Sunday 22 November 2015

Last Part of Democracies and then On to the Cold War!

This week, we will be finishing up the basics of democracies and then we will have about a 2 week stretch of looking at dictatorships and the Cold War. Meaning that we will start on economics before Christmas for about 2 weeks and finish up when we return from Christmas Break. Remember, there is a test THIS FRIDAY. What will be on that test?

  • Basic features of democracies (characteristics)
  • Know the philosophers and their views that impacting the creation of democracy
  • Impact of the Enlightenment and Iroquois Confederacy on North American democracies
  • How democracy works to balance will of majority with minority rights
  • Individual and Collective Rights
  • The ways in which democracy doesn't function well (disadvantages of democracy)
  • Illiberalism 
  • Balancing safety and security with rights and freedoms
  • Dissent
  • Imposition of liberalism
You should be familiar with the case studies, but  don't memorize those facts. You will never have straight recall questions on these facts, but you need to know the background knowledge of the case studies because they, or something similar, could show up as a source for questions.

What Will the Week Look Like?

Monday
  • Finish Up with the Imposition of Liberalism
    • White Paper and Red Paper
  • What does imposition look like know?
    • Source Interpretation
  • Video Questions
  • Go through what will be on your test (30-40 questions)
Tuesday
  • Start with Dictatorships
  • Different Types and the Techniques they use
  • Similarities and Differences between dictatorships and democracies
    • What liberal values do they reject and why?
Wednesday
  • Communist Soviet Union vs. Fascist Germany
    • Compare and contrast the two most prominent dictatorships of the 20th Century
    • First two videos are on Stalin; second two are on Hitler





Thursday
  • Rants by Traeton, Allison and Krista
  • Review for test
  • Continue working on comparing dictatorships
Friday:
  • Test
  • If you normally write your exam in the library, please just go straight there.

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