapter 7 Test (Cold War) on Thursday, November 15th. Please see the study guide below.
Chapter 7 Test Study Guide:
It is a multiple choice test with 70-75 multiple choice questions, but with all of the omitted questions, it will be closer to 60 questions. Please make sure that you have read Chapter 7. Here are some other study tips:
study "The Origins of the Cold War (ppt)"
study all notes on the Origins and Causes of the Cold War
study notes on the Korean War
study notes on the Cuban Missile Crisis
study notes on the Vietnam War (see notes package and Vietnam War booklet, and the notes that I sent to you on the Vietnam War)
make sure that you know all the Cold War Concepts (deterrence, detente, brinkmanship, etc.)
know the chronology of events of the Cold War (study the Cold War timeline)
know key events that we've emphasized in class (for example: Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War) plus other key events from the timeline
know major arms reduction agreements (bilateral agreements and multilateral agreements)
know about the formation of alliances (NATO, Warsaw Pact) and the formation of "spheres of influence" (Eastern Europe for example)
anything that I gave you as a handout in your Social 30-1 coursebooks is testable material and should be reviewed!!
know how the Cold War ends and its results/consequences
Social 10-1
You wrote your Unit 2 Final Exam today. The results of this test will go into Term 2, so it won't count towards the report card mark that is going home this week. I also returned your Unit 2 WRA I today.
We finished off "Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam" today. I gave you answers to the last column for the Cold War Events Notes today too. Your Vietnam War Assignment is due on Friday (it's in your coursebooks and below). I gave back your Unit 2 WRA I today, and I went over the sources and gave you some advice on completing these assignments on the Diploma Exam too. We're going to write the Chapter 7 Test tomorrow, I was worried that you wouldn't have enough time to write it today. We watched "Good Night, and Good Luck" today as well which covered the McCarthyism era. This film explores a lot of issues that are relevant to today. You also have to understand the political climate at the time in the United States to fully understand the movie. Many Americans were drawn to communism in the 1930s due to the effects of the Great Depression, especially academics and those in the labour fields. In the movie they made reference to friends and spouses that had attended meetings long ago. The "Red Scare" caused a huge backlash against those sympathetic to communism or the USSR. Remember, during WWII the Soviet Union was an ally, and many people may have attended meetings out of curiosity. The junior Senator from Wisconsin, Joseph McCarthy in 1950 charged there were communist sympathizers in the U.S. State Department. Hearings were held, charges were discovered to be unfounded. McCarthy continued accusing communist infiltration in the Democratic Party. McCarthy became the chairman of the House Subcommittee on the investigation of un-American activity (HUAC). On December 2, 1954, McCarthy’s actions were called into question and his accusations were deemed unfounded. On Murrow's show "See it Now", he begins to publicly go after McCarthy. A very public feud develops when McCarthy responds by accusing Murrow of being a communist. Murrow is accused of having been a member of the leftist union Industrial Workers of the World, which Murrow claimed was false. In this climate of fear and reprisal (which we now refer to as McCarthyism), the CBS crew carries on and their tenacity ultimately strikes a historic blow against McCarthy. Historical footage in the movie also shows the questioning of Annie Lee Moss, a Pentagon communication worker accused of being a communist based on her name appearing on a list seen by an FBI infiltrator of the American Communist Party. In the first half of the film Murrow talks about how McCarthy didn't create the political climate and anti-Communist hysteria sweeping the country, but that he capitalized on it for political gain very effectively. As David Strathairn (playing Murrow in the film says, "We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason if we dig deep in our history and doctrine and remember that we are not descended from fearful men, not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate and to defend causes which were, for the moment, unpopular. We can deny our heritage and our history, but we cannot escape responsibility for the result. There is no way for a citizen of the Republic to abdicate responsibility." The film is framed by the performance of the speech given by Murrow to the Radio and Television News Directors Association in 1958, in which Murrow harshly admonishes his audience not to squander the potential of television to inform and educate the public. I found this short video on YouTube that spliced together Edward R. Murrow's speech that appears at the beginning of the film and continues at the end of the film. I find that this speech has relevance even today when you talk about the level of discourse in the media. A word that you should associate Joseph McCarthy with is demagogue, which means "a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument." What McCarthy was engaging in was demagoguery.
VIETNAM WAR ASSIGNMENT
A. PEOPLE Identify and explain the role each played in the Vietnam War 1. Ho Chi Minh 2. Ngo Dinh Diem 3. Lyndon B. Johnson 4. Richard M. Nixon 5. Viet Minh 6. Viet Cong 7. Le Duc Tho 8. Henry Kissinger 9. William Westmoreland 10. "Draft Dodger"
B. CONCEPTS/TERMS Explain the significance of the following with regards to the Vietnam War (identify participants or individuals if appropriate) 1. Ho Chi Minh Trail 2. defoliation 3. "search and destroy" mission 4. "Vietnamization of the war" 5. Gulf of Tonkin Incident 6. My Lai Massacre 7. domino theory 8. Kent State University protest (May 4, 1970) 9. Tet Offensive (January 1968) 10. Geneva Agreement (1954)
C. ISSUES Provide the information requested 1. The predominant religion of Vietnam 2. The battle which marked the end of French colonial rule in Indo-China 3. The scandal which led to the only resignation of an American President 4. The Vice President who replaced the President after his resignation 5. Why was November 1963 a "bad month" for the governments of South Vietnam and the United States?
Please have a look at the other key dates below (and study guides).
UPCOMING KEY DATES:
Chapter 7 Test has been moved to tomorrow (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 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
Lenin notes
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
"Changes to Soviet Society After Stalin" notes (this bridges the gap between Stalin and Gorbachev)
Gorbachev to Collapse Notes
Economic Planning in the USSR booklet
techniques of dictatorships (USSR and Nazi Germany case studies)
modern liberalism
features of the Nazi state
Hitler's rise to power
Characteristics of Democracy
Characteristics of Dictatorship
Democratic Systems notes
Non-Democratic Systems notes
Types of Dictatorships notes (includes Techniques of Dictatorships as well)
A Comparison of Communism and Fascism notes
Totalitarianism notes
Fascism/Nazism booklet (has techniques of dictatorship in Nazi Germany and USSR)
do a brief review of the political spectrum and economic spectrum and the quadrant model
You wrote the Chapter 5 Test at the start of class. You should have completed the Chapter 7 key terms and activities from the Google Doc too. You should complete the Cold War Events Notes in preparation for tomorrow's test, I will give you answers to the last column tomorrow. Make sure that you have read, highlighted, annotated all of the notes on the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War in your Social 30-1 coursebooks. Your Vietnam War Assignment is due on Friday (it's in your coursebooks and below). We started watching "Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam", and we'll finish it off tomorrow. I have posted the results of the Unit 2 WRA I on HomeLogic, so the marks are completely up to date.
VIETNAM WAR ASSIGNMENT
A. PEOPLE Identify and explain the role each played in the Vietnam War 1. Ho Chi Minh 2. Ngo Dinh Diem 3. Lyndon B. Johnson 4. Richard M. Nixon 5. Viet Minh 6. Viet Cong 7. Le Duc Tho 8. Henry Kissinger 9. William Westmoreland 10. "Draft Dodger"
B. CONCEPTS/TERMS Explain the significance of the following with regards to the Vietnam War (identify participants or individuals if appropriate) 1. Ho Chi Minh Trail 2. defoliation 3. "search and destroy" mission 4. "Vietnamization of the war" 5. Gulf of Tonkin Incident 6. My Lai Massacre 7. domino theory 8. Kent State University protest (May 4, 1970) 9. Tet Offensive (January 1968) 10. Geneva Agreement (1954)
C. ISSUES Provide the information requested 1. The predominant religion of Vietnam 2. The battle which marked the end of French colonial rule in Indo-China 3. The scandal which led to the only resignation of an American President 4. The Vice President who replaced the President after his resignation 5. Why was November 1963 a "bad month" for the governments of South Vietnam and the United States?
As we will see, public support for the Vietnam War changes over time as more and more American soldiers are killed. We see a growth in the anti-Vietnam War demonstrations, and the media also played a role in the turn of popular opinion against the war. I REALLY recommend that you have a look at the this series of photographs from the Vietnam War era, pretty powerful imagery (make sure that you read the captions too). Here is a link to the NPR that explains the story behind the photograph below, definitely worth the time to read or listen to the podcast, and make sure that you look at the photo gallery of Eddie Adams' photographs of the Vietnam War.
There are certain iconic images associated with the Vietnam War. Here is another:
The above photograph is of Phan Thị Kim Phúc, O.Ont (born in 1963), she is a Vietnamese-Canadian best known as the child subject of a Pulitzer Prize winning photograph taken during the Vietnam War on June 8, 1972. The iconic photo taken in Trang Bang by AP photographer Nick Ut shows her at about age nine running naked on the street after being severely burned on her back by a South Vietnamese napalm attack. Contrary to popular myth, the US Air Force were not involved in the attack, and only two US troops were within 60 miles (97 km) of the scene, neither of whom had any say in the bombings. Still, it is a powerful image associated with the war.
Please have a look at the other key dates below (and study guides).
UPCOMING KEY DATES:
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 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
Lenin notes
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
"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
