Current Events
The current events portion of today’s classes will be taken up by the current events test. This is the final current events test of the year.
Period One: History 30
Following the current events test the class watched Free Trade Ten Years Later and discussed the proand cons of the Canada-US free trade agreement. The class then completed the notes on Immigration and the Canadian Community.
Period Two: History 20
Following the current events test the class completed the notes from yesterday on Nationalism and Conflict Outside the Cold War. The class then created their own groups and chose topics for the final class presentations of the year on Conflicts Outside the Cold War:
The Cold War confrontation between the Superpowers dominated much of the history of the twentieth century following the end of World War Two. However, history and events in other areas of the world did not cease just because the relations between the USSR and the USA were dominant. The relationships and conflicts outside of the Cold War often affected the Superpowers and many were in some measure influenced by them.
In this assignment you and your group will look closely at the one of the many conflicts that took place during the period of the Cold War or in the years immediately following its conclusion in 1991. These events, though not part of the Superpower confrontation, all had or continue to have a lasting influence on our world today.
Post-war India and Pakistan – Decolonization and Partitioning; p. 238-241
- Israel and the Arabs – A Jewish homeland amid Arabs; p. 213-17,219
- The United Nations – Promoting peace, development, and human rights; Chapter 9
- The Former Yugoslavia – Ethnic nationalism and ethnic cleansing; p. 321-322
- The War in Afghanistan – Islam against Communism, Al Quaeda’s origins, p. 208-210
- The Iran-Iraq War – Oil, Islam and the Superpowers; p. 219-221
- Israel and the Palestinians in the 1990s – Intifada, statehood and a homeland; p. 230-231
- The First Gulf War 1990-1991 – Hussein, Kuwait, and oil; p. 221,223-224
- Political Change in Russia – Democracy, oligarchy and economic dislocation; p. 323-326
Your group is responsible for creating a PowerPoint presentation for the class of no less than seven minutes. This should include: 1) necessary background information to understand the topic; 2) the goal of each side in the dispute in question; or of the international organizations involved; 3) the role of the international community in mediating or attempting to solve the problem or conflict; 4) important leaders from each side of the conflict, or of the international organization (minimum three); 5) the long-term significance of the conflict or change to the present state of the world; 6) a handout encapsulating important information and people that can be used by you class mates.
Evaluation: Background-5; Goals-5; International involvement-5; Presentation-12; Significance-10; Class handout-10; important People-15: Total – 62.
Period Four: History 30
Following the current events test the class watched Free Trade Ten Years Later and discussed the proand cons of the Canada-US free trade agreement. The class then completed the notes on Immigration and the Canadian Community.
Period Five: History 10
Following the current event test the class returned to the computer lab to work on their Imperialism Changes the World webquest. Monday’s class will be the final work period as the assignment will be handed in at the start of Tuesday’s class. Students that have not completed it will be sent to Study Hall on Wednesday.
