November 29

SOCIAL 10-1

I showed you a video today called "The Other Side of Outsourcing", and as you watched this documentary you should have completed the film study questions. Make sure that you hand in your Chapter 12 Key Terms and Questions tomorrow. 

SOCIAL 30-1

I showed you a video about gerrymandering, and congressional financing.I also talked about super PACs as well today. Some of today's class was spent in a discussion activity. I gave you two post-it notes to write out answers to the following questions: 

1. Should the voting age be lowered?
2. Should voting be mandatory?
3. Should everyone over the age of 18 be allowed to vote?
4. Is the first past the post system democratic?

You were to pick two questions and write out your answers to those questions on the Post-It notes and then put your Post-Its up on the board. We then split into three groups to discuss and summarize the arguments given in the answers. We did not discuss all of the questions, in fact almost no one wrote an answer to the fourth question. I have taught you what first past the post (FPTP) is already, check your notes! 

IB 20 HOTA

I started a lecture on Hitler today. It looked like a lot of you had printed off this lecture, if you didn't, please make sure that you do it tonight and bring it to class tomorrow. Please remember that you're going to be writing a Paper 2 Essay on Wednesday, December 5th. All of the essay questions will be about either Stalin or Hitler. 

Please remember that IA Phase III is due this Friday (November 30th).

It is strongly recommended that you not only go through the rest of the Google Slides in the "Joseph Stalin and the USSR" lecture, but also read Chapter 2 in your Authoritarian States textbook. There is a great of information and detail in this textbook, and it has some great summary charts on Stalin's rise to power (p. 30), Stalin's establishment of an authoritarian state (p.45), and Stalin's domestic policies and their impact (p.56), and Stalin's foreign policy (p. 62). 

November 27

IB 30/35

I showed you a YouTube video called "The Road to War-Italy", which took most of the period. Hopefully, you took good jot notes while the video was playing. Here is the video again, if you need to re-watch certain sections of it:



I would also recommend that you have a look at the following Prezi:

Social 10-1

I showed you a video today called "The Other Side of Outsourcing", and while you were watching this video you were supposed to complete a film study sheet. I also gave you some time to work on your Chapter 12 Key Terms and Questions, which are due on Thursday, December 30th. Please remember that your Chapter 10-11 Test is on Wednesday, November 29th.

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

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

Please review the following two PowerPoint presentations:

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

You should know these key terms really well:

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

You should also be able to answer the following questions:

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

May 5

Social 20-1

I gave you the Unit 2 WRA II essay question sheet today in class. As a whole class we went through how to write the 1st paragraph of the essay, and we also brainstormed some arguments and evidence as well. Please check out the WRA II Essay samples that I have posted on the wiki. Please check out the Chapter 7-8 Test and Unit 2 Final Exam study guides below.

CHAPTER 7-8 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test is on Tuesday, May 9th. It will consist of 20-24 key terms in a matching section, and 3-4 short answer questions. Please study the following PowerPoint presentations:

• "The Holocaust" (this is posted on the wiki)
• "8 Stages of Genocide" (it's also posted on the wiki)
• "Contemporary Examples of Genocide" (this is posted on the wiki)

Please study the following notes packages/film study packages:

• 36 Questions About The Holocaust  
• White Light/Black Rain (film notes)
• Shake Hands with the Devil (film notes + package)
• Unit 2 Worksheet (chapter questions for Chapter 7 and 8)
• make sure that you have read Chapters 7 and 8!

1. Please study the following key concepts/key people/key events:
genocide:

• crimes against humanity
• war crimes
• the Holocaust
• ethnic cleansing
• lebensraum
• Weimar Republic
• Final Solution
• decolonization
• successor state
• self-determination
• Wansee Conference
• Nuremberg Trials
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Jawaharlal Nehru
• Mohammed Ali Jinnah
• home rule
• Hutu
• Tutsi
• Romeo Dallaire
• Manhattan Project
• Hiroshima
• Nagasaki
• Robert Oppenheimer
• FDR
• Harry Truman
• Potsdam Conference
• Slobodan Milosevic

2. You should be able to answer any of the questions from the Unit 2 worksheet.

UNIT 2 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE:

This exam consists of 75 multiple choice questions, and it will be on Monday, May 15th. 

1. Study the following PowerPoint presentations from Unit 2:

• The Causes of World War I
• Total War-Allied Victory in WWI-Paris Peace Conference
• Ultranationalism in WWII: Italy, Japan, Germany
• The Internment of Japanese-Canadians in WWII
• The Holocaust
• Eight Stages of Genocide (from the Genocide Watch website)
• Contemporary Examples of Genocide

2. Know the following key concepts:

• national interest
• domestic policy
• foreign policy
• Triple Alliance
• Triple Entente
• Treaty of Versailles
• Big Four (Woodrow Wilson, David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau, Vittorio Orlando)
• appeasement
• ultranationalism
• propaganda
• conscription crisis
• Adolf Hitler
• Nazis
• Hirohito
• Tojo
• Kristallnacht
• The Way of Subjects
• League of Nations
• total war
• internment
• War Measures Act
• Great Depression
• the Great East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
• irredentism
• genocide
• crimes against humanity
• war crimes
• Holocaust
• ethnic cleansing
• lebensraum
• Weimar Republic
• Final Solution
• decolonization
• successor state
• self-determination

3. Make sure that you review the following broad topics in your review of Unit 2 (and make sure that you can answer ALL of the questions on the Unit 2 Worksheet):

• World War I (don't concern yourself with memorizing battles though)
• Paris Peace Conference and the Treaty of Versailles
• The Interwar Years
• Rise of ultranationalism in Germany, Japan, and Italy
• Causes of World War II and key events (turning points in the war)
• The Holocaust
• Contemporary examples of genocide (review case studies that were emphasized in class and in the textbook, review your notes for "Scream Bloody Murder", "Shake Hands with the Devil")
• Decolonization and self-determination (what are successor states? What is self-determination? Kosovo case study)

Social 10-1

Most of today's class was spent doing a film study of Thomas Friedman's "The Other Side of Outsourcing". Please remember that your TNC Dossier Assignment is due on Thursday, May 11th.

May 5

IB 30/35

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

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

Social 30-1

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

Social 10-1

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



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

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

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



MacHEADS:

November 27

Social 30-1

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

IB 30/35

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

Social 10-1

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

May 8

Social 10-1

We watched the Thomas L. Friedman documentary "The Other Side of Outsourcing". While you watched this video, you should have answered the questions on the critical viewing guide. I have posted a PowerPoint presentation on the Social 10-1 wiki under Unit 3 Presentations, it is called "Challenges and Opportunities of Economic Globalization". Please make sure that you read and study from this PowerPoint. I will not be delivering it in class. I also did a homework check on your Chapter 12 Key Terms. Your Chapter 12 Questions are due tomorrow.  

IB 30/35

We reviewed a little bit for your Paper 2 exam (which is also on Wednesday, May 14th, along with your Paper 1).

November 22

IB 20

Yesterday we finished off looking at the Jacksonian Age, and today we started looking at manifest destiny and American expansionism. We started a PowerPoint presentation called "American Expansionism" which we will continue tomorrow. You also wrote your Unit 6 Quiz today which required you to complete a matching section and some short answer questions including an OPVL chart.

Social 10-1

I started a lecture today on the "Challenges and Opportunities of Economic Globalization". I have sent this PowerPoint presentation to you already. We completed a film study of the video "The Other Side of Outsourcing" as well today. Tomorrow, we should be able to start "Globalization is Good".

IB 30/35

We watched the A & E Biography of Benito Mussolini today, and while you were watching this video you should have been taking notes on the topic. You have your Paper 1 on Prescribed Subject 1 tomorrow, please prepare for it!