March 20

Social 30-1

All of today's class was spent writing your Market and Mixed Economies Test. You will get the results of this test back tomorrow. Your Chapter 5 Key Terms are due tomorrow. Your Chapter 5 Questions will be due on Tuesday, April 2nd. You'll have an Economic Systems Exam on Thursday, April 4th. Please see the study guide below.

Economic Systems Exam Study Guide:

This is a comprehensive exam that covers all of the major economic systems: market economy, mixed economy, and command economy. It is 70 multiple choice questions. This exam will be administered on Thursday, April 4th.

• Chapters 3-6 in Perspectives on Ideology
• study the applicable PowerPoint presentations that I have sent you for Unit 2
• In Chapter 5, just focus on the Soviet Union, and left-wing of economic spectrum (command economy), we haven't covered aspects of dictatorships or Nazism yet (the techniques of dictatorship and fascism will be on a Chapter 5 Test)
• please see the summary notes from the Ideologies textbook: Chapter 7 (Private Enterprise)
• supply-side economics
• boom and bust cycle/business cycle
• laws of supply and demand, Adam Smith, invisible hand, market forces
  self-interest, consumer sovereignty, competition, private ownership, profit motive
• basic economic problems/questions
• advantages/disadvantages of the market economy
• causes of the Great Depression
• FDR and the New Deal
• please see summary notes from the Ideologies textbook on the Mixed Economy Case Studies #14 (Sweden) and #15 (Canada), #16 (Japan), #17 (Fascism and Nazism)
• also see the Democratic Socialism booklet on Sweden (indicative planning, "cradle to the grave" economics)
• characteristics of a mixed economy
• nationalization
• privatization
• democratic socialism
• welfare capitalism
• Keynesian economics
• the business cycle and fiscal and monetary policies (study all of the notes I gave you and the booklet that I gave you)
• demand-side economics
• neo-conservatives
• monetarism
• trickle down economics
• supply-side economics
• Thatcherism and Reaganomics
• Milton Friedman
• Friedrich Hayek
• how Keynesian economics deals with a recession (remember "the percolator": increase circulation of money reducing taxes, increase government spending on "make work" projects, and reduce interest rates, which according to Keynesian economics is going increase demand for goods and services and lead to more money circulating in the economy)
• how supply-side economics deals with a recession (remember "trickle down coffee maker": government should stimulate the goods and services sector of the economy by reducing corporate and personal taxes, eventually benefits will "trickle down" to the middle class and working class, make connections between supply-side economics and laissez faire economics/classical liberalism)
• advantages and disadvantages of a mixed economy
• neo-conservative criticism of government intervention
• characteristics of a centrally planned economy
• advantages and disadvantages of a centrally planned economy
• Marx notes (sent by e-mail)
• Lenin notes (sent by e-mail)
• establishment of the Soviet Union
• Soviet economic system (top-down decision-making process)
• Lenin's War Communism and the New Economic Policy
• "Stalin and the Modernization of Russia" (see film notes)
• Stalin notes (sent by e-mail)
• "Changes to Soviet Society After Stalin" notes (this bridges the gap between Stalin and Gorbachev)
• Gorbachev to Collapse Notes
• Economic Planning in the USSR (you still need to get these notes)

Social 20-1

Most of today's class was spent writing the Unit 2 WRA I. Your Chapter 6 Key Terms and Questions will be due on Tuesday, April 2nd. I returned your Chapter 5 Key Terms and Questions today. You will be writing your Chapter 5-6 Test on Monday, April 8th. Please see the study guide below.

Chapter 5-6 Test Study Guide:

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 Nuremberg 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; order of events that violated the terms of the Treaty of Versailles)
• 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)

IB 30/35

Most of today's class was spent writing your Cold War Exam. You will get the results of this exam tomorrow. I also handed back some of your homework checked work and your WRA I on the Cold War.

March 19

IB 30/35

Most of today's class was spent watching the National Geographic documentary "Inside North Korea". The host of the documentary Lisa Ling used to be on "The View", and she has a show on the OWN network now. Interestingly enough, she has a younger sister named Laura Ling. Laura Ling and fellow journalist Euna Lee were detained in North Korea after they illegally crossed into North Korea from the People's Republic of China without a visa. They were tried and convicted, then subsequently pardoned after former US President Bill Clinton flew to North Korea to meet with Kim Jong-il personally.

Please make sure that you review for your Cold War Exam tonight. Please see the study guide for this exam below. This is test is tomorrow, Wednesday, March 20th.

Social 30-1 Cold War Unit Final Study Guide:

• make sure that you know all the Cold War concepts
  • deterrence
  • disarmament
  • isolationism
  • appeasement
  • collective security
  • direct confrontation
  • brinkmanship
  • containment
  • detente
  • collective intervention

Be able to define the following key concepts:

• superpower
• sphere of influence
• arms race
• Suez Canal War 1956
• brinkmanship
• Korean War
• Cold War
• decolonization
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• detente
• NATO
• collective security

know the chronology of events of the Cold War (study the Cold War timelines. Please check under Social 30-1 Links on the blog for links to the Cold War timelines)

know key events that we've emphasized in class (for example: Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War, Afghanistan) plus other key events from the timeline

know major arms reduction agreements (bilateral agreements and multilateral agreements), please study the notes that I gave you on this (detailed notes and the chart)

know about the formation of alliances (NATO, Warsaw Pact, SEATO, etc.) and the formation of "spheres of influence"

know examples of American intervention in their "backyard" (Western Hemisphere, notes package plus notes from the CNN video useful here)

anything that I gave you as a handout is testable material and should be reviewed!!

know how the Cold War ends and its results/consequences

Social 20-1

We finished off yesterday's GCSE's focus task on "Was Appeasement a Good Idea?" and moved on to look at the rise of ultranationalism in Germany, Italy and Japan. I will continue this lecture on Thursday. Please remember that you are writing a three source analysis on Unit 2 material. This Unit 2 WRA I will be on one of the following topics: causes of WWI, World War I itself or the Paris Peace Conference.

Social 30-1

I went through a PowerPoint lecture on "20th Century Rejections of Liberalism" today. I will be sending this presentation to you today. I also gave you a handout on the Soviet Economic System. Please review tonight for your Market and Mixed Economies Test. Please see the study guide below. This test is tomorrow, Wednesday, March 20th.

Market Economy and Mixed Economy Exam Study Guide:

• Chapters 3-4 and Chapter 6 in Perspectives on Ideology
• please see the summary notes from the Ideologies textbook: Chapter 7 (Private Enterprise)
• supply-side economics
• boom and bust cycle/business cycle
• laws of supply and demand, Adam Smith, invisible hand, market forces
  self-interest, consumer sovereignty, competition, private ownership, profit motive
• basic economic problems/questions
• advantages/disadvantages of the market economy
• causes of the Great Depression
• FDR and the New Deal
• please see summary notes from the Ideologies textbook on the Mixed Economy Case Studies #14 (Sweden) and #15 (Canada)
• nationalization
• democratic socialism
• welfare capitalism
• Keynesian economics
• the business cycle and fiscal and monetary policies (study all of the notes I gave you and the booklet that I gave you)
• demand-side economics
• neo-conservatives
• monetarism
• trickle down economics
• supply-side economics
• Thatcherism and Reaganomics
• Milton Friedman
• Friedrich Hayek
• how Keynesian economics deals with a recession (handout)
• how supply-side economics deals with a recession (handout)

Make sure that you review the following PowerPoint presentations:

• "The Development of Classical Liberalism"
• "Responding to Classical Liberalism"
• "The Evolution of Modern Liberalism"

March 18

IB 30/35

IB Diploma students attended a play in the school's theatre with their English classes, whereas the Certificate students all met in Room 111 and we played a Cold War review game. Please remember that you have a Cold War Exam on Wednesday, please see the study guide here (scroll down to find it).

Social 30-1

You watched an A & E Biography of Joseph Stalin today and completed a worksheet that went along with the documentary. You were also given some handouts on the Soviet Economy. Your Market and Mixed Economies Test is on Wednesday, please see the study guide here (scroll down to find it).

Social 20-1

I missed a bit of today's class today because I had a meeting downtown. You were given some notes on the rise to power of Adolf Hitler. You then watched a video from the BBC 20th Century History series called "Why Appeasement?" I also gave you a reading booklet with GCSE material called "Was Appeasement a Good Idea?" You'll get some class time to go over this activity. On Wednesday you have a Unit 2 WRA I, review the notes you have on how to write a three source analysis assignment.

March 15

IB 30/35

We finished off the CNN Cold War series today. The episode was called "Conclusions" and it covered the fall of communism and implications for the future. As you saw in the video, communism ended with a whimper, not a bang in most Eastern European countries and the USSR. In Romania there was a popular uprising with about 1,000 people being killed, but in other Eastern bloc countries in the transition away from communism was mostly peaceful. Towards the end of the Cold War, the Soviet Union was experiencing economic hardship due in part to military spending, which led Gorbachev to enter into arms reduction talks more readily. Gorbachev's policies of perestroika and glasnost had the effect of helping change occur more rapidly in the USSR. Unfortunately for Gorbachev and the CPSU, there was no way to control the changes to Soviet society and its citizens that occurred as a result of the introduction of these reform measures. On Monday, many of you will be attending a play in the school's theatre as part of your English IB class. Certificate students from Mr. Johnson's class and ours will meet in Room 111 for some fun and games. Please remember that you have your Cold War Unit Exam on Wednesday, March 20th. Please see the study guide for this exam below.  

Social 30-1 Cold War Unit Final Study Guide:

• make sure that you know all the Cold War concepts
• deterrence
• disarmament
• isolationism
• appeasement
• collective security
• direct confrontation
• brinkmanship
• containment
• detente
• collective intervention
Be able to define the following key concepts:

• superpower
• sphere of influence
• arms race
• Suez Canal War 1956
• brinkmanship
• Korean War
• Cold War
• decolonization
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• detente
• NATO
• collective security
• know the chronology of events of the Cold War (study the Cold War timelines. Please check under Social 30-1 Links on the blog for links to the Cold War timelines)
• know key events that we've emphasized in class (for example: Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War, Afghanistan) plus other key events from the timeline
• know major arms reduction agreements (bilateral agreements and multilateral agreements), please study the notes that I gave you on this (detailed notes and the chart)
• know about the formation of alliances (NATO, Warsaw Pact, SEATO, etc.) and the formation of "spheres of influence"
• know examples of American intervention in their "backyard" (Western Hemisphere, notes package plus notes from the CNN video useful here)
• anything that I gave you as a handout is testable material and should be reviewed!!
• know how the Cold War ends and its results/consequences

Social 30-1

We reviewed private enterprise and supply side economics today, as well as the basic economic values associated with the economic systems. We will be starting to look at the command economy on Monday, so it will be helpful to review the Russian history notes that I am sending to you. We'll be using the USSR as our case study of a communist state that employed a centrally planned economy. Please remember that you have your Market and Mixed Economy Test on Wednesday, March 20th. Please see the study guide below.

Market Economy and Mixed Economy Exam Study Guide:

• Chapters 3-4 and Chapter 6 in Perspectives on Ideology
• please see the summary notes from the Ideologies textbook: Chapter 7 (Private Enterprise)
• supply-side economics
• boom and bust cycle/business cycle
• laws of supply and demand, Adam Smith, invisible hand, market forces
  self-interest, consumer sovereignty, competition, private ownership, profit motive
• basic economic problems/questions
• advantages/disadvantages of the market economy
• causes of the Great Depression
• FDR and the New Deal
• please see summary notes from the Ideologies textbook on the Mixed Economy Case Studies #14 (Sweden) and #15 (Canada)
• nationalization
• democratic socialism
• welfare capitalism
• Keynesian economics
• the business cycle and fiscal and monetary policies (study all of the notes I gave you and the booklet that I gave you)
• demand-side economics
• neo-conservatives
• monetarism
• trickle down economics
• supply-side economics
• Thatcherism and Reaganomics
• Milton Friedman
• Friedrich Hayek
• how Keynesian economics deals with a recession (handout)
• how supply-side economics deals with a recession (handout)

Make sure that you review the following PowerPoint presentations:

• "The Development of Classical Liberalism"
• "Responding to Classical Liberalism"
• "The Evolution of Modern Liberalism"

Social 20-1

We focused on the post-WWI desire of the Allied Powers to make Germany pay. We watched a video from the BBC 20th Century History series called "Make Germany Pay". As you watched this video you were to take notes on it on the worksheet that was provided. Next week we'll look at the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis again and look at the appeasement of Hitler by Western powers. On Wednesday, March 20th you will be writing a Unit 2 WRA I assignment. You will not be allowed to have any reference materials or notes on how to write these assignments out in front of you, so you should memorize how to write these types of assignments prior to Wednesday.

March 14

Social 20-1

I gave you a booklet today that is extremely important, it covers major events of the Interwar Years. Please make sure that you put a star on this booklet. Material from this booklet will be tested on your Unit 2 Final Exam, and Part B of the Final Exam in June. We also watched "The Fatal Attraction of Adolf Hitler" which covered the rise of Hitler to power in Germany. We will go over concepts and events covered in this documentary in the days to come. On Wednesday of next week (March 20th), you will be writing another WRA I three source analysis assignment. It will be on material that I have covered already in Unit 2.

Social 30-1

Most of today's class was spent writing your "Ideological Reaction to Industrialization Test". On Wednesday, March 20th you will be writing your Market Economy and Mixed Economy Test. Please see the study guide below.

Market Economy and Mixed Economy Exam Study Guide:

• Chapters 3-4 and Chapter 6 in Perspectives on Ideology
• please see the summary notes from the Ideologies textbook: Chapter 7 (Private Enterprise)
• supply-side economics
• boom and bust cycle/business cycle
• laws of supply and demand, Adam Smith, invisible hand, market forces
  self-interest, consumer sovereignty, competition, private ownership, profit motive
• basic economic problems/questions
• advantages/disadvantages of the market economy
• causes of the Great Depression
• FDR and the New Deal
• please see summary notes from the Ideologies textbook on the Mixed Economy Case Studies #14 (Sweden) and #15 (Canada)
• nationalization
• democratic socialism
• welfare capitalism
• Keynesian economics
• the business cycle and fiscal and monetary policies (study all of the notes I gave you and the booklet that I gave you)
• demand-side economics
• neo-conservatives
• monetarism
• trickle down economics
• supply-side economics
• Thatcherism and Reaganomics
• Milton Friedman
• Friedrich Hayek
• how Keynesian economics deals with a recession (handout)
• how supply-side economics deals with a recession (handout)

Make sure that you review the following PowerPoint presentations:

• "The Development of Classical Liberalism"
• "Responding to Classical Liberalism"
• "The Evolution of Modern Liberalism"

IB 30/35

Most of today's class was spent watching the CNN Cold War series video called "The Wall Comes Down". Most of the focus on this episode was on the breakdown of Eastern European governments in 1989, with the greatest emphasis on East Germany and Erich Honecker's government. On October 17, 1989 Honecker was voted out of the Politburo. The original crisis in East Germany had been caused in part over restrictions on travel. Egon Krenz's government started to make reforms for free travel for East Germans. Street demonstrations demanded more and more from Krenz's government. Many of the East German opposition members wanted Gorbachev-era inspired reforms such as glasnost and perestroika. In the end, a bureaucratic mistake led to East Berliners to mass outside of the gates to West Berlin because the East German government had said that travel restrictions had been lifted. East German border guards then allowed people to pass over to the West. The episode also touched on Poland's Solidarity movement under Lech Walesa, too.
On Wednesday, March 20th you will have a Cold War Unit Exam. Please see the study guide below. This test will be a Social 30-1 test and it will be all multiple choice test format.

Social 30-1 Cold War Unit Final Study Guide:

• make sure that you know all the Cold War concepts
• deterrence
• disarmament
• isolationism
• appeasement
• collective security
• direct confrontation
• brinkmanship
• containment
• detente
• collective intervention
Be able to define the following key concepts:

• superpower
• sphere of influence
• arms race
• Suez Canal War 1956
• brinkmanship
• Korean War
• Cold War
• decolonization
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• detente
• NATO
• collective security
• know the chronology of events of the Cold War (study timelines. Please check under Social 30-1 Links on the blog for links to the Cold War timelines)
• know key events that we've emphasized in class (for example: Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War, Afghanistan) plus other key events from the timeline
• know major arms reduction agreements (bilateral agreements and multilateral agreements), please study the notes that I gave you on this (detailed notes and the chart)
• know about the formation of alliances (NATO, Warsaw Pact, SEATO, etc.) and the formation of "spheres of influence"
• know examples of American intervention in their "backyard" (Western Hemisphere, notes package plus notes from the CNN video useful here)
• anything that I gave you as a handout is testable material and should be reviewed!!
• know how the Cold War ends and its results/consequences

March 12

Parent Student Teacher Interviews will be held on Wednesday, March 13th from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Social Studies department will be in the Main Gym. No appointments necessary.

IB 30/35

We got together with Mr. Johnson's class today to watch a video on the construction of the Berlin Wall. If you are a Diploma student, your TOK Essay is due today.

TOK Essay information:
You now have your personal user code and PIN to upload the TOK essay - you must upload the essay to the https://candidates.ibo.org website.

Social 20-1

We continued with the "Allied Victory in WWI and the Paris Peace Conference" PowerPoint lecture today. I have sent this PowerPoint presentation to you already. You also completed a GCSE "Making Peace" activity and we had time to go over the answers in class.

Social 30-1

You had the entire period to study for your Ideological Reaction to Industrialization Test, which is on Thursday, Please see the study guide below.

Ideological Reaction to Industrialization Test Study Guide:

This test is multiple choice format. This test is on Thursday, March 14th.

1. Please review material from these PowerPoint presentations:

• "The Development of Classical Liberalism"
• "Responding to Classical Liberalism"

2. Be familiar with key concepts introduced in Chapters 3 and 4.
3. The Industrial Revolution:

• understand fundamental economic, social and political changes that were caused by the Industrial Revolution
• understand the connection between the Agricultural Revolution and the Enclosure Acts and the Industrial Revolution
• understand the differences, advantages and disadvantages of the cottage system and the factory system

4. Review material in the "Philosophies of Industrialism" booklet
5. Key beliefs of the various ideologies (review the spectrums briefly); also review this material from the "Responding to Classical Liberalism" PowerPoint presentation:

• Adam Smith
• laissez faire economics/capitalism (key ideas)
• John Stuart Mill
• Karl Marx (key ideas and beliefs associated with Marx, Das Kapital, The Communist Manifesto, withering away of the state, dictatorship of the proletariat, view of history, etc. ) and Friedrich Engels (see "Philosophies of Industrialism" booklet)
• Edmund Burke and classical conservatism

6. Some questions may require you to make connections between this year's material and what you learned in 10-1 and 20-1 as well

March 11

IB 30/35

Most of today's class was spent writing a Social 30-1 WRA I assignment. You had 60 minutes to write it. We will continue with the Cold War tomorrow, by going back to Europe, and more specifically East and West Germany to examine the construction of the Berlin Wall and see how it contributed to Cold War tensions. We are nearing the end of our study of the Cold War. By Wednesday of next week we will be writing the Cold War Exam. A study guide for this exam will be posted on Wednesday of this week. Today's WRA I will not appear on the interim report card that goes home tomorrow. Diploma students: remember that you must submit your TOK Essay by March 12th.

TOK Essay information:

You now have your personal user code and PIN to upload the TOK essay - you must upload the essay to the https://candidates.ibo.org website



You have until the end of March 12 to do so.

Social 30-1

I went through a lecture today that corresponds to material in Chapter 4 and 6 called "The Evolution of Modern Liberalism". I will be sending this PowerPoint presentation to you this afternoon. During today's class I was talking about military spending and an Oreo cookie video that demonstrates U.S. military spending. Here is the link to this video. Please remember that you have your Ideological Reaction to Industrialization Test on Thursday, You can find the study guide for this test here.

Social 20-1

We watched a video from the BBC series "Days That Shook the World" , specifically the episode on "The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand". I also started a lecture on the "Allied Victory in WWI and the Paris Peace Conferences". I will continue this lecture tomorrow.

March 8

IB 30/35

We continued our examination of the Cold War by watching a video from the CNN Cold War series called "Soldiers of God" which deals with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. As you watched this video you were to take notes on it. If you missed class today you need to get these notes from a classmate. If you're a Diploma student you need to work on your TOK Essay this weekend. Use the resources on the wiki to help you write this essay. The TOK Essay must be submitted to the IB website by March 12th.

Social 30-1

You watched a couple of videos from the TV news magazine show 60 Minutes. One video was called "Dutch Treat" (Netherlands case study) and "Welfare a la Carte" (Norway case study). As you watched these videos you were to take notes on them. For the remainder of class time you given time to work on your Chapter 6 Key Terms and Questions. These key terms and questions are due on Monday. Please study for your Ideological Reaction to Industrialization Test, which is on Thursday, March 14th. Please use the study guide below.

Ideological Reaction to Industrialization Test Study Guide:

This test is multiple choice format. This test is on Thursday, March 14th.

1. Please review material from these PowerPoint presentations:

• "The Development of Classical Liberalism"
• "Responding to Classical Liberalism"

2. Be familiar with key concepts introduced in Chapters 3 and 4.
3. The Industrial Revolution:

• understand fundamental economic, social and political changes that were caused by the Industrial Revolution
• understand the connection between the Agricultural Revolution and the Enclosure Acts and the Industrial Revolution
• understand the differences, advantages and disadvantages of the cottage system and the factory system

4. Review material in the "Philosophies of Industrialism" booklet
5. Key beliefs of the various ideologies (review the spectrums briefly); also review this material from the "Responding to Classical Liberalism" PowerPoint presentation:

• Adam Smith
• laissez faire economics/capitalism (key ideas)
• John Stuart Mill
• Karl Marx (key ideas and beliefs associated with Marx, Das Kapital, The Communist Manifesto, withering away of the state, dictatorship of the proletariat, view of history, etc. ) and Friedrich Engels (see "Philosophies of Industrialism" booklet)
• Edmund Burke and classical conservatism

6. Some questions may require you to make connections between this year's material and what you learned in 10-1 and 20-1 as well

Social 20-1

We completed a fictitious World War I peace conference to try and resolve the tensions that we see after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Your Chapter 5 Key Terms and Questions are due on Tuesday.

March 7

Social 20-1

Most of today's class was spent writing your Unit 1 Final Exam. You will get the results back tomorrow. Please make sure that you read the "Causes of World War I" booklet before tomorrow's class. Read it, highlight it, and make notes/annotations to yourself on the booklet.

Social 30-1

You wrote an in-class analysis of a political cartoon in class today. Your Chapter 6 Key Terms and Questions are due on Monday. You had about half of today's class time to work on this assignment. Please remember that your Ideological Reaction to Industrialization Test is one week from today (Thursday, March 14th). Please see the study guide below.

Ideological Reaction to Industrialization Test Study Guide:

This test is multiple choice format. This test is on Thursday, March 14th.

1. Please review material from these PowerPoint presentations:

• "The Development of Classical Liberalism"
• "Responding to Classical Liberalism"

2. Be familiar with key concepts introduced in Chapters 3 and 4.
3. The Industrial Revolution:

• understand fundamental economic, social and political changes that were caused by the Industrial Revolution
• understand the connection between the Agricultural Revolution and the Enclosure Acts and the Industrial Revolution
• understand the differences, advantages and disadvantages of the cottage system and the factory system

4. Review material in the "Philosophies of Industrialism" booklet
5. Key beliefs of the various ideologies (review the spectrums briefly); also review this material from the "Responding to Classical Liberalism" PowerPoint presentation:

• Adam Smith
• laissez faire economics/capitalism (key ideas)
• John Stuart Mill
• Karl Marx (key ideas and beliefs associated with Marx, Das Kapital, The Communist Manifesto, withering away of the state, dictatorship of the proletariat, view of history, etc. ) and Friedrich Engels (see "Philosophies of Industrialism" booklet)
• Edmund Burke and classical conservatism

6. Some questions may require you to make connections between this year's material and what you learned in 10-1 and 20-1 as well

IB 30/35

We met in Room 121 for a change today. We watched another video from the CNN Cold War series, today's episode was called "Backyard" and dealt with American interventionism in Latin America throughout the Cold War. There were a lot of notes on this video, so if you missed class today, please get these notes from a classmate. We also went over how to write a Written Response Assignment I (WRA I), sometimes called a three source analysis assignment. You will be writing a WRA I in class on Monday covering a topic related to the Cold War. If you missed class today please get the handout that you missed. Tomorrow we'll be looking at Soviet Union's version of the Vietnam War, namely their intervention in Afghanistan and how the Americans worked against Soviet interests in the region by supplying the Mujahideen forces in Afghanistan through back channels.

March 6

Social 30-1

I went through the fiscal and monetary policy booklet with you today. I also gave you booklets of readings on mixed economies, democratic socialism, and Sweden: The Welfare State today. You must read all of these booklets, and complete the activities in the Sweden booklet for tomorrow. Tomorrow you will be writing an in-class cartoon analysis assignment, so get to class on time! Please see the study guide below for the Ideological Reaction to Industrialization Test.

Ideological Reaction to Industrialization Test Study Guide:

This test is multiple choice format. This test is on Thursday, March 11th.

1. Please review material from these PowerPoint presentations:

• "The Development of Classical Liberalism"
• "Responding to Classical Liberalism"

2. Be familiar with key concepts introduced in Chapters 3 and 4.
3. The Industrial Revolution:

• understand fundamental economic, social and political changes that were caused by the Industrial Revolution
• understand the connection between the Agricultural Revolution and the Enclosure Acts and the Industrial Revolution
• understand the differences, advantages and disadvantages of the cottage system and the factory system

4. Review material in the "Philosophies of Industrialism" booklet
5. Key beliefs of the various ideologies (review the spectrums briefly); also review this material from the "Responding to Classical Liberalism" PowerPoint presentation:

• Adam Smith
• laissez faire economics/capitalism (key ideas)
• John Stuart Mill
• Karl Marx (key ideas and beliefs associated with Marx, Das Kapital, The Communist Manifesto, withering away of the state, dictatorship of the proletariat, view of history, etc. ) and Friedrich Engels (see "Philosophies of Industrialism" booklet)
• Edmund Burke and classical conservatism

6. Some questions may require you to make connections between this year's material and what you learned in 10-1 and 20-1 as well

Social 20-1

You wrote your Chapter 3-4 Test today. Your Unit 1 Final Exam is tomorrow, please see the study guide here. You should have picked up a copy of the Unit 2 Worksheet. The Chapter 5 Key Terms and Questions will be due on Monday.

IB 30/35

We watched another video from the CNN Cold War series today called "MAD" (mutually assured destruction). I also showed the 1951 Civil Defense film "Duck and Cover".

March 5

IB 30/35

We watched "Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam" today. I think you could see techniques of the war clearly illustrated in this video and yesterday's excerpts from "Born on the Fourth of July". As unsettling as these two movies were you can see recruitment techniques, the fears of the times ("communism is all around us, they're moving in everywhere"), the techniques of warfare in Vietnam (how the war was fought: use of helicopters, dropping troops near villages, engaging the enemy/luring them out and then calling in air strikes) and the aftermath/impact that the war had on young men like Ron Kovic (issues of drug use, post-traumatic stress disorder). There was an event that was briefly mentioned in the film "Dear America" that I think deserves a little bit more attention since it helped sway American popular opinion against the war. I'm not talking about the Tet Offensive (although it failed militarily to achieve the goals that the Viet Cong wished, it did turn American public opinion), I'm referring to the My Lai Massacre. You can read more about this event here. Please visit the IB 30/35 wiki tonight, and edit the Vietnam War page (causes, courses, practices, events and results chart). You can find this page on the Collaborative Notes page. I have also shared this page with you, so there's no excuses! Changes due by Friday. GOOD!

As we will see, public support for the Vietnam War changes over time as more and more American soldiers are killed. We see a growth in the anti-Vietnam War demonstrations, and the media also played a role in the turn of popular opinion against the war. I REALLY recommend that you have a look at the this series of photographs from the Vietnam War era, pretty powerful imagery (make sure that you read the captions too). Here is a link to the NPR that explains the story behind the photograph below, definitely worth the time to read or listen to the podcast, and make sure that you look at the photo gallery of Eddie Adams' photographs of the Vietnam War.



There are certain iconic images associated with the Vietnam War. Here is another:

The above photograph is of Phan Thị Kim Phúc, O.Ont (born in 1963), she is a Vietnamese-Canadian best known as the child subject of a Pulitzer Prize winning photograph taken during the Vietnam War on June 8, 1972. The iconic photo taken in Trang Bang by AP photographer Nick Ut shows her at about age nine running naked on the street after being severely burned on her back by a South Vietnamese napalm attack. Contrary to popular myth, the US Air Force were not involved in the attack, and only two US troops were within 60 miles (97 km) of the scene, neither of whom had any say in the bombings. Still, it is a powerful image associated with the war.

Social 20-1

I gave you back your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions at the beginning of class. We watched a couple of videos from the CBS World War I series. Today's videos were "Clash of the Generals" and "The Trenches". I also gave you a reading booklet called "The Causes of World War I". Some parts of the booklet are dated since it was written in 1989, and it makes reference to the USSR, the Cold War and the division of Germany post-WWII. That having been said, it is well-written and very helpful. It is highly recommended that you have read this booklet PRIOR to Friday's class. You have a Chapter 3-4 Test tomorrow (please see the study guide here), and on Thursday you have your Unit 1 Final Exam (please see the study guide here).

Social 30-1

We finished off the "FDR and the New Deal" video at the beginning of class. I also did a homework check on the Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions today. I gave you a booklet on Analyzing Political Cartoons today. You're allowed to have this booklet out on Thursday when you write a cartoon analysis assignment. In Thursday's class there will be several political cartoons up on the board and you'll have to pick one to analyze.

March 4

IB 30/35

I returned your Paper 2 on Topic 5: The Cold War, which focused on the origins of the Cold War. Many of you wrote quite well, and included historiography on the origins from the Orthodox, revisionist and post-revisionist schools. We got back to looking at the Vietnam War by watching and excerpt from "Born on the Fourth of July".

Social 30-1

I returned your Unit 1 WRA II Essays today. Please see me in tutorial if you'd like to discuss your essays. We then watched a couple of videos from the BBC 20th Century History series called "Boom and Bust" and "FDR and the New Deal". You were to complete the film study sheet that went along with "Boom and Bust", and you were to take your notes on "FDR and the New Deal". Please check your e-mail tonight for a very important booklet on monetary and fiscal policy. I will go over the contents of this booklet with you on Wednesday.

Social 20-1

We continued to examine "The Causes of World War I" today. I will send this PowerPoint presentation to you this afternoon. We also watched a video from the CBS video series on World War I called "Doomed Dynasties". Please see the study guide for your Chapter 3-4 Test here, and the study guide for the Unit 1 Final Exam here. The Chapter 3-4 Test is on Wednesday, and the Unit 1 Final Exam is on Thursday. Please check your e-mail accounts for the WWI as a Bar Fight document and the PowerPoint presentation.

I mentioned this in class, so I thought that I would share a link to a website that discusses J.R.R. Tolkien's experiences in the Great War, and how that influenced his writing of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, specifically the Journey through the Dead Marshes. The Great War was also a time when some of our most famous Canadian landscape artists came to the forefront, I'm referring to the Group of Seven, of course. Can you see some similarities in the pictures that I'm posting below?














I guess my point is that art is based on personal experience, and these artists were heavily influenced by their experiences in the Great War.

March 1

IB 30/35

We finished off the TOK Presentations today. Please remember that your Vietnam War Assignment is due on Monday.

Social 30-1

We reviewed the business cycle and the Keynesian economic response at the various stages of the boom and bust cycle. We'll continue to build upon the concepts of monetary and fiscal policy next week. Your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions are due on Tuesday.  

Social 20-1

I did a homework check on the Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions at the beginning of class. We started Unit 2 material today by starting "The Causes of World War I". I will continue with this lecture on Monday. Please remember that you have your Chapter 3-4 Test Wednesday, March 6th (see the study guide here), and your Unit 1 Final Exam on Thursday, March 7th (see the study guide here).

February 28

Social 20-1

You wrote your Unit 1 WRA I today. I also did a homework check on your Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions. Your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow. Please see the study guides for the Chapter 3-4 Test and the Unit 1 Final Exam below.

Chapters 3-4 Test Study Guide:

This test will be on Wednesday, March 6th. 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 test)

Social 20-1 Unit 1 Final Exam Study Guide:

Your Unit 1 Final Exam is on Thursday, March 7th. 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. 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

Social 30-1

I did a homework check on your Philosophies of Industrialism work booklets today. I covered a few different concepts today, including: welfare capitalism, welfare state and the emergence of modern liberalism. We reviewed the business cycle and introduced what the Keynesian response would be at various stages of business cycle. You have a couple of readings on Keynesian economics to go over tonight. Your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions are due on Tuesday.

IB 30/35

We continued with TOK Group Presentations today. We should be able to finish off the TOK presentations tomorrow. Please be on time and ready to present (and be a good audience again tomorrow).

February 27

Social 30-1

I gave you a study booklet today called "Philosophies of Industrialism", which is due tomorrow. Your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions are due on Tuesday. You were given a work period today to complete the study booklet and complete your Chapter 4 work. Make sure that you have read Chapter 4!

Social 20-1

Today, I went over how to write a Written Response Assignment I (WRA I). You should have been taught how to write these assignments last year. You will write a WRA I tomorrow in class, and you'll have 60 minutes to do it. We did look at some practice sources today and practiced writing a response to a few sources as well. I did a homework check on your French Revolution DBA today. Please remember that your Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow (Thursday) and your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions are due on Friday. Please have a look at the Chapter 3-4 Test Study Guide below.

Chapters 3-4 Test Study Guide:

This test will be on Wednesday, March 6th. 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 test)

IB 30/35

Today was another TOK Group Presentation day. We will continue with TOK Presentations tomorrow.

February 26

IB 30/35

We saw two TOK Group Presentations today, and then you have the remaining 30 minutes to work on your Vietnam War Assignment.

Social 20-1

Since I've been piling a lot of work on you as of late, I felt that you might need a class period to complete some of the homework assignments that are due. Tomorrow, your French Revolution DBA assignment is due, on Thursday your Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions are due, then on Friday your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions are due. Tomorrow I will be reviewing how to write a WRA I three source analysis assignment, since you must complete one in Thursday's class. You have two other major assessments next week, with the Chapter 3-4 Test on Wednesday, March 6th and your Unit 1 Final Exam on March 7th.

Social 30-1

I went through a PowerPoint presentation today called "Responding to Classical Liberalism". While I was lecturing you were to complete a note-taking chart on content from the lecture. Please check your e-mail for this presentation this afternoon. As we can clearly see, during the Industrial Revolution many new ideologies emerged in reaction to classical liberalism. I gave you the remaining time to work your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions.

February 22

IB 30/35

You wrote your Paper 2 on the origins of the Cold War today. Please print off the Vietnam War Notes from the wiki this weekend. Make sure that you read, highlight and take notes on them. We're starting the Vietnam War on Monday. Of course, we also have TOK Group Presentations next week. Please have a look at the new documents that were posted on the wiki under the TOK, they should help out a lot on structuring your TOK essay.

Social 30-1

We did some review today on 19th and 20th century political spectrums, the economic-political grid, before we delved into new territory. We looked at some basic economics, looking at scarcity, basic economic values, and basic economic questions. Next week, we'll look at the business cycle. I did a homework check on the Chapter 3 Questions as well. Here's the video that we started watching in class on the Industrial Revolution:

Social 20-1

We had some group and class discussion time today. We covered the concepts of expressions of nationalism, and then we ranked the causes of the French Revolution. Next week, we'll be reviewing how to write a WRA I (3 source analysis writing assignment).

February 21

Social 20-1

You wrote your Chapter 1-2 Test today, which took the entire period. Please remember that your French Revolution DBA assignment is due on Wednesday, February 27th.

Social 30-1

I finished off the PowerPoint presentation called "The Development of Classical Liberalism", which I will send out this evening. The remainder of class time was spent working on the Chapter 3 Questions, which are due tomorrow. I did a homework check on your Chapter 3 Key Terms at the beginning of class.

IB 30/35

You wrote a quiz on the Cold War at the start of class. We finished watching the CNN Cold War series episode on Cuba (1959-1962) today. You will be writing a Paper 2 tomorrow on the origins of the Cold War.

February 20

Social 30-1

I did a homework check on "Sick Around the World" today at the beginning of class. We started looking at Unit 2 material, specifically "The Development of Classical Liberalism". We didn't finish this PowerPoint lecture today, but we will tomorrow. Your homework tonight is your Chapter 3 Key Terms, with the Chapter 3 Questions being due on Friday.

Social 20-1

I gave you back the results for the World Geography Test today. There are a few of you that haven't written this test yet, and you will have to complete it at a later date. I have sent to you the PowerPoint covering the Napoleonic Age, so check your e-mail for it. We watched a short video from the Turning Points of History series called "Napoleon's Invasion of Russia". I then gave you the remainder of class time to study for your Chapter 1-2 Test, which is tomorrow. Please find the study guide for this test here. Your French Revolution DBA assignment is due on Wednesday, February 27th.

IB 30/35

We continued looking at the A & E Biography on Fidel Castro, and finished watching it today. We then turned our attention towards other key players in the Cuban Missile Crisis by watching a video from the BBC 20th Century series called "Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Khrushchev". We also started the CNN Cold War series Episode 10 Cuba (1959-1962), which we will continue tomorrow. Please remember that you have your Paper 2 on the origins of the Cold War on Friday, be prepared! Review how to write a Paper 2, and anticipate potential essay questions.

February 19

IB 30/35

We covered a lot of ground today! I did a homework check on your Cold War historiography assignment today. I finished off the PowerPoint presentation on the Truman Administration and then moved into the Eisenhower Administration. We looked at a video from the Turning Points of History series called "Crisis in Korea". I gave you a handout on the Korean War and I highly recommend that you print off the Korean War Notes from the IB 30/35 wiki (you can find it under the Topic 5: The Cold War section of the wiki). We started the A & E Biography on Fidel Castro today, which we will finish tomorrow as a lead in to the Cuban Missile Crisis. You have a Paper 2 on Friday on the origins of the Cold War.

Social 20-1

You wrote your World Geography Test today, and you'll get the results of this test tomorrow. We finished off "The Napoleonic Age" PowerPoint presentation. I will send this presentation out to you tomorrow. Please remember to study for your Chapter 1-2 Test, please see the study guide here.

Social 30-1

You wrote your Unit 1 WRA II Essay today which took the entire period. Tomorrow we will be starting Unit 2 material. make sure to hand in "Sick Around the World" tomorrow in class.

February 13

Social 30-1

You wrote your Unit 1 Final Exam today. You will be writing your Unit 1 WRA II Essay on Tuesday. Also due on Tuesday is the film study booklet from the PBS Frontline "Sick Around the World".

Social 20-1

You watched an A & E Biography on Napoleon Bonaparte and then I started a PowerPoint presentation on "The Napoleonic Age" as well. I'll finish that lecture next week. On Tuesday you have your World Geography Test on Tuesday, please see the study guide here (scroll down to find it). On Thursday, February 21st you have your Chapter 1-2 Test, please see the study guide below.

Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide:

This test is on February 21st. 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
• Study your answers to the questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet for Chapter 1-2
• Study the presentations: "Nation and Identity" (Chapter 1 material + supplementary material), "Shaping Nationalism: The French Revolution" (Chapter 2 material + supplementary material), and "The Napoleonic Age" (Chapter 2 material + supplementary material)

IB 30/35

You had a cartoon analysis assignment at the beginning of class today. We then started looking at the Truman Administration, and we'll finish this next week. It will be a good introduction to the Korean War. Your answers to the historiography of the Cold War PDF article is due on Tuesday. On Friday of next week your will have a Paper 2 on the origins of the Cold War, make sure that you're prepared.

February 12

IB 30/35

If you didn't go to the WWII Behind Closed Doors website last night, please go to yesterday's post or the wiki to see what needs to be done. We watched a video from the BBC 20th Century History series called "Cold War Confrontations" which looked briefly at some early conflicts in the Cold War such as the Berlin Blockade and the Korean War. I also went through a PowerPoint presentation on the United Nations. This PowerPoint is already on the wiki. You have homework due on Tuesday, February 19th, so make sure that you answer the questions from the PDF file that I showed you on the wiki under Topic 5: The Cold War.

Social 20-1

We finished watching the History Channel's "The French Revolution" video today. Next Tuesday, you have the World Geography Test, please see the study guide below. Below is a timeline that I made a few years ago, use this and your notes to complete the French Revolution timeline. If you go to the Timetoast website directly you can view the timeline in a chart format. Your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow (February 13th).

World Geography Test Study Guide:

This test will take place on Tuesday, February 19th. It is simply a country identification test. You will be given a world map with certain countries identified and you need to be able to write out what country it is. Here are the countries that may appear on the test:

• any of the EU countries (there are 27 countries in the EU, a map of the EU is in your textbook on page 265)
• any of the NATO countries (there's some overlap here with the EU, but not all EU countries are members of NATO)
• any of the G8 countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United States, and the United Kingdom
• full members of MERCOSUR: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and other associate members or countries that are achieving membership in MERCOSUR, such as: Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador
• to ask you to know ALL of the countries in the African Union would be cruel, so we'll focus on countries that came up last year or will likely be in the news this year: Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Zimbabwe
• other very important countries that will be in the news this year, or that we'll be talking about, or get mentioned in your textbook: Cuba, Mexico, Jamaica, Serbia, Georgia, China, India, Myanmar, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel
• **BIG HINT: if a country is a member of a few of these international organizations then there's a STRONG possibility that they will be on the test!!**

Geography Games

• World Geography Games
• Test Your Geography Knowledge
• Maps.com Online Games (the "Find It" games are excellent!)

Social 30-1

You wrote your Chapter 1-2 Test today. Please remember that you are writing your Unit 1 Final Exam tomorrow (please see the study guide below). Don't take this unit final exam lightly since it tests higher order thinking skills, and not simply knowledge and recall. Approximately 60% of the test will include sources, which reflects the blueprint for Part B of the Diploma Exam. You will be writing your Unit 1 WRA II Essay next Tuesday, February 19th. You will get the essay question sheet tomorrow.

February 11

IB 30/35

We started looking at the "Origins of the Cold War" today. The PowerPoint lecture that I went through today is on the IB 30/35 wiki under The Cold War section. I also gave you a booklet on WWII Conferences and Agreements that you need to study. We'll be looking at some historiography on the start of the Cold War in the coming days. I would like you to go to the World War II Behind Closed Doors website tonight, and read the sections on the Yalta Conference and the Potsdam Conference. This is an excellent site, with tons of information, maps, video clips, timelines and archival footage and re-enactments as well. You do need to really make sure that you understand the Yalta Agreements and the Potsdam Declaration (among other things) and this is a great site to do this. Episode 3 is the one that contains most of the information that you would need to read and watch. There's a great little video clip on this website called "Stalin's Distrust of the West" that might help you see WWII from the Soviet perspective and why the Soviets might wish to extend control over Eastern Europe and be so distrustful of their wartime allies. You can find this video clip in Episode 3 (Dividing the World), scroll down and click on the video clip on the right called "Stalin's Distrust of the West". It's a short little clip, but you'll get the idea. We'll continue our look at the Cold War tomorrow.

Social 30-1

I did a quick homework check on the Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions today. We finished watching "Sicko" today. I gave you a booklet today that is to be used with the PBS Frontline documentary "Sick Around the World" (you may have to go the PBS website to watch the entire video). Please see the link to the video below. The questions on the front page of the booklet as well as the retrieval chart on page 2 are due on Tuesday, February 19th.

Watch Sick Around the World on PBS. See more from FRONTLINE.

Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide:

The Chapter 1-2 Test is on Tuesday, February 12th. It is a mixed format test, it will have a matching section and a short answer section. Here is what you should review/study for this test:

• Chapter 1 and 2 Key Terms/Concepts and the Supplementary Key Terms from the Unit 1 Worksheet
• be able to answer any of the questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet (hopefully you have quality answers to study from!)
• you must know the 19th century political spectrum and the 20th century political spectrum
• know similarities and differences between communism and fascism
• be able to label political and economic spectrums and the values associated with these ideologies
• be able to label the political-economic grid and know examples of the ideologies in the quadrants (study the Ideology Notes and the notes I gave you in class)
• know the differences between individualism and collectivism, be able to apply your understanding of these concepts
• know the key ideas associated with Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau (for example, view of the nature of human beings, etc.)

Unit 1 Final Exam Study Guide:

The Unit 1 Final is a 55 question multiple choice test. It will be written on Wednesday, February 13th. Make sure that you study the following:

• Chapter 1 and 2 Key Terms from the Unit 1 Worksheet
• Study the Ideology Notes (Black Gold School District PDF file)
• Study the 19th Century Political Spectrum
• Study the 20th Century Political spectrum
• Study the political-economic grid
• Know the values and ideas associated with the various ideologies (on the 19th century and 20th century spectrums)
• Study the Individualism and Collectivism booklet

Social 20-1

We finished the PowerPoint presentation on "The French Revolution" and I will be sending this presentation to you today. We started watching the History Channel video on the French Revolution, which we will continue tomorrow.  I returned your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions. Your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions will be due on Wednesday. Please check your e-mail for the more information on the French Revolution.

February 8

IB 30/35

All of today's class was spent preparing for the TOK Group Presentations. This is the last class period that you will have for TOK in class.

Social 30-1

We started watching "Sicko" on Friday. We'll finish this movie on Monday.

Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide:

The Chapter 1-2 Test is on Tuesday, February 12th. It is a mixed format test, it will have a matching section and a short answer section. Here is what you should review/study for this test:

• Chapter 1 and 2 Key Terms/Concepts and the Supplementary Key Terms from the Unit 1 Worksheet
• be able to answer any of the questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet (hopefully you have quality answers to study from!)
• you must know the 19th century political spectrum and the 20th century political spectrum
• know similarities and differences between communism and fascism
• be able to label political and economic spectrums and the values associated with these ideologies
• be able to label the political-economic grid and know examples of the ideologies in the quadrants (study the Ideology Notes and the notes I gave you in class)
• know the differences between individualism and collectivism, be able to apply your understanding of these concepts
• know the key ideas associated with Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau (for example, view of the nature of human beings, etc.)

Unit 1 Final Exam Study Guide:

The Unit 1 Final is a 55 question multiple choice test. It will be written on Wednesday, February 13th. Make sure that you study the following:

• Chapter 1 and 2 Key Terms from the Unit 1 Worksheet
• Study the Ideology Notes (Black Gold School District PDF file)
• Study the 19th Century Political Spectrum
• Study the 20th Century Political spectrum
• Study the political-economic grid
• Know the values and ideas associated with the various ideologies (on the 19th century and 20th century spectrums)
• Study the Individualism and Collectivism booklet

Social 20-1

We continued with the PowerPoint lecture on "The French Revolution". We'll continue with this topic on Monday.

February 6

Social 30-1

We went back over some material that we looked at yesterday. I went back over the 19th century political spectrum, the 20th century political spectrum, the political-economic grid, and the principles of collectivism and individualism. You should print off the Ideology Notes (PDF file) that I sent to you yesterday. Please also have a look at the following link here, it will help immensely. Please see the study guides for the Chapter 1-2 Test and the Unit 1 Final Exam study guides below.

Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide:

The Chapter 1-2 Test is on Tuesday, September 12th. It is a mixed format test, it will have a matching section and a short answer section. Here is what you should review/study for this test:

• Chapter 1 and 2 Key Terms/Concepts and the Supplementary Key Terms from the Unit 1 Worksheet
• be able to answer any of the questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet (hopefully you have quality answers to study from!)
• you must know the 19th century political spectrum and the 20th century political spectrum
• know similarities and differences between communism and fascism
• be able to label political and economic spectrums and the values associated with these ideologies
• be able to label the political-economic grid and know examples of the ideologies in the quadrants (study the Ideology Notes and the notes I gave you in class)
• know the differences between individualism and collectivism, be able to apply your understanding of these concepts
• know the key ideas associated with Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau (for example, view of the nature of human beings, etc.)

Unit 1 Final Exam Study Guide:

The Unit 1 Final is a 55 question multiple choice test. It will be written on Wednesday, February 13th. Make sure that you study the following:

• Chapter 1 and 2 Key Terms from the Unit 1 Worksheet
• Study the Ideology Notes (Black Gold School District PDF file)
• Study the 19th Century Political Spectrum
• Study the 20th Century Political spectrum
• Study the political-economic grid
• Know the values and ideas associated with the various ideologies (on the 19th century and 20th century spectrums)
• Study the Individualism and Collectivism booklet

Social 20-1

I went through a PowerPoint lecture on "The Enlightenment". I will be sending this to you this afternoon. You have a quiz tomorrow called the Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz. Study the material that you were introduced to today. Study the philosopher's main work, main ideas, and key quotes. Your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow.

IB 30/35

We watched a video from Gwynne Dyer's 'War' series called "The Road to Total War". After we finished the video you had some time to meet with your TOK presentation group members.

February 5

IB 30/35

We held our debate on the decision to use the atomic bombs at the end of WWII today. As I said at the end of the class, I felt that it was a very spirited debate from all three options. There was also clear evidence of research on the part of many of you, which added to the quality of the debate. In the next few days you will get some time to work with your TOK Group Presentation members. This Friday's class will be devoted entirely to TOK presentation time with your group members. Prior to tomorrow's class I want you to go on to the IB 30/35 wiki and go to the TOK section and view the Prezi on TOK Presentations. I think that it will help you considerably. I will also be putting up some documents on how to structure your TOK essays on the wiki.

Social 20-1

We finished off the "Nation and Identity" PowerPoint lecture today. I have sent this presentation to you already. Your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions are due on Thursday.

Social 30-1

We covered a lot of material today. I delivered a PowerPoint lecture called "Identity and Ideology". I have sent this presentation to you by e-mail already. I have also sent you Ideology Notes from the Blackgold School District, which does a really nice job explaining the economic-political grid. Your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow. One week from today (February 12th), you have your Chapter 1-2 Test, please see the study guide below.

Upcoming Important Dates for Social 30-1:

• Chapter 1-2 Test is on Tuesday, February 12th
• Unit 1 Final Exam is on Wednesday, February 13th (study guide will be posted tomorrow on the blog)
• Unit 1 WRA II Essay is on Tuesday, February 19th

Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide:

The Chapter 1-2 Test is on Tuesday, September 12th. It is a mixed format test, it will have a matching section and a short answer section. Here is what you should review/study for this test:

• Chapter 1 and 2 Key Terms/Concepts and the Supplementary Key Terms from the Unit 1 Worksheet
• be able to answer any of the questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet (hopefully you have quality answers to study from!)
• you must know the 19th century political spectrum and the 20th century political spectrum
• know similarities and differences between communism and fascism
• be able to label political and economic spectrums and the values associated with these ideologies
• be able to label the political-economic grid and know examples of the ideologies in the quadrants (study the Ideology Notes and the notes I gave you in class)
• know the differences between individualism and collectivism, be able to apply your understanding of these concepts
• know the key ideas associated with Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau (for example, view of the nature of human beings, etc.)

February 4

IB 30/35

Most of today's class was split between two tasks: preparing for tomorrow's debate on the decision to use atomic weapons at the end of WWII, and TOK Group Presentations. We'll have the debate in tomorrow's class, and if there's time available then you will get some more TOK group time.

Social 30-1

We started looking at course content with me going through a PowerPoint lecture called "Introducing Government", which introduced the ideas of Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau. I have sent this PowerPoint presentation to you already, so let me know if you didn't receive it. I also taught you some mnemonic devices to help you remember the principles of collectivism and the principles of individualism. The Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions will be due on Wednesday.

Social 20-1

I gave you the organizational web for the entire course today, and I talked briefly about key questions, themes and concepts for each unit. I then started a PowerPoint lecture called "Nation and Identity". We will finish this lecture off tomorrow, and then I will send the PowerPoint presentation to you. Please make sure that you have read all of Chapter 1 prior to tomorrow's class.

January 31

Social 20-1

Welcome to Social Studies 20-1! 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. You also have a friendly letter assignment due on Monday. 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

Social 30-1

Please see the classroom rules and expectations that are posted above. I went through the course outline and course expectations with you today. You have a friendly letter that is due on Monday. On Monday, we will hit the ground running and get into course content.

IB 30/35

We finished off "White Light/Black Rain" today, and I gave you a reading on the decision to use the atomic bomb. You will get time to meet with your group to prepare for Tuesday's debate. You will also get time to work on TOK this week as well.

January 17

Final Exam results have been posted outside my room for IB 20 and Social 10-1. The posted IB 20 marks are not standardized. Good luck next semester!!

IB 30 students: use the exam break to get some work completed on your Extended Essay (if you're a Diploma student; this is due on January 31st) and your TOK Presentations.

January 11

IB 30/35

We started watching "White Light/Black Rain" today in class. After the exam break we will continue to examine the decision to use the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. We will have a class debate on this very topic. If you are a Diploma student, please remember that your Extended Essay is due on January 31st. Please hand in two copies of the EE to your supervisor so that we may be able to keep a copy of it on file.

Social 10-1

I had you fill out the scantrons for your final exam today. Unfortunately, I had a meeting to attend to at the Area I office which meant that we couldn't play Jeopardy today. Sorry about that! I will send you the PowerPoint Jeopardy game that we were going to play today to your e-mail accounts. You watched the documentary "Addicted to Plastic" instead. Please remember that Part B of your Final Exam is on January 16th at 1-3 p.m. in the Main Gym. Study !!Don't be late!

IB 20

As you can see from the post above, I had to attend a meeting at the Area I office today, so unfortunately I was unable to see your TOK Moral Dilemma presentations firsthand so as a result Mr. Johnson had to cover my class for me. Please remember that your Final Exam is on Tuesday, January 15th in the Main Gym from 1-3 p.m. Study!! Don't be late!

January 10

IB 20

You got your Paper 2 Topic 3 essays back today. You also had time to work in your groups for your TOK Moral Dilemmas presentations. You're doing the TOK Moral Dilemmas presentations in class tomorrow.

Social 10-1

I did a homework check on your Chapter 18 and 19 Key Terms and Questions. We finished watching the movie "Contagion" today. After watching the movie you had to make Jeopardy questions for tomorrow's review game. Please send your Jeopardy questions to my CBE e-mail address. This is a homework check that needs to be completed tonight before 9 pm.

IB 30/35

I showed you an excerpt from the film "Saving Private Ryan" today to illustrate the conditions on the battlefield during the Normandy invasion. Next, I showed you a video from the History's Turning Points series called "The Atomic Bomb" which detailed the creation of the atomic bomb and its usage to end WWII. Tomorrow, we'll get into a film study of "White Light/Black Rain".

January 9

Social 10-1

You wrote Part A of your Social Studies 10-1 Final Exam today. This part of the exam counts for 10% of your final mark in the course. Your Chapter 18 and 19 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow. We'll be finishing off "Contagion" tomorrow, and working on some Jeopardy questions as well. Hopefully, we'll be playing a Jeopardy! review game on Friday.

IB 20

Today's entire class period was spent in the library working on your IA research plan. This needs to be handed in tomorrow! You will get some time to work on your TOK Moral Dilemmas presentation tomorrow

IB 30/35

We watched a short video from the BBC 20th Century History series called "Britain Alone", and while you were watching this video you had to complete the film study sheet. We also watched an excerpt from the film "Pearl Harbor" as well.

January 8

IB 30/35

We watched the film "Blitzkrieg to the Bomb" today, which took most of the period. It should have given you a nice overview of the Interwar Years, the development of extreme nationalist regimes in Italy, Japan and Germany, the type of warfare that characterized fighting in WWII, and the various theatres of war. We'll start to look at specific events within WWII this week. You will get some class time to meet with your TOK Presentation Groups in the second semester.

IB 20

I did a brief introduction to TOK today. We also watched a short excerpt from a video from Harvard University. If you want to watch the rest of the video, you can below.

You split yourselves into groups for your TOK Moral Dilemmas presentations. These presentations will take place on Friday. Tomorrow you will have time to get some background research completed on your IA. We'll meet in the classroom and then we'll go down to the library as a class.

Social 10-1

We talked about global pandemics briefly today, and started a film study of "Contagion". We'll continue it on Thursday. You have Part A of your Final Exam tomorrow in class. You'll have 60 minutes to complete the three source analysis assignment. The Chapter 18 and 19 Key Terms and Questions are due on Thursday.