Wednesday, November 24, 2010

November Exam

Sooooooo.......the exam is tomorrow. No worries, just follow the notes you have made over the last couple of days. That is some solid stuff and you guys put together some great info. All of the PowerPoints can be found here on the blog and do not forget to look at the quizzes we did this term. The quizzes are a great review of the terms readings.

If you feel you need to practice some questions look at this link....SAMPLE EXAMS look at the questions that deal with the time frame we have studied....1900-1960ish

Also there will be 2 essay ?'s remember the format we discussed. (Intro, Thesis, A, B, C, Conc.)

If you need I will be inthe Boarding House tonight (Wednesday Nov. 24) at 7pm in the 3rd floor common room.

Good luck!!!

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Canada and the Cold War


As WW2 came to a close and the United Nations moved towards hoping to be able to provide collective security the world plunged into a prolonged conflict that would see battles fought on many different fronts. The Cold War was a battle of politics, military tensions and sometimes conflicts. But primarily this was a war of conflicting ideologies. Capitalism vs Communism. Democracy vs Totalitarianism. The United States and the Western World vs The Soviet Union and her satellite states.

Due to our Geographic position we were put right in the middle of these two super powers. Yet, due to our political allegiance we always took the side of the United States, while not always approving of their actions.

Take a look at the following links and comment on some of the tensions that existed during the Cold War and how they affected Canada. Try to pick one of the following themes to look at:

THEMES
Soviet Spies
The Red Scare and Fears of Communist subversion
Suez Canal Crisis and Peace keeping
Women and the threat of Nuclear War
Canada and U.S. tensions
Politics and Sports - The Summit Series

LINKS
CBC
Wikipedia
The Summit Series

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

World War 2 and Canada's Contributions

In the next few day's we will focus on a review of the initial WWII battles in Western Europe, and then an explanation of how this influenced the course of the War. More precisely we will be focusing on how Canada was involved in these battles and what kind of effect this may have had on Canadians back home. We will look at:
  1. Battle of Britain and the Commonwealth Air Training Program
  2. Battle of Hong Kong
  3. Battle of the Atlantic
  4. Dieppe
  5. Liberating the Netherlands
Later this term we will get a more in depth report on a few of these and other topics when our Project Presentations for WW2 begin. Group presentations are on the following topics:

1. The Battle of the Atlantic
2. The Italian Campaign
3. Dieppe
4. Conscription

It is important that you stay on top of your readings and finish with your essay on the "History of Film."