May 3

Social 20-1

I split you into four different groups today, and I gave each group an envelope filled with quotes about nationalism. Each group was assigned a quote to analyze, which you did in your small groups while referring to the step-by-step instructions that were taped to the outside of the envelope. We discussed each quote as a class, and then I gave you the Unit 2 WRA II essay question sheet. You had a little bit of time to discuss the quote in your small groups. You're only allowed to bring this sheet into the computer lab on Monday. You're only allowed to write your notes on this sheet on the front of the page, and in the designated space. All of your notes must be hand-written. You'll also be writing the Chapter 7-8 Test next Tuesday (May 8th), please see the study guide below.

CHAPTER 7-8 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test is on Tuesday, May 8th. It will consist of 20-24 key terms in a matching section, and 3-4 short answer questions. Please study the following PowerPoint presentations:

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

Please study the following notes packages/film study packages:

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

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

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

2. You should be able to answer any of the questions from the Unit 2 worksheet on Chapter 7 or Chapter 8.

Social 10-1

You wrote your Chapter 10-11 Test today. You'll get the results back next week.

IB 30/35

I showed you a video on "U.S. Politics (1980-2000)" at the beginning of class, which reviewed the Reagan, Bush Sr., and Clinton administrations. Today we had a question and answer period too. You need to getting into massive review mode for the rest of this week, and into this weekend!

May 10

SOCIAL 20-1

I handed back your Unit 2 WRA I today. I also gave you back your marked Unit 2 Dossier Assignments as well. We started Unit 3 material today with a survey to determine whether you leaned towards being more of an internationalist or a nationalist. I also started a PowerPoint lecture today called "Nations, Nation-States, and Internationalism" which I will continue tomorrow. Please remember that you are writing your Unit 2 Final Exam is on Monday, May 15th, you can find the study guide below. 

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

Some of today's class was spent going through the PowerPoint presentation "Globalization and Sustainability". We also started watching the NFB documentary "Shipbreakers", which we should be able to finish off tomorrow. Your Chapter 13 Key Terms and Questions, which are due on Friday. Please remember that your TNC Dossier Assignment is due on Thursday, May 11th.