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    HISTORY 12

    May 13

    Interwar Years 1919-1939 Unit

    • Assignment 2 – “Continuity vs. Change”
      • USA
      • Russia
        • Video:  “Russian Revolution”
        • Video:  “Life Under Stalin”
        • Some key terms (part 1):
          • Tsar
          • Bloody Sunday
          • October Manifesto/Fundamental Laws
          • “Dark Forces”
          • Potemkin Mutiny
          • Duma
          • Social Democratic Party/Bolsheviks/Mensheviks
          • Vladimir Lenin
          • Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels – Communist Manifesto
          • bourgeoisie/proletariat
          • Soviet
          • Okhrana
          • Cossacks
          • Russo-Japanese War
          • Lavr Kornilov/Kornilov Affair
          • Alexander Kerensky and the Provisional government
          • Bolshevik (October) Revolution
          • Treaty of Brest-Litovk
          • Russian Civil War
          • War Communism/NEP (New Economic Plan)
          • Leon Trotsky
          • Josef Stalin
      • Italy
      • Germany
    • Homework Readings for this week due Friday:
      • Global Forces p.70-86
      • “Russia in War & Revolution” Moodle PDF (Topic 4)
      • “The Rivals – Stalin vs Trotsky” Moodle PDF (Topic 5)
      • “Stalin & the Soviet Union”  Moodle PDF (Topic 5)
      • *other PDF Articles and Videos optional

    SOCIAL STUDIES 8M

    May 12 (off-week sessions)

    Studying Civilizations

    Homework

    • Classroom Map Assignment now due
    • Blog Post – Anachronism Post by Friday May 14
      • *Cohort B – reminder to upload before and after images to TEAMS
    • Comparing Civilizations Assignment Due week of May 17

    HISTORY 12

    May 12

    Interwar Years 1919-1939 Unit – wrap up

    • Assignment 2 – “Continuity vs. Change”
      • USA
        • Video:  “The Roaring 20s”
        • Video:  “Boom and Bust”
        • Video: “The New Deal”
        • Some key points:
          • Post WWI Economic Recovery
          • Isolationism vs Internationalism
          • Tariffs & Protectionism
          • Flappers
          • Prohibition
          • Red Scare
          • Labour movement (and government reaction to)
          • Spin-off Industries (ie. from automobile industry)
          • Inflation vs deflation
          • Ohio Gang
          • Standardization
          • Consumerism
          • Credit
          • On-Margin
          • Mass Production/Overproduction
          • Black Tuesday
          • Alphabet Laws – AAA, CCC, etc.
          • New Deal
          • Fireside Chats
          • Harding –> Coolidge –> Hoover –> FD Roosevelt
          • Sharecroppers/Tenant Farmers
          • Nativism
          • Garveyism
      • Russia
        • Video:  Russian Revolution”
        • Video:  Life Under Stalin
      • Italy
      • Germany
    • Homework Readings for this week due Friday:
      • Global Forces p.70-86
      • “Russia in War & Revolution” Moodle PDF (Topic 4)
      • “The Rivals – Stalin vs Trotsky” Moodle PDF (Topic 5)
      • “Stalin & the Soviet Union”  Moodle PDF (Topic 5)
      • *other PDF Articles and Videos optional

    SOCIAL STUDIES 8M

    May 11 (off-week sessions)

    Studying History

    • Time/Years
    • Historical accuracy and Anachronisms
      • “Forrest Gump” Anachronism Assignment (BLOG POST) Due no later Friday May 14
        • Place yourself visually into an historical moment/scene
        • Include a caption for the scene

    Studying Civilizations

    Homework

    • Classroom Map Assignment now due
    • Blog Post – Anachronism Post by Friday May 14
    • Comparing Civilizations Assignment Due week of May 17

    HISTORY 12

    May 11

    Interwar Years 1919-1939 Unit – continued

    • Intro to Assignment 2 – focus on Continuity vs. Change
      • USA
        • Video:  “The Roaring 20s”
        • Video:  “Boom and Bust”
        • Some key points:
          • Post WWI Economic Recovery
          • Isolationism vs Internationalism
          • Tariffs & Protectionism
          • Flappers
          • Prohibition
          • Red Scare
          • Labour movement (and government reaction to)
          • Spin-off Industries (ie. from automobile industry)
          • Inflation vs deflation
          • Ohio Gang
          • Standardization
          • Consumerism
          • Credit
          • On-Margin
          • Mass Production/Overproduction
          • Black Tuesday
          • Alphabet Laws – AAA, CCC, etc.
          • New Deal
          • Fireside Chats
          • Harding –> Coolidge –> Hoover –> FD Roosevelt
      • Russia
      • Italy
      • Germany
    • Homework Readings for this week due Wednesday:
      • Global Forces p.45 “The Great Depression”
      • “Age of Excess” Moodle PDF
      • “Great Depression in the USA”  Moodle PDF
      • *other PDF Articles optional

    SOCIAL STUDIES 8M

    May 10 (off-week sessions)

    Homework Reading Check

    Studying History

    • Time/Years
    • Historical accuracy and Anachronisms
      • “Forrest Gump” Anachronism Assignment (BLOG POST) Due no later Friday May 14
        • Place yourself visually into an historical moment/scene
        • Include a caption for the scene

    Studying Civilizations

    Homework

    • Classroom Map Assignment now due
    • Blog Post – Anachronism Post by Friday May 14
    • Comparing Civilizations Assignment Due week of May 17

    HISTORY 12

    May 10

    *Anti-Racism Video by South Okanagan Immigrant & Community Services

    Interwar Years 1919-1939 Unit

    • Intro to Assignment 2 – focus on Continuity vs. Change
      • USA
        • Video:  “The Roaring 20s”
      • Russia
      • Italy
      • Germany
    • Homework Readings for this week due Wednesday:
      • Global Forces p.45 “The Great Depression”
      • “Age of Excess” Moodle PDF
      • “Great Depression in the USA”  Moodle PDF
      • *other PDF Articles optional

    HISTORY 12

    May 7 – Off Week/Secondary Session

    • Treaty of Versailles & League of Nations
    • Homework:  Assignment 1 – Applying the Historical Inquiry Model to WWI due week of Monday May 10th

    SOCIAL STUDIES 8M

    May 7

    • Students Council Elections
    • GEO Unit
      • Time Zones
      • Scale
      • Contour Lines
    • HOMEWORK Due Dates:
      1. Five Themes of GEO Assignment Due week of May 3 (this week)
      2. Classroom Map Assignment (see Powerpoint for Specifics) Due week of May 10
      3. Blog Posts – GEO VOCAB, Topographic Maps – Location Activity PDF – post by Friday, May 7
      4. Due Monday May 10:  Read Pathways Chapter 1 PDF (see MOODLE)

    SOCIAL STUDIES 8M

    May 6

    • GEO Unit
      • Time Zones
      • Scale
      • Contour Lines
    • HOMEWORK Due Dates:
      1. Five Themes of GEO Assignment Due week of May 3 (this week)
      2. Classroom Map Assignment (see Powerpoint for Specifics) Due week of May 10
      3. Blog Posts – GEO VOCAB, Topographic Maps – Location Activity PDF – post by Friday, May 7