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.
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.
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)
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