April 15

Social 20-1

Today you selected your topics for your Unit 2 Collaborative Inquiry Projects. Tomorrow, we are in the Library doing some research on your selected topics. I really recommend that you set up a wiki over the course of the next few days. I recommend using the PBWorks wiki site (here's the URL: http://www.pbworks.com/). I also think you should have a look at using Prezi for the presentation component of the assignment (here's the URL: http://www.prezi.com/ ). Remember to go directly to the Library tomorrow. I also started a presentation on the Eight Stages of Genocide, which I will finish on Monday.

Social 30-1

We watched a short video on the construction of the Berlin Wall called "Escape from Berlin". We also watched a video from the BBC 20th Century History series called "Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Khrushchev" which focused on the Cuban Missile Crisis. I also gave you some handouts related to the Cuban Missile Crisis. This event is one of the best examples of brinkmanship that you see in the Cold War period. We will have your Cold War Concepts Quiz on Tuesday, please see the study guide below.

Cold War Concepts Quiz Study Guide:

This short answer quiz will be on Friday, November 6th. Be able to define each of the following key terms, and be able to provide real-world examples of each of these concepts in action:

• 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
• brinkmanship
• Korean War
• Cold War
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• detente
• NATO
• collective security
• Warsaw Pact