Students are responsibel for he follwing essay question

Using your historical knowledge and the source provided explore how effective peacemaking was during the Korean Conflict 1950-53.

"We should bomb them (nOrth Koreans) into the Stone Age."

-General Douglas Macrthur, 1951

This question is due Tuesday March 13, 2012 at the end of class.

Students have a Major Research Project due on the Cold War Era only, 1946-1991.

Possible topics could include, but are not limited to- detente; Cuban Missile Crisis; Vietnam War; Afghanistan War; Truman Doctrine; Reagan Doctrine; realpolitick; Angola Civil War; Korean Conflict

Essays should be 5-10 pages, double-spaced.

The Bibliography must have five sources. Two of those sources must be books.

Due Wednesday April 4, 2012, Day 6

The test in World History 3201 is re- scheduled for second period Friday February 3, 2012. Happy studying!

 Chapter 4 is big- both in terms of length and importance. Students will need to familiarize themselves with some content done before Christmas. There will be 25 multiple choice questions, one two source essay and one one source essay, out of a choice of four essays.

Content:

Hitler's Aims and Foreign Policy- lebensraum; 'might is right'; Rhineland; Anchluss; appeasemet- Munich Pact; Sudetenland; Czechslovakia; Neville Chamberlain; Nazi Soviet Pact of Mutual Non Aggression; Poland; WW2 begins

WW2- Phoney War; Blitzkrieg;Norway;  Low Countries; France; Dunkirk; Battleof Britain- The Blitz; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Stalingrad; Wartime Conferences*; May 8, 1945- VE Day

Technology- Radar;  rockets; atom bomb

War in Asia- Imperial Japan; Manchuria Incident;  War in China; Greater east Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere; General Tojo Hideki; Pearl harbour- December 7, 1941; December 8- US declares war on Japan; December 9- US at war with Germany, Italy

War Tragedies- Soviet POWs; Katyn Forest Murders; Dresden Bombing; Allied POWs in Asia;  Nagasaki, Hiroshima; The Holocaust- The Pianist; Crimes Against Humanty- Nuremburg Trials

Beginning of the Cold War- USSR- sphere of influence; Yalta Conference; Potsdam Conference

Students in World History 3201 are responsible for a reflective writing exercise coming out of the Arrupe Lecture, based on one historical detail as presented by Tom Webb during his presentation.

Students can also make use of the articles presented by Mr. Peters. 

Reflective writing pieces due Tuesday January 17, 2012.

All students in World History 3201 are reminded that there is a mandatory attendance for Thursday evenings Arrupe Lecture, this year presented by Tom Webb titled 'Is the Economy an angry god? A Reflection on the economy in light of Catholic Social Teaching'.

Students should prepare for a 25 Multiple Choice and Two ESsay question- including one two source essay question- on Tuesday November 22, 2011 Day 8.

Students should study Fascism- the characteristics of; devotion to leader, extreme nationalism, scapegoats, violence as a societal good, racism; students should look at origins of Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany and the Spanish Civil War; Why did Fascist regimes take hold there?; students should also know Communist Revolution in Russia; War Communism; New Economic Policy 1921-1928; 'two steps forward, one step back'; Stalin's rise to power; Stalin's purges; Stalin's gulag prison system; Stalin's Five Year Plans; Stalin's collectivization; The Great Depression; American political and economic isolationism; FDR's 'New Deal'; League of Nations; Moral sanctions, economic and military sanctions; Examples of Manchuria and Abyssinnia

Major Research assignent, due Friday december 9, 2011

Length 3-5 pages, double spaced.

Look at a major and course relevant historical event beween 1900-1945 or 2001-2011.

You must use at least two book sources other than the textbook and two Internet sources- but not Wikipedia!

Late hand-ins will lose 10% per day.

Cheating constitutes an automatic zero.

Chapter 1, 2 Test Material

Students should know the following material from Ch. 1 for the upcoming test (Tuesday October 25, 2011): liberalism, authoritarianism, universal suffrage, anarchism, Frederich Nietzsche, socialism, anarchism, colonialism, imperialism, Boer War 1899-1902, Russo-Japanese War 1904-5, American Imperialism, Imperial Powers box pg. 25

Ch. 2: Causes of WW1- Nationalism, ethnic nationalism, Economic rivalry, Arms Race, naval race, Alliance System- Triple Alliance (Italy, Austria-Hungary, Germany) and the Triple Entente (Great Britain, France, Russia); tension in the Balkans, assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Black Hand, Gavrilo Princip, ultimatum, 28 June 1914, Schlieffen Plan, Plan XVII; The astern Front, war of attrition, stagnant, No Man's Land, Bottle of the Marne, Somme, Beaumont-Hamel, Ypres; Eastern Front, fluid, Tannenburg, Marusian Lakes, heavy losses, Russian Revolutions of 1917 (October/November- Kerensky; February/March- Bolsheviks led by Lenin), Treaty of Brest-Litvosk; technological advances- airplanes, submarines (underseebooten), tanks; USA enters the war in 1917 because of unrestricted submarine warfare, November 11, 1918; League of Nations, Woodrow Wilson's 14 points; Paris Peace Conference, French objectives, British objectives, reparations, German guilt

Remember, there will be 20 Multiple Choice and a choice of two, but only develop one essay response question!

Students are reminded that they have a test on Friday October 7, 2011 on Chapter 12- Contemporary Issues.

The format of the test will be 20 Multiple Choice and 2 essay Questions. Each section will be weighed equally at 20 Marks to mirror the public exam.

Important material: Theme of Us vs. Them; syndicalism; socialism; utopianism; fascism; democracy; terrorism; freedom-fighters; al-Qaeda; 9/11; America's response to 9/11; "You are either with us, or against us" George W. Bush, address to Congress, September 23, 2001; War on Terrorism; Taliban; Afghanistan, October 11, 2001; NATO; War in Iraq, March 2003; Weapons of Mass Destruction; Osama bin Laden; Saddam Hussein; Madrid Bombings, 2004; London Bombings, 2005; Guantanamo Bay Camp X; Non-Governmental Organizations; Nationalism; supranationalisml corporations; free trade; fair trade; child soldiers; United Nations Declaration of Universal Human Rights, 1946; UN Rights of the Child, 1999; Hannah Ardendt "Total Domination"; MSF Refugee Camp in the City; 43 million refugees globally; climate change 

World History 3201

Term 1- 40% [20%]

Essay Writing 20%

Major Research Project 20%

Tests 30%

Midterm Exam 30%

Term 2- 60% [30%]

Essay Writing 15%

Major Research Project 20%

Tests 25%

Final Exam 40%

Students should keep in mind that World History 3201 is a public exam course. As such, the class section and attendant markings constitute only one half (50%) of their mark. The other one half (50%) is derived from a public exam written in June. This exam is broken into two sections: Section 1- 50 Multiple Choice; Section 2- 8 essay response questions.

Using Hannah Ardent's essay excerpt "Total Domination" and the film "Children of Men" explore the idea of totalitarian government, and the propaganda that separates us -those living under the totaltarian government and accepting of its security- and them- simply, those who live outside such a government or who do not accept its authenticity.

One paragraph on the origins of May Day/ Labour Day. Please avail of all resources available to you (Wikipeda, Google Search, etc.). Paragraphs can be emailed, typed and printed or handwritten for review at the beginning of class tomorrow.

These are anxious days. Remember, you have prepared all year, and with some revising over the coming days you'll be able to prattle off the reasons why Gavrilo Princip shot Austrian Archduke Ferdinand and his pregnant wife on 28 June 1914 (ethnic nationalism, the Balkan tenions) and how it led to World War I (Austrian ultimatum, the alliance system, the subsequent invasion of Belgium, etc).

For now, bear in mind some statistics: The years 1900-1945 constitute nearly 52% of your exam! And they comprise most of your multiple choice. So read over the events that began WW1 and WW2 carefully and fully. But don't give short shrift to the Cold War, the tensions that settled across former war allies as both the Soviet Union and the allies sought to enlarge their spheres of influence, created a near identical alliance system to WW1 (Nato v. Warsaw Pact) and which led to several conflicts, or proxy wars (Vietnam, Afghanistan) but thankfully led to no direct war between the USA and USSR. Although they did come close- the 1956 Suez Crisis, the Cuban Missile Crisis of '62. Then the thaw, detente, and realpolitick of the 70's before Reagan upped the ante anew with the Reagan doctrine before the USSR finally imploded under the grafting of glasnost (openness in society and thinking) and perestroika (economic restructing which brought back some capitalism to Soviet Russia).

And take care to peruse the Middle East, particularly the four wars which came to define Israel's relationships with its neighbours early on (1948 War of Independence, 1956 Suez Crisis, the 1967 6Day War and the 1973 Yom Kippur War) and further, its recent relations with its neighbours and the Palestinians who still long for a return to their old borders (the intifadhas and the peace processes in all their fits and starts) *Of note here is US President Obama's recent assertion that Israel should revert to its 1967 borders- soemthing israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has promised not to even consider.

Terrorism in its recent guises- in London in 2005 (7/7), in Madrid in 2004, in New York and Washington on 9/11/ 2001 and the wars they've created... All of this should be brushed up on. But you'll do great! Please do forward your questions to me in class, or in the corridors, or just fire off an email to me at cpeters@stbonaventurescollege.ca.  

Students are asked to please read Chapter 7: The End of the Cold War and Beyond, playing particular attention to glasnost and perestroika, to Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yelstin. As well students should make note of Yugoslavia and the ethnic tensions that led to a terrible and bloody war, perpetrated by Slobodan Milosevic.

Students should also look at Chapter 9: Africa: After Independence. Of partticular importance is the rise of African Nationalism and the names of the leaders of the fight for African Independence , and the social, political and future challenges for African countries in the 21st Century.

Students in World History 3201 are reminded that they have a test on Chapter 4- World War Two. The test have 25 multiple choice questions and 2 essay questions, worth a total of 50 marks. The test is scheduled for Monday February 7, 2011.

Students are reminded that they have an essay due tomorrow's class.

Using the source provided and your historical knowledge explain why Adolf Hitler desired lebensraum for Germany.

"We should always ask for more than they can give"- Adolf Hitler, 1938

There is a scheduled test this coming Thursday on Chapter 12, Contemporary History. Students will be responsible for knowing about Global Interactions and Confrontations like 9/11, 7/7, the Madrid bombings of 2003, as well as actions by the G8 against, for example, poverty (2005 Gleneagles) and NATO military presence in Afghanistan, 2001- present. They will also be responsible for examining globalization, both as a part of our functioning modern society but also as it ebbs away at societal cohesion, leading to battles between what Benjamin Barber termed McWorld v. Jihad. Issues like environmental devastation, poverty, women's rights will also be examined.

Test: 25 M/C; 2 of 3 essay questions 

Five hundred word essay on a topic of contemporary history (Canada's involvement in the war in Afghanistan, Omar Khadr in Guantanamo Bay, melting ice in the Arctic, rise of socialist politics in Latin America, etc.). Try to be specific and focus your essay on one aspect of a larger issue. For example, the fact that the United States has not recognized Khadr as a child soldier but instead refers to him as an enemy combatant, a legal loophole. You should use three sources, and they can be internet sources. Just not wikipedia. Due on or before Friday September 17, 2010.

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World History 3201

Public Examination Course

Instructor: Mr. C. Peters

cpeters@stbonaventurescollege.ca

Course outline: Students are responsible for the historical timeline from the late nineteenth century until 2003. Within this scope students will learn about World War 1 and World War 2, the rise and fall of Fascism and Communism, the Russian Revolution and the Information Revolution, the beginnings of what Dwight Eisenhower termed “the military-industrial complex” to the attack “on our way of life” on 9/11. To do this effectively students will be exposed to a wide variety of supplemental readings, films and philosophers- both contemporary and historical- to best understand these complex issues and how they relate to our lives today.

Students will be expected by the end of this course to be able to write a historical essay using provided sources, to be able to plan and research a historical paper/ project and to have a working knowledge of the historical timeline of important events.

Term 1- 40%

Midterm Examination 40%

Tests- 25%

Research Project- 20%

Essays (3)- 15%

Important Dates

Essay #1- 500 words- Friday September 17- Day 2

Test- Chapter 12- Friday September 24- Day 7

Essay #2- 500 words- Thursday October 7- Day 2

Research Project Proposal- 250 words- Friday October 15- Day 7

Test- Chapters 1 and 2- Monday October 25- Day 6

Research Project- 1000-1250 words and Bibliography- Wednesday November 10- Day 4

Essay #3- 500 words- Friday November 19- Day 2

Mid-term- December- Units 4 and 1

Term 2- 60%