Provincial Exam Information

Hi D Block,

Your exam is scheduled for June 22 from 1:00pm - 3:00pm.

You need to start studying now, it is a tough exam and you need to know your stuff. Here is a link to old exams posted on the web
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/
Look them over, do as many of them as you can. We will be reviewing for the next 6 days but you need to study on your own as well. If you have any questions about any of the exam questions, if there is anything that is still fuzzy or that you didn't understand please come and talk to me so we can clear it all up.

REVIEW, STUDY, REVIEW, STUDY!
-Mr. Miller

I will open my room and be available to answer any questions or help you study on Friday June 18 from 10-12 and Monday June 21 from 10-12.

Unit 6 Project Outline

Drafts Due Now

Hi D Block,

I will be reading and commenting on Drafts this weekend. If you want feedback make sure you get your draft in to me today.

Enjoy your Friday in the sun!
-Mr. Miller

Vocab Quiz

Hi D Block,

New York is awesome but very busy.

We are going to have to postpone the vocab quiz so I can get the definitions up for you.

How does Thursday sound?

Thank you for understanding,
-Mr. Miller

Interesting link to a news story about multicultural issues in Canada. Comments are welcome!

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2010/04/12/montreal-niqab.html?ref=rss

Upcoming Vocab quiz

Hi D Block,

We need to schedule a vocab quiz.
I was thinking Monday April 19 or Tuesday April 20th.

Thoughts?

-Mr. Miller

Summary of Information from our "Proxy War" presentations - March 31

Cold War Proxy Battles

Mr. Miller – SS11

Name of Event: The Berlin Blockade	Dates: June 24, 1948 – May 12, 1949
States Involved: West Germany     East Germany NATO                      Warsaw Pact	Important Figures: US President Harry S. Truman Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin
Cause(s): Germany was divided into West Germany (NATO) and East Germany (Warsaw Pact) after the war. USSR blocked all Western goods and services via land into West Berlin to force them to turn Communist. The Western allies (USA, France, Britain) airlifted supplies in to prevent West Berlin from turning communist.	Outcomes: The “Berlin Airlift” transported 4,000 tons a day and lessened the impact of the blockade.
Location(s): Berlin, East Germany.	Historical Significance: The West showed both the USSR and the world that it would not allow Soviet Communist expansion

Name of Event: The Korean War	Dates: June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953 (present day)
States Involved: South Korea              North Korea United States             China England                     USSR Canada	Important Figures: US President Harry S. Truman South Korean President Syngman Rhee Canadian PM Louis St. Laurent North Korean Priemer Kim Il sung Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong Soviet General Secretary Josef Stalin
Cause(s): Korea was divided into South Korea (NATO) and North Korea (Warsaw Pact) after the war. North Korea invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950. The UN voted to help South Korea defend itself.	Outcomes: The North Korean invasion was repelled, but Korea remains divided. The war is technically still going on.
Location(s): Korea	Historical Significance: The West (NATO) showed that it was willing to use military force to prevent the spread of communism.

Name of Event: Suez Crisis	Dates: October 29, 1956
States Involved: Great Britain          Egypt  France                      USSR Israel	Important Figures: Canadian                       President of Egypt Foreign Minister         Gamel Nasser Lester B. Pearson
Cause(s): The Suez Canal is a major shipping lane that Israel relied on to get goods. Egypt nationalized (took over) the Suez Canal. Britain and France both had historic control on the area and had vested interests in the canal. Israel depended on the Canal for goods. Britain, France and Israel all deployed forces to Egypt	Outcomes: The UN created a new “Peace Keeping” force and sent the soldiers to prevent fighting in the area. The canal was returned to international ownership.
Location(s): Egypt	Historical Significance: The idea of peace keeping is created and a major war is avoided. Lester B. Pearson is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Canada earns a reputation as a fair and just “Middle Power.”

Name of Event: Vietnam War /American War	Dates: Very fuzzy - 1974
States Involved: The US                 Vietnam France                  USSR	Important Figures: American Presidents             Vietnam Harry S. Truman                      Ho Chi Minh Dwight. D Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Lynden B. Johnson Richard Nixon
Cause(s): Ho Chi Minh began a war of independence against the French. The United States began helping the French in 1935, but in earnest in 1954. As the French pull their troops out the US puts more in. Soon there are no French Troops, only American Troops	Outcomes: The Vietnamese defeated the Americans. Vietnam was united under one communist government
Location(s): Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos	Historical Significance: This was the first real American military defeat. A huge blow to American foreign policy and the start of the Hippie Movement

Name of Event: Cuban Missile Crisis	Dates: October 1962
States Involved: USA                  Cuba                           USSR	Important Figures: USA                                USSR John F. Kennedy         Nikita Khrushchev
Cause(s): The USSR build ICBM in Cuba. The United States threatened nuclear war if they didn’t remove them.	Outcomes: The world came within seconds of a Nuclear war.
Location(s): Cuba	Historical Significance: The United States proved to USSR that it was willing to go to Nuclear war to protect it’s security

Name of Event: Soviet Afghan War	Dates: December 27, 1979 – February 15, 1989
States Involved: Afghanistan               USSR USA Britain	Important Figures: Afghanistan                      USSR Muhammid Omar           Leonid Brezhnev
Cause(s): The USSR invaded Afghanistan at the request of the Afghan Communist Party to help them maintain control. The United States would not allow the USSR to expand into Afghanistan so they backed the resistance fighters (The Taliban)	Outcomes: After 10 years the Soviet Union could not successfully control Afghanistan.
Location(s): Afghanistan	Historical Significance: The money spent during the Afghan war helped bankrupt the Soviet Union. After failures in Vietnam the United States used covert operations to aid the resistance groups in Afghanistan instead of direct military participation.

Unit Test 3 - Canada in World War 2 - Friday March 19

Hi D-Block,

I will fill you in on all the details about the test at the start of class tomorrow but here is how I usually do tests.

The test will be broken into multiple choice and short answer questions. Multiple Choice is very straight forward, the short answer questions are just like the vocab test. You will be given a term and you have to define it and give the historical significance (Why it's important). There will be something like 20-25 MC questions and 5-7 short answer questions.

As far as what to study you should be studying all of your class notes, all of the handouts I've given you, all of the assignments etc.

Here is a rundown of what we've covered so far:

Wednesday March 10 - The Causes of WWII
Thursday March 11 - Canada goes to War
Friday March 12 - Canada at War
Monday March 15 - Canada at War continued, Canada's home front (Homework Assignment)
Tuesday March 16 - Japanese Canadian Internment
Wednesday March 17 - The Holocaust
Thursday March 18 - The War's impact on Canada (We will do some review on this day too)
Friday March 19 - The Unit Test

I will post all the relevant vocab in the vocab section.

You will be allowed to bring in one sheet of paper with notes. You can write whatever you want on the paper, but you can only bring one piece. I think this is better than totally open book because as you make the "cheat sheet" you will be studying. Whereas if it is totally open book many students don't study and they don't do very well.

Sound ok?

We'll talk tomorrow in class but feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions.

Im off to see Canada VS Norway in Sledgehockey! (Ultra-nationalism at it's best!)

See you tomorrow,
-Mr. Miller

Fight hunger and learn at the same time!?!

An anonymous student left me a link to this website

www.freerice.com

For every answer you answer right they donate rice to the UN World Food Program.

Check it out,
-Mr. Miller

March 2 - Project due on Wednesday!

Hi D Block,

So far I have received one draft. I cant stress enough how important it is for you to send me a draft or outline of your project. The nature of this project leaves a lot of room for error and I want to make sure you succeed. Send me your drafts so I can give you feedback and make sure you are on the right track.

As you work on your project it is also important to refer to the rubric we created. It will help to guide you as you work through your question.

As always if you have any questions about the course or school in general please feel free to e-mail me.

-Mr. Miller

Feb 24 - Canada's Autonomy Timeline

Canadian Autonomy Timeline – 1900-1939

1903 – Alaska Boundary Dispute

·      Dispute over where the boundary lay between BC and Alaska

·      England negotiated settlement for Canada

·      England sided with the United states

1914 – Creation of the Canadian Expeditionary Force

·      Canada is automatically at war with Germany when England declares war

·      Canadians form their own military force instead of joining the Royal Army

1917 - Vimy Ridge

·      For the first time in history Canadians fight together as a unit.

·      CEF proves itself as a respected fighting force

·      Canada achieves a goal that the French and English couldn’t

1919 - Treaty of Versailles

·      Canada negotiates independently of Britain at the Treaty of Versailles

·      Although a separate signature was signed by Canada it is not given the weight of other independent states

1919 – League of Nations

·      Canada is granted its own, independent seat at the League of Nations

·      The United States does not join the league, so Canada is the sole voice of North America

 1922 - Chanak Affair

·      Turkish nationalists attack allied occupation troops in Turkey

·      Great Britain puts a call out to it’s dominions for help

·      Canada does not send troops

1923 – Halibut Treaty

·      Canada and the United States have a dispute over fishing rights in the North Pacific Ocean

·      For the first time in history Canada negotiates an international treaty independently of England

1925 – King-Byng Crisis

·      A crisis erupted between the Canadian Prime Minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King and the Canadian Governor General, Lord Julian Byng.

·      As the representative of the King, Governor General Byng refused to dissolve parliament at the request of the Prime Minister.

·      This was seen as direct interference by a British appointed official in Canadian politics.

1926 - Balfour Report

·      In 1926 Canada and other prominent came together to discuss their role in the British Empire

·      A British politician, Lord Balfour, chaired the conference and issued a report that declared that Britain and the Dominions of Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the Irish Free State were "autonomous Communities within the British Empire, equal in status, in no way subordinate one to another in any aspect of their domestic or external affairs, though united by a common allegiance to the Crown, and freely associated as members of the British Commonwealth of Nations."

1931 - Statute of Westminster

·      British Parliament, influenced by the recommendations made in the Balfour Report, passed the Statute of Westminster.

·      The Statute gave Canada full autonomy in foreign policy

·      Britain still held the highest legal court (until 1949) and the final power to amend the Canadian Constitution (until 1982)

1939 – Declaration of War on Nazi Germany

·      After the Nazi German invasion of Poland on Sept. 1 1939, Britain declared war on Nazi Germany on Sept. 3.

·      Unlike in the First World War when Canada was automatically at war when England declared war, Canada declared war on Nazi Germany on Sept 10, 1939.

·      This week long delay was a symbolic gesture that showed both England and the World that Canada was now a fully autonomous nation in total control of it’s foreign policy.

Feb 23 - Student Generated Themes + Project Rubric

Hi D Block.

The projects will be due before we know it. Its important we get going on them early.

I need your topic, theme, group members (if you have a group) and an idea of how you plan to present it.
You can respond by commenting on this post.

I've also included the rubric that we will use to assess the projects below.

Practice Exam Questions WWI - Feb 22

Hi D Block,

I've been reading some feedback from Unit Reflection assignment and some of you are concerned about the exam at the end of the semester. I have copied all of the sample exam questions related to the First World War from the previous 4 exams. I think you will see that we are covering all the content we need to and more.

If there are still concerns please come and talk about them with me and we can discuss them.
I will also take names for those who wish to buy an exam study book.

Here are the questions,
-Mr. Miller

Page 4  Social Studies 11 – 2008/09 Release Exam 

Use the following statement to answer question 13. 

  We thought that it was a bombardment like any other, until the smoke started to creep towards 

us. Men began choking, gasping for breath…. We had never experienced this before. 

Soldier in Flanders, Belgium, 1915 

 13. To which battle does this quotation refer? 

 A. Ypres 

 B. Somme 

 C. Vimy Ridge 

 D. Passchendaele 

 14. Which threat did the convoy system attempt to minimize during World War One? 

 A. tanks 

 B. submarines 

 C. machine guns 

 D. artillery barrages 

Social Studies 11 – 2008/09 Release ExamUse the following cartoon to answer question 15. 

 15. What is the cartoonist’s message? 

 A. Canada was a major contributor to the war effort. 

 B. Canada was lacking resources to make war supplies. 

 C. Canada was the most dominant fighting force in the war. 

 D. Canada’s reputation as an effective fighting force was largely symbolic. 

Use the following quotation to answer question 13. 

A new fighting vehicle was needed…one that could breach the line of enemy trenches. 

Officer, Royal Newfoundland Regiment 

 13. In which battle was this vehicle first used? 

 A. Ypres 

 B. Somme 

 C. Vimy Ridge 

 D. Passchendaele 

 14. Which is a statement of opinion rather than fact about trench warfare during World War One? 

 A. Rats caused problems for the soldiers in the trenches. 

 B. It was dangerous to climb out of the trenches at night. 

 C. Trench life was the worst of the soldiers’ experiences. 

 D. “No Man’s Land” was the area between the opposing trenches. 

15. What was a direct result of profiteering at the start of World War One? 

 A. Victory Bonds were sold. 

 B. Workers’ wages increased. 

 C. Rationing coupons were issued. 

 D. Military supplies were of poor quality. 

13. Which statement best describes Canada’s entry into World War One? 

 A. The Canadian government voted to join the war. 

 B. Canada declared war only after the United States did. 

 C. Canada declared war automatically when Britain did. 

 D. The Canadian government held a referendum before declaring war. 

TOPIC:  World War One 

Determine if each statement about World War One is true or false. 

 Record your answers on the Response Booklet. 

Statements  

 14. At the beginning of the war, most English-speaking 

Canadians were excited about the idea of going to war. 

 15. The majority of French-Canadians signed up for the  

army in great numbers throughout the war. 

 A. True 

 B. False 

 13. In which country did Canadian troops fight during World War One? 

 A. W 

 B. X 

 C. Y 

 D. Z 

14. During World War One, which weapon prolonged trench warfare? 

 A. tanks 

 B. airplanes 

 C. poison gas 

 D. machine guns 

 15. Which of the following was a result of the conscription issue during World War One? 

 A. Prohibition was introduced. 

 B. Enemy aliens were interned. 

 C. Women were allowed to join the armed forces. 

 D. Tension was heightened between English and French Canadians. 

Feb 11 - Examples of good connections

Hi D-Block,

Most of the information we used in class today can be found by following the links in the link section. I've also added a time-line which will help keep the major events of the war straight in your head. This is a complicated time period to study, so it is important to refer back to the blog often and make sure you are keeping up.

I've been reading your connections that you handed in today and there is clearly some great thinking going on in this class. I wanted to share a few of them, I wont share the author's names.

"Judging by looking at the pictures given it seems as though...the city was interested in what the army was doing and crowded the streets to see them like the crowds of people seeing the olympic flame today"

"How people were so used to seeing the army walking through their city, where now if the military walked through richmond it would scare everyone."

"When there was a war in Canada almost everyone gathered around as a community to look at the soldiers. These days, when there is a war, Canada doesn't really gather around in big groups of hundreds, we just go on with our own lives without really being together as a community"

A few of you are still stuck in the "note-making" mind frame, remember simply making notes from text doesn't help us learn, only memorize, we learn when we make connections. If you are having trouble taking this step start with comparing life then and now, it will help you make the T-S and T-W connections.

As always I am happy to answer any questions or concerns you have!
Tomorrow is Friday, see you in class
 -Mr. Miller

Feb 9 - Speech by Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (Example of Nationalism and Militarism)

Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany: Speech to the North German Regatta Association, 1901

In spite of the fact that we have no such fleet as we should have, we have conquered for ourselves a place in the sun. It will now be my task to see to it that this place in the sun shall remain our undisputed possession, in order that the sun's rays may fall fruitfully upon our activity and trade in foreign parts, that our industry and agriculture may develop within the state and our sailing sports upon the water, for our future lies upon the water. The more Germans go out upon the waters, whether it be in races or regattas, whether it be in journeys across the ocean, or in the service of the battle flag, so much the better it will be for us.

For when the German has once learned to direct his glance upon what is distant and great, the pettiness which surrounds him in daily life on all sides will disappear. Whoever wishes to have this larger and freer outlook can find no better place than one of the Hanseatic cities....we are now making efforts to do what, in the old time, the Hanseatic cities could not accomplish, because they lacked the vivifying and protecting power of the empire. May it be the function of my Hansa during many years of peace to protect and advance commerce and trade!

As head of the Empire I therefore rejoice over every citizen, whether from Hamburg, Bremen, or Lübeck, who goes forth with this large outlook and seeks new points where we can drive in the nail on which to hang our armor. Therefore, I believe that I express the feeling of all your hearts when I recognize gratefully that the director of this company who has placed at our disposal the wonderful ship which bears my daughter's name has gone forth as a courageous servant of the Hansa, in order to make for us friendly conquests whose fruits will be gathered by our descendants!

Source:

C. Gauss, The German Kaiser as Shown in His Public Utterances (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1915), pp. 181-183.