September 7

IB 30/35

You wrote an OPVL on the Mexican-American War for part of today's class. Have a look on the wiki for the Chicago Manual of Style cheat sheet. It's probably a good idea to have a copy for Monday's class. On Monday we're going to the Library for some IA research time.

Social 10-1

We played global bingo for part of the class. You have a homework assignment this weekend: find 25 items from around your house. Make sure that the 25 items are from 25 different countries. Please find items from categories like food, clothing, electronics, family, entertainment, household items and miscellaneous. You'll use the information on this chart and from the global bingo game to make a global connections map next week.

IB 20

We looked at definitions of history today and talked about limitations in reconstructing history. This discussion led to starting a film study on "Vantage Point".

September 6

IB 20

Please print off notes from Unit 1 Historiography tonight. Please make sure that you print off the 8C's of Historical Analysis, primary vs. secondary sources, and introduction to the study of history. With the "Why Study History?" reading please answer the following questions: You do have a homework assignment tonight, please read the article "Why Study or Write History?" and answer the following questions:

1. What is history? Summarize and explain three definitions of this concept. Do these different meanings of history contradict or compliment one another?
2. Why study history? How and why do historians seek to make sense of the human experience? List and summarize at least five reasons for studying history, rank them in order of importance and justify your ranking.
3. Identify and discuss the kinds of questions historians ask that guide their investigation into the past.
4. What are primary sources? What are secondary sources? Discuss at least three problems historians must overcome when they use different types of sources.

You also have your timelines due tomorrow.

Social 10-1

I did a homework check on your friendly letter homework assignment at the beginning of class. For most of today's class we went through an activity in which we looked at different definitions of globalization and classified those definitions as having a positive, negative or neutral view of the globalization process. We also looked at various images associated with globalization and what their connection was to globalization. Global bingo tomorrow!

IB 30/35

I told you about September 10th and how you're getting library research time on Monday for your IA, and for Diploma students your preliminary reading list is due for your Extended Essays. We briefly reviewed OPVL today. I talked briefly about the Mexican-American War. The PowerPoint that covers this topic has been posted on the IB 30/35 wiki and it's called "American Expansionism" (it covers other topics as well) and it can be found on the Nation Building and Challenges page. Also on that same page, I put up the PowerPoint presentation on the Monroe Doctrine and the reading on the Monroe Doctrine. Here's what you should be doing tonight:

• Review key requirements of an OPVL (check out the OPVL Document Analysis on the wiki)
• Review how to write a Paper 1
• Review the Mexican-American War using the notes you took last year and the aforementioned PowerPoint presentation
• Print off, read and answer questions on the Monroe Doctrine (on the wiki on the Nation Building and Challenges page)

September 5

Social 10-1

Our class period was cut a bit short due to the length of the homeroom period, so we didn't get to all that we needed to today. I provided you with an introduction to the course by looking at the course outline. I have also set up an e-mail distribution list, so you need to check your inboxes for a test message from me. If you got the message, please respond back. If you didn't get the message, let me know. We'll get into the course properly tomorrow. You do have a homework assignment tonight. You need to write me a friendly letter. Make sure that your friendly letter is in paragraph form too. The letter will probably be about 1 page in length (single-spaced). Please make sure that your letter demonstrates your writing ability and covers some of the following topics:

• family
• education plans (this year, and in the future; future career plans)
• post-high school plans
• favorite TV shows, movies, music
• hobbies
• extracurriculars sports

IB 20

We had a general introduction to the course and topics that will be covered in IB 20 History by going through the course outline together. We looked at the IB Academic Integrity Policy as well. You should have received an invitation to the IB 20 wiki, and if you didn't please click on the link here on the blog, and identify yourself in your access request, and we'll get you on the course wiki. We'll really get going with the course tomorrow.

IB 30/35

How many of you predicted a current events quiz on the first day? You'll have lots of opportunities to earn marks in IB 30/35 and keeping on top of global events is one way to do it. We went through the lengthy IB 30/35 Course Syllabus, and the differences between Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3. I also gave you an idea of the flow of this year's course. We'll be reviewing the Mexican-American War tomorrow as it's necessary to understand the expansion of the United States that was a result of this conflict and how it contributed to the U.S. Civil War. Make sure that you understand how you will be evaluated in IB 30/35 and what topics will be covered in the course.

Classroom Rules and Expectations

Classroom Rules/Expectations of Behavior:

I think that I have very simple, straight-forward classroom rules and expectations. I will be discussing these in class tomorrow, but here's a quick recap:

• Please be on-task during classroom time (visit later)
• No cell phones (as per school policy; unless otherwise instructed); if your parents really need to get in touch with you, they should call the office. Please don't bring cell phones to class, or if you do, please remember to turn them off!
• Please don't listen to music on MP3 players or iPods during class time, unless I have given you permission to do so.
• Be polite. You should be listening during class lectures or when your classmates have questions to ask (you might have some of the same questions).
• Be on time. If you are late, please enter the classroom quietly and apologize for being late. If the door is locked, I have started the lecture or there is a class presentation in progress; I will open the door and let you in as soon as possible.
• Clean up after yourselves. Please don't leave garbage on the floor. I like my classroom fairly neat and tidy.
• Don't bring junk food to class. Healthy snacks only. Or you could always wait until lunchtime.
• You may chew gum in class on the following conditions: don't chew like a cow, I don't want to see the gum or hear you chewing it, that's just gross.
• Late assignments: 10% is deducted for every day an assignment is late. If you have an excused absence, then there is some flexibility with this rule.
• Please make sure that a parent or guardian calls the school to have absences excused. If you miss a test due to an unexcused absence you will be assigned a mark of "zero".
• I will be contacting parent/guardians if you have unexcused absences.
• Please adhere to the school's academic honesty policy which is on the back of your course outlines.
• It is Summer School: you are NOT allowed to take holidays or time off between July 3rd and July 31st. Every day of Summer School is the equivalent of 4-5 regular school days. If you were to miss a week of classes, it would be the same as missing 25-30 classes.

Posting on the Blog:

Here are some simple rules that I have established for using the blog, and some other informational items:

• Please post on the blog anonymously.\
• If you feel the need to identify yourself, or clarify which grade you're in, please use your initials and your class and section (for example, K.G. in Social 20-3).
• Some of you may have your own Blogger accounts. Please don't post on this blog using your Blogger ID, otherwise you may have people visiting your blog that you may not want to see what you're posting.
• Please be courteous, polite and respectful when posting comments on the blog. Don't be rude to your classmates on the blog.
• Please be patient with my response time.
• Please post comments and questions on the blog prior to 10 p.m.
• Between 6-8 p.m. I am usually not online.
• Please do not post links to questionable materials.
• Inappropriate comments will be deleted. Please don't do this, it's a waste of my time, I could be doing more productive things, like answering questions that you may have

July 31

Social 20-1

You wrote Part B of your Final Exam today. You got the results back after the break, so you found out not only your score on the exam but your final grade in the course. For those of you who may not have passed the course, I recommend that you take Social Studies 20-2 in the new school year. I will be recommending some of you for Social Studies 30-2 as well. I hope you listen to my advice. It's been a great summer school semester with all of you! I wish you all the best next year! Enjoy the rest of your summer holidays!

July 30

Social 20-1

I did a homework check on your Chapter 15 and 16 Key Terms and Questions at the beginning of class. You then had some time to work on pair practice tests that covered Unit 2 material. You had some time to study for your Final Exam tomorrow and ask questions on material that you still didn't understand or had questions about. I went through the Final Exam Study Guide with you too. We also played a game of Jeopardy! to review the course material. Your Final Exam Part B is tomorrow. It is 100 multiple choice questions, and you will have two hours to write it. We will start writing the test at approximately 8 a.m. tomorrow, so don't be late. You know what your mark is entering tomorrow's final exam since I posted the marks today. Part B is worth 12.5 % of your final grade in Social Studies 20-1, so how well you do on tomorrow's exam will go a long way in determining your final grade in the course. STUDY!!

July 27

Social 20-1

You wrote Part A of your Final Exam at the beginning of class in the Blenheim Room. You will get the results back for Part A on Monday. You will not get your essays back however (since it was a final exam) but you will get the result. You will get an updated mark on Monday. You had some time to work on Unit 3 multiple choice questions for part of the class today as well. You were also given time to work on your Unit 4 material, namely the Chapter 15 and 16 Key Terms and Questions (which are due on Monday). This is your last weekend to study for Part B of the Final Exam, which is 100 multiple choice questions. I gave you a study guide for this test yesterday.

July 26

Social 20-1

I delivered the last lecture based on Unit 4 material today, with the theme being regional disparity. You can find this PowerPoint on the wiki under Unit 4 Presentations. I also gave you some time to work on some Unit 4 multiple choice questions, just to give you a sense of what Unit 4 questions will be like on the Final Exam Part B. you wrote your Unit 3 Final Exam after the break, and received the results before the end of the day. You got your Unit 3 WRA II Essays back today. you now know what your mark is going into the two part final exam. Both parts of the final exam are worth 12.5 %, to make a total of 25%. Tomorrow you have your Final Exam Part A which is a WRA II Essay. Go directly to the Blenheim Room tomorrow, we're starting with the essay tomorrow morning. I also gave you the study guide for the Final Exam, it will not be posted here on the blog, so please don't lose that handout.

July 25

Social 20-1

You wrote your Unit 3 WRA II Essay today. On Friday, you'll be writing Part A of your Final Exam, also a WRA II Essay. I don't want more technical glitches! Go directly to the Blenheim Room on Friday. You'll have 80 minutes to write the essay, don't be late!!
I went through a PowerPoint lecture today called "A Brief History of French and English Relations" that corresponds to material in Chapter 13 and 15 in your textbook. This presentation has already been loaded on the wiki under Unit 4 Presentations. Please remember that you have your Unit 3 Final Exam tomorrow (please see the study guide below). Your Chapter 11 and 12 Key Terms and Questions are due on Thursday, and your Chapter 13 and 14 Key Terms and Questions are due on Friday.

Social 20-1 Unit 3 Final Exam Study Guide:

This exam consists of 75 multiple choice questions. It will be written on Thursday, July 26th.

Please review all of the Unit 3 PowerPoint presentations that I have sent to you:

• "Nations, Nation-States and Internationalism"
• "Canada's Foreign Policy"
• "Nationalism and Internationalism"

Please review all of the Unit 3 Key Terms from the Unit 3 Worksheet in addition to the key concepts that were introduced in the PowerPoint presentations. In addition to this, I would like to emphasize the following points with you:

• know the difference between multilateralism, unilateralism and bilateralism and know examples of each
• know the spectrum of foreign policy: internationalism, nationalism, ultranationalism, and supranationalism
• know the different foreign policy options
• know the 6 themes of Canadian foreign policy/Canada's foreign policy goals
• what influences foreign policy decisions?
• methods of foreign policy
• motivations for nations involvement or non-involvement in international affairs
• how can foreign policy promote internationalism?
• tied aid, bilateral aid, multilateral aid
• examples of INGOs and IGOs
• the United Nations (organization/structure, bodies, etc.)
• peacemaking vs. peacekeeping (and examples)
• different understandings of internationalism (types of internationalism)
• why do international organizations exist? purposes and examples

July 24

Social 20-1

I went through a PowerPoint lecture today called "Internationalism and Nationalism" that corresponds to material in Chapter 11 and 12 in your textbook. This presentation has already been loaded on the wiki under Unit 3 Presentations. Next, you had time to work on a foreign policy worksheet that required you to define key concepts associated with foreign policy and internationalism, and provide real-world examples of the concepts. After the break you wrote your Unit 2 Final Exam. You should get the results of this exam back tomorrow. Please remember that you have your Unit 3 Final Exam on Thursday (please see the study guide below). You had some time to work on your Chapter 9 and 10 Key Terms and Questions as well today, these are due tomorrow. Your Chapter 11 and 12 Key Terms and Questions are due on Thursday. Your Unit 3 WRA II Essay will be written tomorrow at the beginning of the day. We'll go down to the library together tomorrow.

Social 20-1 Unit 3 Final Exam Study Guide:

This exam consists of 75 multiple choice questions. It will be written on Thursday, July 26th.

Please review all of the Unit 3 PowerPoint presentations that I have sent to you:

• "Nations, Nation-States and Internationalism"
• "Canada's Foreign Policy"
• "Nationalism and Internationalism"

Please review all of the Unit 3 Key Terms from the Unit 3 Worksheet in addition to the key concepts that were introduced in the PowerPoint presentations. In addition to this, I would like to emphasize the following points with you:

• know the difference between multilateralism, unilateralism and bilateralism and know examples of each
• know the spectrum of foreign policy: internationalism, nationalism, ultranationalism, and supranationalism
• know the different foreign policy options
• know the 6 themes of Canadian foreign policy/Canada's foreign policy goals
• what influences foreign policy decisions?
• methods of foreign policy
• motivations for nations involvement or non-involvement in international affairs
• how can foreign policy promote internationalism?
• tied aid, bilateral aid, multilateral aid
• examples of INGOs and IGOs
• the United Nations (organization/structure, bodies, etc.)
• peacemaking vs. peacekeeping (and examples)
• different understandings of internationalism (types of internationalism)
• why do international organizations exist? purposes and examples

July 23

Social 20-1

You wrote your Chapter 7-8 Test today. After you were finished writing the test I went through a PowerPoint presentation called "Canada's Foreign Policy", I have already posted this lecture on the wiki under Unit 3 Presentations. I have also posted some sample essays on the wiki with comments, so please check your e-mail today for the link to the page. I gave you the remainder of class time to get work done on your Chapter 9 and 10 Key Terms and Questions, which will be due on Wednesday. I gave you the Unit 3 WRA II essay question sheet today as well. Start preparing for this essay (you will write it on Wednesday). Please see the study guides below for your upcoming exams.

Unit 2 Final Exam Study Guide:

This exam consists of 75 multiple choice questions, and it will be on Tuesday, July 24th.

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 20-1 Unit 3 Final Exam Study Guide:

This exam consists of 75 multiple choice questions. It will be written on Thursday, July 26th.

Please review all of the Unit 3 PowerPoint presentations that I have sent to you:

• "Nations, Nation-States and Internationalism"
• "Canada's Foreign Policy"
• "Nationalism and Internationalism"

Please review all of the Unit 3 Key Terms from the Unit 3 Worksheet in addition to the key concepts that were introduced in the PowerPoint presentations. In addition to this, I would like to emphasize the following points with you:

• know the difference between multilateralism, unilateralism and bilateralism and know examples of each
• know the spectrum of foreign policy: internationalism, nationalism, ultranationalism, and supranationalism
• know the different foreign policy options
• know the 6 themes of Canadian foreign policy/Canada's foreign policy goals
• what influences foreign policy decisions?
• methods of foreign policy
• motivations for nations involvement or non-involvement in international affairs
• how can foreign policy promote internationalism?
• tied aid, bilateral aid, multilateral aid
• examples of INGOs and IGOs
• the United Nations (organization/structure, bodies, etc.)
• peacemaking vs. peacekeeping (and examples)
• different understandings of internationalism (types of internationalism)
• why do international organizations exist? purposes and examples

July 20

Social 20-1

We finished off Unit 2 today by looking at a case study for national self-determination, namely Kosovo unilaterally declaring its independence in 2008. We watched a video on this topic from CBC News in Review. We did a quick opinion survey on issues related to internationalism. I also went through the first PowerPoint presentation from Unit 3 "Nations, Nation-States and Internationalism". I have already posted this presentation on the wiki under Unit 3 Presentations. After the break we looked at how to write a WRA II essay, and I gave you a booklet called "Recipe for Success". You'll be writing two essays next week, one on Unit 3 on Wednesday, and on Friday, you'll be writing a WRA II for Part A of your Final Exam. Your Chapter 8 Key Terms and Questions are due on Monday. You're also writing your Chapter 7-8 Test on Monday and your Unit 2 Final Exam on Tuesday. Your Unit 3 Final Exam is on Thursday, please see the study guide below for all of these tests.

Chapter 7-8 Test Study Guide:

This test is on Monday, July 23rd. 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 will be posted on the wiki)
• "8 Stages of Genocide" (see the Genocide Watch website: http://www.genocidewatch.org/; it's also posted on the wiki)
• "Contemporary Examples of Genocide" (this will be 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 from Chapter 7 and 8.

Unit 2 Final Exam Study Guide:

This exam consists of 75 multiple choice questions, and it will be on Tuesday, July 24th.

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 20-1 Unit 3 Final Exam Study Guide:

This exam consists of 75 multiple choice questions. It will be written on Thursday, July 26th.

Please review all of the Unit 3 PowerPoint presentations that I have sent to you:

• "Nations, Nation-States and Internationalism"
• "Canada's Foreign Policy"
• "Nationalism and Internationalism"

Please review all of the Unit 3 Key Terms from the Unit 3 Worksheet in addition to the key concepts that were introduced in the PowerPoint presentations. In addition to this, I would like to emphasize the following points with you:

• know the difference between multilateralism, unilateralism and bilateralism and know examples of each
• know the spectrum of foreign policy: internationalism, nationalism, ultranationalism, and supranationalism
• know the different foreign policy options
• know the 6 themes of Canadian foreign policy/Canada's foreign policy goals
• what influences foreign policy decisions?
• methods of foreign policy
• motivations for nations involvement or non-involvement in international affairs
• how can foreign policy promote internationalism?
• tied aid, bilateral aid, multilateral aid
• examples of INGOs and IGOs
• the United Nations (organization/structure, bodies, etc.)
• peacemaking vs. peacekeeping (and examples)
• different understandings of internationalism (types of internationalism)
• why do international organizations exist? purposes and examples

July 19

Social 20-1

You wrote your Unit 2 WRA I at the beginning of class today. I also did a homework check on the Chapter 7 Key Terms and Questions as well. We then proceeded to look at the Rwandan genocide in greater detail by watching "Shake Hands with the Devil". Please make sure that you read through all of the material in this booklet, there really is a lot of valuable information in this booklet! I also gave you another reading booklet on examples of genocide in the 20th century. On the wiki, under Unit 2 Presentations you will also find a PowerPoint presentation  on "Contemporary Examples of Genocide" that you should read and study from for your Chapter 7-8 Test and the Unit 2 Final Exam. Please remember that you have your Chapter 7-8 Test on Monday, and your Unit 2 Final Exam on Tuesday, please see the study guides below. I am also posting the Unit 3 Final Exam Study Guide today on the blog (one week prior to the exam).

Chapter 7-8 Test Study Guide:

This test is on Monday, July 23rd. 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 will be posted on the wiki)
• "8 Stages of Genocide" (see the Genocide Watch website: http://www.genocidewatch.org/; it's also posted on the wiki)
• "Contemporary Examples of Genocide" (this will be 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 from Chapter 7 and 8.

Unit 2 Final Exam Study Guide:

This exam consists of 75 multiple choice questions, and it will be on Tuesday, July 24th.

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 20-1 Unit 3 Final Exam Study Guide:

This exam consists of 75 multiple choice questions. It will be written on Thursday, July 26th.

Please review all of the Unit 3 PowerPoint presentations that I have sent to you:

• "Nations, Nation-States and Internationalism"
• "Canada's Foreign Policy"
• "Nationalism and Internationalism"

Please review all of the Unit 3 Key Terms from the Unit 3 Worksheet in addition to the key concepts that were introduced in the PowerPoint presentations. In addition to this, I would like to emphasize the following points with you:

• know the difference between multilateralism, unilateralism and bilateralism and know examples of each
• know the spectrum of foreign policy: internationalism, nationalism, ultranationalism, and supranationalism
• know the different foreign policy options
• know the 6 themes of Canadian foreign policy/Canada's foreign policy goals
• what influences foreign policy decisions?
• methods of foreign policy
• motivations for nations involvement or non-involvement in international affairs
• how can foreign policy promote internationalism?
• tied aid, bilateral aid, multilateral aid
• examples of INGOs and IGOs
• the United Nations (organization/structure, bodies, etc.)
• peacemaking vs. peacekeeping (and examples)
• different understandings of internationalism (types of internationalism)
• why do international organizations exist? purposes and examples

July 18

Social 20-1

We started off today by examining the development of atomic weapons during WWII, and the use of the bombs to end the war with Japan. We watched a documentary called "White Light/Black Rain" and completed a film study guide. We then began looking at contemporary examples of genocide by watching a CNN documentary called "Scream Bloody Murder" which examined genocides in Cambodia, Iraq, Bosnia, Rwanda, and in the Darfur region of Sudan. In each case Christianne Amanpour (the CNN reporter in the film) focused on certain individuals who witnessed genocide in these cases firsthand. In Cambodia, French Catholic priest Francois Ponchaud witnessed the rise of the Khmer Rouge regime. In Iraq, Peter Galbraith called Saddam Hussein's government use of chemical weapons on the Kurds in northern Iraq qualified as genocide. In Bosnia, the "Scream Bloody Murder" documentary profiled Richard Holbrooke and his efforts to recognize the atrocities of the Bosnian Serbs against the Bosnian Muslims. Next, the documentary profiled Romeo Dallaire and his efforts to get the UN to intervene in the Hutu killing of the Tutsi minority. We'll look more at the case of the Rwandan genocide tomorrow in class when we watch "Shake Hands with the Devil". Finally, the documentary examines the first genocide of the 21st century in the Darfur region of western Sudan with Mukesh Kapila witnessing the actions of the janjaweed.

The Chapter 7-8 Test is on Monday, July 23rd and the Unit 2 Final Exam is on Tuesday, July 24th. Please see the study guides below.

Chapter 7-8 Test Study Guide:

This test is on Monday, July 23rd. 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 will be posted on the wiki)
• "8 Stages of Genocide" (see the Genocide Watch website: http://www.genocidewatch.org/; it's also posted on the wiki)
• "Contemporary Examples of Genocide" (this will be 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 from Chapter 7 and 8.

Unit 2 Final Exam Study Guide:

This exam consists of 75 multiple choice questions, and it will be on Tuesday, July 24th.

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)

July 17

Social 20-1

I gave you the WWI in Europe booklet that I forgot to give you yesterday on blitzkrieg and Operation Barbarossa. I then delivered a PowerPoint presentation on "The Holocaust" today. I have already posted this PowerPoint on the wiki under Unit 2 Presentations, so it's available for download. We then watched a video called "Genocide" that detailed the Holocaust in WWII and life in the ghettos and the concentration camps. We also watched excerpts from "Schindler's List" which illustrates the brutality of the Nazis in dealing with the Jews, this usually helps answer the question of whether or not the Jews resisted. Of course, the Jews resisted Nazi control (sabotage at Auschwitz, the Warsaw Ghetto uprising) but by in large it would have meant death to resist the Nazis. For the remainder of class time you had time to work on Chapter 7 and 8 Key Terms and Questions. The Chapter 7 Key Terms and Questions will be due on Thursday, July 19th and the Chapter 8 Key Terms and Questions will be due on Monday. Please remember that you have your Unit 2 WRA I on Thursday. You also have your Chapter 7-8 Test on Monday, and the Unit 2 Final Exam on Tuesday, please see the study guides below.

Chapter 7-8 Test Study Guide:

This test is on Monday, July 23rd. 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 will be posted on the wiki)
• "8 Stages of Genocide" (see the Genocide Watch website: http://www.genocidewatch.org/; it's also posted on the wiki)
• "Contemporary Examples of Genocide" (this will be 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 from Chapter 7 and 8.

Unit 2 Final Exam Study Guide:

This exam consists of 75 multiple choice questions, and it will be on Tuesday, July 24th.

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)

July 16

Social 20-1

You wrote your Chapter 5-6 Test at the beginning of class today. After you finished writing the test we did a quick whole class brainstorming session on the causes of World War II. After the break we watched "Blitzkrieg to the Bomb", and you have detailed notes on this film, PLEASE study them! I also gave you a notes package on WWII in Europe that you must study as well. We then looked at a key turning point in WWII: the invasion of Normandy. We watched an excerpt from the film "Saving Private Ryan". I will be posting an article on the wiki on Canada's Role in WWII. Next Monday, you have your Chapter 7-8 Test and then on Tuesday, July 24th you have your Unit 2 Final Exam, please see both study guides below.

Chapter 7-8 Test Study Guide:

This test is on Monday, July 23rd. 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 will be posted on the wiki)
• "8 Stages of Genocide" (see the Genocide Watch website: http://www.genocidewatch.org/)
• "Contemporary Examples of Genocide" (this will be posted on the wiki)

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:
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 from Chapter 7 and 8.

Unit 2 Final Exam Study Guide:

This exam consists of 75 multiple choice questions, and it will be on Tuesday, July 24th.

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 (quick review of "Gandhi" film study booklet, what are successor states? What is self-determination? Kosovo case study)

July 13

Social 20-1

You wrote your Unit 2 WRA I at the beginning of class today. This was the last assessment before your Midterm Report which is on Monday. After the WRA I, I wrote a few notes on the board to introduce some of the early stages of WWII in both Europe and the Pacific. We looked at the start of the war in the Pacific with the attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The Japanese were inspired by the successes of Nazi Germany in Europe, and they too had aspirations of establishing an empire in the Pacific so in late 1941 they began to attack two key holdings of rivals in the Pacific: the British colony of Hong Kong and the headquarters of the American Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor. These attacks were coordinated, with the Japanese attacking Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941 while attacking Hong Kong on the same day (it's December 8 in Hong Kong though). With the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States will formally enter WWII on the side of the Allies. After the break we watched an excerpt from the movie "Pearl Harbor". After watching the movie we watched a documentary on the internment of Japanese-Canadians after the attack on Pearl Harbor. I will also be posting a PowerPoint presentation on the wiki on the internment of Japanese-Canadians in WWII that I highly recommend that you read and study. I will put it up on the wiki under Unit 2 Presentations this afternoon. You have your Chapter 5-6 Test on Monday, please see the study guide below.

Chapter 5-6 Test Study Guide:

This test is on Monday, July 16th. The format of the test is matching and short answer. Please use this study guide to focus your review efforts. Study the following presentations:

• "The Road to War: Causes of World War I" (ppt)
• "Total War, Allied Victory, Paris Peace Conference" (ppt)
• "Ultranationalism in WWII: Germany, Italy and Japan" (ppt)

1. Study the following key concepts/key people/key events:

• Archduke Franz Ferdinand
• Triple Alliance
• Triple Entente
• the Black Hand
• Gavrillo Princip
• Tsar Nicholas II
• Kaiser Wilhelm II
• Battle of Tannenberg
• the Schlieffen Plan
• Plan 17
• General von Moltke
• Battle of the Marne
• Alsace and Lorraine
• total war
• Battle of Verdun
• Battle of the Somme
• the Brusilov Offensive
• sinking of the Lusitania
• the Zimmermann Telegram
• Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
• General Ludendorff
• Friedrich Ebert
• Paris Peace Conference
• David Lloyd George
• Woodrow Wilson
• Fourteen Points
• Georges Clemenceau
• Vittorio Orlando
• League of Nations
• plebiscites
• reparations
• collective security
• war debts
• Treaty of Versailles
• "war guilt clause"
• "Manchurian Incident"
• Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere
• expansionism
• Hirohito
• Hideki Tojo
• Benito Mussolini
• Adolf Hitler
• Kristallnacht
• the Nuremburg Laws
• any of the key concepts or key events in the Interwar Years booklet is also testable material

2. Look at what I have emphasized in class (Causes of WWI, nature of WWI, armistice, Paris Peace Conference, Treaty of Versailles, the Interwar Years, rise of ultranationalism in Germany, Italy and Japan): this will be the emphasis of the test, there are several topics in your textbook Chapters 5-6 that WILL NOT be on this test, especially if it is event that occurs AFTER the events listed above (so things like Canada's role in Afghanistan, and Arctic sovereignty won't be on the test)

3. Focus your review on the following big concepts:

• MAIN Causes of World War I
• the nature of World War I (trench warfare, stalemate, total war)
• the Paris Peace Conference (national interests in negotiating the treaties)
• Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points (links on the blog, under Social 20-1 Links, CHECK IT OUT)
• the Treaty of Versailles (terms of the Treaty of Versailles: GARGLe)
• Hitler's violation of the Treaty of Versailles (chronology)
• the Interwar Years (key events, study your Interwar Years booklet)
• the League of Nations (FAILURe of the League of Nations)
• ultranationalism in Germany, Japan and Italy
• failure of collective security (League of Nations) in Manchuria, Abyssinia, and the Spanish Civil War
• appeasement of Adolf Hitler (Munich Conference, Neville Chamberlain, a foreign policy response to ultranationalism)

July 12

Social 20-1

You got the results back for both the Unit 1 WRA I and the Unit 1 Final Exam. We went over the answers to the Focus Task in the "Making Peace" booklet on the perspectives/statements from Wilson, Clemenceau and Lloyd George. I went over the Unit 1 WRA I in a little bit more detail. I did a homework check on the Chapter 5 Key Terms and Questions, and you will get them back tomorrow. I gave you a booklet on the timeline of key events in the Interwar Years, which you will be tested on. We covered a lot of ground again today by looking at a video from the BBC 20th Century History series called "Make Germany Pay", and while you were watching this video you were to complete a video study guide sheet. I also taught you another mnemonic device to go along with the MAIN causes of World War I, and the terms of the Treaty of Versailles (GARGLe). The mnemonic for today was the FAILURe of the League of Nations. This is not to say that the League of Nations was completely unsuccessful, it did enjoy successes in negotiating settlements and agreements between lesser powers. The League did have great difficulty with aggressive nation-states that were engaging in expansionist foreign policies, namely Japan (in Manchuria in 1931), Italy (in Abyssinia in 1935) and Germany. We looked at the concept of appeasement as well today, and how political leaders in Britain (Neville Chamberlain) and France (Edouard Daladier) gave in to Hitler's demands repeatedly. We watched a video on appeasement from the BBC 20th Century History series called "Why Appeasement?", and then after the break we looked at some GCSE material with the booklet "Was Appeasement a Good Idea?". I then delivered a PowerPoint lecture on "Ultranationalism in Italy, Japan and Germany", which I will post on the wiki this afternoon in the Unit 2 Presentations section. A couple of reminders for tomorrow: your Chapter 6 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow, and you have your Unit 2 WRA I as well. Please remember that you have your Chapter 5-6 Test on Monday, please see the study guide below.

Chapter 5-6 Test Study Guide:

This test is on Monday, July 16th. The format of the test is matching and short answer. Please use this study guide to focus your review efforts. Study the following presentations:

• "The Road to War: Causes of World War I" (ppt)
• "Total War, Allied Victory, Paris Peace Conference" (ppt)
• "Ultranationalism in WWII: Germany, Italy and Japan" (ppt)

1. Study the following key concepts/key people/key events:

• Archduke Franz Ferdinand
• Triple Alliance
• Triple Entente
• the Black Hand
• Gavrillo Princip
• Tsar Nicholas II
• Kaiser Wilhelm II
• Battle of Tannenberg
• the Schlieffen Plan
• Plan 17
• General von Moltke
• Battle of the Marne
• Alsace and Lorraine
• total war
• Battle of Verdun
• Battle of the Somme
• the Brusilov Offensive
• sinking of the Lusitania
• the Zimmermann Telegram
• Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
• General Ludendorff
• Friedrich Ebert
• Paris Peace Conference
• David Lloyd George
• Woodrow Wilson
• Fourteen Points
• Georges Clemenceau
• Vittorio Orlando
• League of Nations
• plebiscites
• reparations
• collective security
• war debts
• Treaty of Versailles
• "war guilt clause"
• "Manchurian Incident"
• Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere
• expansionism
• Hirohito
• Hideki Tojo
• Benito Mussolini
• Adolf Hitler
• Kristallnacht
• the Nuremburg Laws
• any of the key concepts or key events in the Interwar Years booklet is also testable material

2. Look at what I have emphasized in class (Causes of WWI, nature of WWI, armistice, Paris Peace Conference, Treaty of Versailles, the Interwar Years, rise of ultranationalism in Germany, Italy and Japan): this will be the emphasis of the test, there are several topics in your textbook Chapters 5-6 that WILL NOT be on this test, especially if it is event that occurs AFTER the events listed above (so things like Canada's role in Afghanistan, and Arctic sovereignty won't be on the test)

3. Focus your review on the following big concepts:

• MAIN Causes of World War I
• the nature of World War I (trench warfare, stalemate, total war)
• the Paris Peace Conference (national interests in negotiating the treaties)
• Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points (links on the blog, under Social 20-1 Links, CHECK IT OUT)
• the Treaty of Versailles (terms of the Treaty of Versailles: GARGLe)
• Hitler's violation of the Treaty of Versailles (chronology)
• the Interwar Years (key events, study your Interwar Years booklet)
• the League of Nations (FAILURe of the League of Nations)
• ultranationalism in Germany, Japan and Italy
• failure of collective security (League of Nations) in Manchuria, Abyssinia, and the Spanish Civil War
• appeasement of Adolf Hitler (Munich Conference, Neville Chamberlain, a foreign policy response to ultranationalism)

July 11

Social 20-1

I went through a PowerPoint lecture today on the "Allied Victory in WWI and the Paris Peace Conference". This PowerPoint presentation has already been loaded on to the wiki under Unit 2 Presentations. Make sure that you know the terms of the Treaty of Versailles (GARGLe) and the key players at the Paris Peace Conference (Wilson, Lloyd George, Clemenceau and Orlando) and what their goals and objectives were at Versailles. We also watched the A & E Biography of Hitler called "The Fatal Attraction of Adolf Hitler". You also wrote your Unit 1 Final Exam today, and you'll get the results of this exam back tomorrow. I gave you a booklet today called "Making Peace", please make sure that you finish the Focus Task at the back of the booklet along with your Chapter 5 Key Terms and Questions, both are due tomorrow. Your Chapter 6 Key Terms and Questions are due on Friday. Your Unit 2 WRA I is on Friday as well. Please remember that your Chapter 5-6 Test is on Monday, please see the study guide below.

Chapter 5-6 Test Study Guide:

This test is on Monday, July 16th. The format of the test is matching and short answer. Please use this study guide to focus your review efforts. Study the following presentations:

• "The Road to War: Causes of World War I" (ppt)
• "Total War, Allied Victory, Paris Peace Conference" (ppt)
• "Ultranationalism in WWII: Germany, Italy and Japan" (ppt) (this will be delivered in class this week)

1. Study the following key concepts/key people/key events:

• Archduke Franz Ferdinand
• Triple Alliance
• Triple Entente
• the Black Hand
• Gavrillo Princip
• Tsar Nicholas II
• Kaiser Wilhelm II
• Battle of Tannenberg
• the Schlieffen Plan
• Plan 17
• General von Moltke
• Battle of the Marne
• Alsace and Lorraine
• total war
• Battle of Verdun
• Battle of the Somme
• the Brusilov Offensive
• sinking of the Lusitania
• the Zimmermann Telegram
• Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
• General Ludendorff
• Friedrich Ebert
• Paris Peace Conference
• David Lloyd George
• Woodrow Wilson
• Fourteen Points
• Georges Clemenceau
• Vittorio Orlando
• League of Nations
• plebiscites
• reparations
• collective security
• war debts
• Treaty of Versailles
• "war guilt clause"
• "Manchurian Incident"
• Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere
• expansionism
• Hirohito
• Hideki Tojo
• Benito Mussolini
• Adolf Hitler
• Kristallnacht
• the Nuremburg Laws
• any of the key concepts or key events in the Interwar Years booklet is also testable material

2. Look at what I have emphasized in class (Causes of WWI, nature of WWI, armistice, Paris Peace Conference, Treaty of Versailles, the Interwar Years, rise of ultranationalism in Germany, Italy and Japan): this will be the emphasis of the test, there are several topics in your textbook Chapters 5-6 that WILL NOT be on this test, especially if it is event that occurs AFTER the events listed above (so things like Canada's role in Afghanistan, and Arctic sovereignty won't be on the test)
3. Focus your review on the following big concepts:

• MAIN Causes of World War I
• the nature of World War I (trench warfare, stalemate, total war)
• the Paris Peace Conference (national interests in negotiating the treaties)
• Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points (links on the blog, under Social 20-1 Links, CHECK IT OUT)
• the Treaty of Versailles (terms of the Treaty of Versailles: GARGLe)
• Hitler's violation of the Treaty of Versailles (chronology)
• the Interwar Years (key events, study your Interwar Years booklet)
• the League of Nations (FAILURe of the League of Nations)
• ultranationalism in Germany, Japan and Italy
• failure of collective security (League of Nations) in Manchuria, Abyssinia, and the Spanish Civil War
• appeasement of Adolf Hitler (Munich Conference, Neville Chamberlain, a foreign policy response to ultranationalism)

July 10

Social 20-1

You wrote your Unit 1 WRA I for the first hour of today's class. We then went into a simulation of a fictional peace conference prior to the outbreak of World War I. After the break we watched a video from the BBC series "Days That Shook the World" on the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. After the video, I read to you a humorous article called "If World War I Were a Barfight". I will post a reading on the wiki on Canada's role in WWI. I gave you the Unit 2 Worksheet, the Chapter 5 Key Terms and Questions are due on Thursday. Please remember that you have your Unit 1 Final Exam tomorrow, please see the study guide below.

Social 20-1 Unit 1 Final Exam Study Guide:

You will be writing your Unit 1 Final Exam on Wednesday, July 11th. It is 75 multiple choice questions. Make sure that you have read Chapters 1-4 in Exploring Nationalism. Please make sure that you know the key concepts from Unit 1 (see below). Also review the PowerPoint presentations that you should have in your notes. They are also on the wiki under Unit 1 Presentations. These are the presentations that you should review:

1. Nation and Identity
2. The French Revolution
3. The Napoleonic Era
4. Contending Loyalties

Know the key concepts from the Unit 1 Worksheet (a lot of them have been defined on the wiki by your classmates, check under Unit 1 Key Terms). If you know the key concepts you'll be able apply them to test.

• nation
• nation-state
• nationalism
• patriotism
• self-determination
• sovereignty
• sovereign
• civic nation
• civic nationalism
• ethnic nationalism
• collective consciousness
• French Revolution
• Estates-General
• Louis XVI
• First Estate
• Second Estate
• Third Estate
• cahiers de doléances
• Ancien Régime
• bourgeoisie
• feudal system
• philosophes
• Declaration of the Rights of Man
• National Assembly
• Tennis Court Oath
• constitutional monarchy
• Jacobins
• Girondins
• National Convention
• levée en masse
• Robespierre
• Danton
• Marat
• Reign of Terror
• Napoleon
• Napoleonic Code
• Continental System
• contending loyalties
• cultural pluralism
• reasonable accommodation
• sovereignists
• federalists
• royal commission
• expressions of nationalism
• non-nationalist loyalty
• alienation
• segregation

July 9

Social 20-1

You wrote your Chapter 3-4 Test today, you'll get the results tomorrow in class. I went through how to write a WRA I three source analysis assignment today. Please check out the resources on the wiki for more information about how to write a WRA I. We started Unit 2 material today by looking at the "Causes of WWI". I will finish this PowerPoint lecture off tomorrow. We also watched segments of two videos from the CBS World War I series, one called "Doomed Dynasties" and the other "The Clash of the Generals". We'll continue our examination of World War I tomorrow, after you write your Unit 1 WRA I. Please remember that you have your Unit 1 Final Exam on Wednesday, please see the study guide below.

Social 20-1 Unit 1 Final Exam Study Guide:

You will be writing your Unit 1 Final Exam on Wednesday, July 11th. It is 75 multiple choice questions. Make sure that you have read Chapters 1-4 in Exploring Nationalism. Please make sure that you know the key concepts from Unit 1 (see below). Also review the PowerPoint presentations that you should have in your notes. They are also on the wiki under Unit 1 Presentations. These are the presentations that you should review:

1. Nation and Identity
2. The French Revolution
3. The Napoleonic Era
4. Contending Loyalties

Know the key concepts from the Unit 1 Worksheet (a lot of them have been defined on the wiki by your classmates, check under Unit 1 Key Terms). If you know the key concepts you'll be able apply them to test.

• nation
• nation-state
• nationalism
• patriotism
• self-determination
• sovereignty
• sovereign
• civic nation
• civic nationalism
• ethnic nationalism
• collective consciousness
• French Revolution
• Estates-General
• Louis XVI
• First Estate
• Second Estate
• Third Estate
• cahiers de doléances
• Ancien Régime
• bourgeoisie
• feudal system
• philosophes
• Declaration of the Rights of Man
• National Assembly
• Tennis Court Oath
• constitutional monarchy
• Jacobins
• Girondins
• National Convention
• levée en masse
• Robespierre
• Danton
• Marat
• Reign of Terror
• Napoleon
• Napoleonic Code
• Continental System
• contending loyalties
• cultural pluralism
• reasonable accommodation
• sovereignists
• federalists
• royal commission
• expressions of nationalism
• non-nationalist loyalty
• alienation
• segregation

July 6

Social 20-1

Today was a busy class. We watched a video from the History's Turning Points series on Napoleon's invasion of Russia, and then I proceeded into a PowerPoint lecture on material from Chapter 3-4 in your textbook. The "Contending Loyalties" PowerPoint has already been posted on the wiki. After the break you wrote your Chapter 1-2 Test. You'll get the results of this test back on Monday. Your Chapter 3 and 4 Key Terms and Questions are due on Monday. You will also be writing your Chapter 3-4 Test on Monday as well, please see the study guide below. Next week will be a busy week with lots of tests and writing assignments.

Upcoming Important Dates:

• Chapter 3-4 Test is on Monday, July 9th (see study guide below)
• Unit 1 WRA I (3 Source Analysis) is on Tuesday, July 10th
• Unit 1 Final Exam is on Wednesday, July 11th (see study guide below)
• Unit 2 WRA I is on Friday, July 13th

Chapters 3-4 Test Study Guide:

This quiz will be on Monday, July 9th. It will consist of a matching section (10 key concepts) and a short answer section.

• make sure that you study the PowerPoint presentation "Contending Loyalties"
• make sure that you have read Chapters 3 and 4 (it is all testable material)
• know the key concepts/key terms from Chapters 3 and 4 (please see the Unit 1 Worksheet for these)
• study your answers to the Chapter 3 and 4 questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet (all could potentially be on the quiz)

Social 20-1 Unit 1 Final Exam Study Guide:

You will be writing your Unit 1 Final Exam on Wednesday, July 11th. It is 75 multiple choice questions. Make sure that you have read Chapters 1-4 in Exploring Nationalism. Please make sure that you know the key concepts from Unit 1 (see below). Also review the PowerPoint presentations that you should have in your notes. They are also on the wiki under Unit 1 Presentations. These are the presentations that you should review:

1. Nation and Identity
2. The French Revolution
3. The Napoleonic Era
4. Contending Loyalties

Know the key concepts from the Unit 1 Worksheet (a lot of them have been defined on the wiki by your classmates, check under Unit 1 Key Terms). If you know the key concepts you'll be able apply them to test.

• nation
• nation-state
• nationalism
• patriotism
• self-determination
• sovereignty
• sovereign
• civic nation
• civic nationalism
• ethnic nationalism
• collective consciousness
• French Revolution
• Estates-General
• Louis XVI
• First Estate
• Second Estate
• Third Estate
• cahiers de doléances
• Ancien Régime
• bourgeoisie
• feudal system
• philosophes
• Declaration of the Rights of Man
• National Assembly
• Tennis Court Oath
• constitutional monarchy
• Jacobins
• Girondins
• National Convention
• levée en masse
• Robespierre
• Danton
• Marat
• Reign of Terror
• Napoleon
• Napoleonic Code
• Continental System
• contending loyalties
• cultural pluralism
• reasonable accommodation
• sovereignists
• federalists
• royal commission
• expressions of nationalism
• non-nationalist loyalty
• alienation
• segregation

July 5

Social 20-1

We watched a video from the History Channel on the French Revolution today, and then I went through a PowerPoint lecture on the Napoleonic Age. I have posted the Napoleonic Age PowerPoint on the wiki already under Unit 1 Presentations. I did a homework check on the Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions as well. Your Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions are due on Monday. you have your Chapter 1-2 Test tomorrow, please use the following study guide to help focus your review.

Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide:

This test will be on Friday, July 6th. The test has a matching section and a short answer section.

•  Make sure that you have read both Chapter 1-2 from your textbook Exploring Nationalism 
•  Study Chapter 1-2 Key Terms from the Unit 1 Worksheet (this will be what makes up the matching section of your test) 
•  Study your answers to the questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet for Chapter 1-2 (short answer section questions come from this part of the worksheets): be able to answer questions about the differences between civic nationalism and ethnic nationalism, the different understandings of nation, the causes of the French Revolution, and the domestic achievements of Napoleon Bonaparte, among others.  
•  Study the following PowerPoint presentations: "Nation and Identity" (Chapter 1 material + supplementary material)
•  "The French Revolution" (Chapter 2 material + supplementary material)
•  "The Napoleonic Age" (Chapter 2 material + supplementary material; you can find this on the wiki, and I will go through in class in the next couple of days)

July 4

Social 20-1

We covered a lot of ground today. We started the class by looking at the Enlightenment. I have posted this PowerPoint lecture on the Social 20-1 wiki already in the Unit 1 Presentations section. you should have been taking notes during this lecture. I also went through a lecture on the French Revolution as well. We'll be watching a video on the French Revolution tomorrow, so we're not completely finished with this topic yet. We'll be getting into the Napoleonic era tomorrow in all likelihood. I did a homework check on your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions today. Your. Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow. Please remember that you have your Chapter 1-2 Test on Friday. As promised, here is the study guide for that test:

CHAPTER 1-2 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test will be on Friday, July 6th. The test has a matching section and a short answer section.

• Make sure that you have read both Chapter 1-2 from your textbook Exploring Nationalism
• Study Chapter 1-2 Key Terms from the Unit 1 Worksheet (this will be what makes up the matching section of your test)
• Study your answers to the questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet for Chapter 1-2 (short answer section questions come from this part of the worksheets)

Study the following PowerPoint presentations:

• "Nation and Identity" (Chapter 1 material + supplementary material)
• "Shaping Nationalism: The French Revolution" (Chapter 2 material + supplementary material)
• "The Napoleonic Age" (Chapter 2 material + supplementary material; you can find this on the wiki, and I will go through in class in the next couple of days)

July 3

Social 20-1

Welcome to Summer School! I will be teaching you Social Studies 20-1 for the next month. You should have all received an invitation to the course wiki by now, so please let me know if you are unable to access the wiki as it has important handouts, presentations, and information that you need in order to be successful in the course. Social 20-1 is an academically demanding course, we will be moving through material very quickly, so if there is something that you don't understand, ask questions. I will be updating the Social 20-1 tab above to reflect new deadlines for the Summer School version of the course. I went through a fair bit of material today, by going through the "Nation and Identity" PowerPoint presentation. This lecture is available for download on the wiki, or you can listen to the lecture again if you wish. The Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow, and most of you would have finished these in class. Anytime you have an opportunity to move ahead with the Unit 1 Worksheet, do so. You also have a friendly letter assignment due tomorrow as well. Tomorrow we will look at the Enlightenment and start our examination of the French Revolution. Please have a look at my classroom rules, and rules for posting on the blog below. See you tomorrow.

Classroom Rules/Expectations of Behavior:

I think that I have very simple, straight-forward classroom rules and expectations. I will be discussing these in class tomorrow, but here's a quick recap:

• Please be on-task during classroom time (visit later)
• No cell phones (as per school policy; unless otherwise instructed); if your parents really need to get in touch with you, they should call the office. Please don't bring cell phones to class, or if you do, please remember to turn them off!
• Please don't listen to music on MP3 players or iPods during class time, unless I have given you permission to do so.
• Be polite. You should be listening during class lectures or when your classmates have questions to ask (you might have some of the same questions).
• Be on time. If you are late, please enter the classroom quietly and apologize for being late. If the door is locked, I have started the lecture or there is a class presentation in progress; I will open the door and let you in as soon as possible.
• Clean up after yourselves. Please don't leave garbage on the floor. I like my classroom fairly neat and tidy.
• Don't bring junk food to class. Healthy snacks only. Or you could always wait until lunchtime.
• You may chew gum in class on the following conditions: don't chew like a cow, I don't want to see the gum or hear you chewing it, that's just gross.
• Late assignments: 10% is deducted for every day an assignment is late. If you have an excused absence, then there is some flexibility with this rule.
• Please make sure that a parent or guardian calls the school to have absences excused. If you miss a test due to an unexcused absence you will be assigned a mark of "zero".
• I will be contacting parent/guardians if you have unexcused absences.
• Please adhere to the school's academic honesty policy which is on the back of your course outlines.
• It is Summer School: you are NOT allowed to take holidays or time off between July 3rd and July 31st. Every day of Summer School is the equivalent of 4-5 regular school days. If you were to miss a week of classes, it would be the same as missing 25-30 classes.

Posting on the Blog:

Here are some simple rules that I have established for using the blog, and some other informational items:

• Please post on the blog anonymously.\
• If you feel the need to identify yourself, or clarify which grade you're in, please use your initials and your class and section (for example, K.G. in Social 20-3).
• Some of you may have your own Blogger accounts. Please don't post on this blog using your Blogger ID, otherwise you may have people visiting your blog that you may not want to see what you're posting.
• Please be courteous, polite and respectful when posting comments on the blog. Don't be rude to your classmates on the blog.
• Please be patient with my response time.
• Please post comments and questions on the blog prior to 10 p.m.
• Between 6-8 p.m. I am usually not online.
• Please do not post links to questionable materials.
• Inappropriate comments will be deleted. Please don't do this, it's a waste of my time, I could be doing more productive things, like answering questions that you may have

June 18

IB 20

I have finished marking your Paper 2 essays, so you can swing by Room 111 to pick them up any time during exam break. Also, outside of my room I have posted IB 20 History marks. These are your marks heading into the tomorrow's final exam. The final exam counts for 20% of your final mark, so the posted marks can change. Also, after the final exam, marks will be standardized.

June 13

IB 30/35

You wrote your Social 30-1 Part A today. Hopefully you are happy with the WRA I and WRA II. The next challenge is preparing for Part B, the multiple choice part of the exam. If you want to take some practice tests, please drop in to Room 111 between 8:30 am and 3:00 pm (I have a lunch break in there too) to try your hand at some past Diploma Exam multiple choice questions.

June 11

IB 30/35

Last day of class. Please remember the important dates for your Social 30-1 Diploma Exam:

• Social Studies 30-1 Part A is on Wednesday, June 13th from 9am to 12 pm
• Social Studies 30-1 Part B is on Tuesday, June 19th from 9 am to 11 am in the Main Gym

I am supervising sequestered students tomorrow in the Main Theatre for the English Diploma Exam but after that if you want to come and see me and ask me questions by all means you can find me in Room 111. I would still really love to have you all sign my black yearbook (some of you didn't get a chance to sign it today). You can also drop in after you write your Part A to test yourself against past Diploma exam multiple choice questions (old Social 30 questions).

IB 20

Lots of "housekeeping items" to take care of on the last day of class. I gave back some marked assignments, and homework assignments as well. I will have your Paper 2 essays marked before June 19th. You will be writing the Final Exam on Tuesday, June 19th from 1-3 pm in the Auxiliary Gym. The final exam is 100 multiple choice questions, with questions from all 8 units this year. If you missed class today, you might want to get the exam "blueprint" from a classmate. This exam will account for 20% of your final mark in IB 20. STUDY!!

June 8

IB 30/35

We covered the concept of illiberalism today with a film study of a very useful case study of illiberal action in a democratic society: the FLQ Crisis of 1970. As you watched today's film you should have completed the film study worksheet. Make sure that you have complete answers to the worksheet! On the wiki under Unit 3 you will find notes on the Emergencies Act, the Anti-Terrorism Act and the USA PATRIOT Act. These are all useful examples. I also posted an op-ed piece from the Edmonton Journal on the post-9/11 "war on terror" and how it is linked the curtailing civil liberties that might be worth a read. Please study this weekend! I also posted essay outlines and more importantly sample essays on the wiki under Diploma Exam Review. This is very important! These sample essays will give you ideas of case studies and evidence for your own essays.

IB 20

All of today's class was spent with TOK presentations on the moral dilemmas that were introduced in yesterday's class. If you were away when the groups were assigned, you need to go to the IB 20 wiki this weekend, choose a moral dilemma and write a response to one of the moral dilemmas and hand it in on Monday. You can find the moral dilemmas on the wiki under TOK, along with an introduction to TOK PowerPoint presentation. Your Canadian and American comparative government assignment was also due today. If you forgot to hand it in, please send it to me by e-mail. Your IA planning booklets are due on Monday, June 11.

June 7

IB 20

After the fire drill we started looking at TOK. I delivered a short PowerPoint presentation on TOK, and then broke you into small groups so you could receive a moral dilemma. Each group will do a TOK presentation on their moral dilemma in class tomorrow. The presentations are to be no longer than 5 minutes. Make sure that your presentations address the questions at the end of each moral dilemma. You must also address the WOKs in your responses to the questions, and how the WOKs impact the situation. You must also create and come up with some critical questions that you would ask the class about the situation. These critical questions will later be referred to as Knowledge Issues. The format for the presentation could be PowerPoint, Prezi, overhead, skit, or a combination of these methods of presentation. Please remember that your Comparative Government Assignment is due tomorrow.

IB 30/35

You wrote your Trial Diploma Exam today, which took most of the period. Please make sure that you look at the Unit 3 documents on the wiki that pertain to restrictions of civil liberties, for example: the October Crisis, the Emergencies Act, the Anti-Terrorism Act, and the USA PATRIOT Act. We'll be looking at the FLQ Crisis tomorrow.

June 6

IB 20

You wrote a short quiz today on the Canadian and American political systems. Please remember that your comparative government assignment is due on Friday. I finished the "American Expansionism" PowerPoint presentation today and we had an opportunity to watch a segment from the "Story of Us" series on Western expansion. I also talked a little bit about your Final Exam and gave you some tips for studying.

IB 30/35

We focused on the major writing assignment on the Social Studies Diploma Exam today, the WRA II. I went through some essay outlines, and I have posted them on the wiki along with some others. I have also posted some sample essays as well. You can find these sample essays on the wiki on the Diploma Exam Review page. It is HIGHLY recommended that you check them out. I also recommend that you look at my previous post (scroll down to find it) that gave you links to Samples of Student Writing that are published by the Alberta Government. You have your Trial Diploma Exam tomorrow.

June 5

IB 30/35

We wrote a couple of weekly quizzes at the beginning of class, and then we did some small group brainstorming around a sample WRA I assignment. The WRA I had an economics theme to it, and had different perspectives on the degree to which government should be involved in the economy. The first source (the Reagan quote) lent itself to breaking the quote into three different parts and then you launch into a neo-conservative critique of Keynesian economics. The second source was maybe open to more interpretation, but it seemed that the cartoonist was advocating for government intervention in the economy to "prime the pump". Make sure that you always use STICS for cartoon interpretation. The third source was from a modern liberal perspective on trickle down economics, so it was critical of supply side economics and its approach and would advocate for an interventionist approach. Clearly, Source 1 and Source 2 did not share perspectives on the degree to which government should intervene in the economy whereas you could make the argument that Source 2 and 3 shared a common perspective. Tomorrow we'll look at WRA II preparation. Please remember that you are writing a Trial Diploma Exam on Thursday. I've posted a Social 30-1 Diploma Exam Study Guide on the wiki under Diploma Exam Review, I strongly recommend that you use it for review purposes.

IB 20

We watched a video from the United States History series entitled "Expansionism", which you should have taken notes from. I also started a PowerPoint lecture on American Expansionism, which I will finish tomorrow in all likelihood. We should finish this topic up tomorrow so we can proceed to do some TOK before the end of the semester.