World History 3201

We are not makers of history. We are made by history.

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Beginning Wednesday, March 18th, all information for this course will be posted on moodle.stbons.ca.

September:

Why we study history: Making connections
What did the world look like in 1900?
The lasting impact of September 11th, 2001. Viewing You Are Here (2018).
How to write a World History essay

Unit 1: The First World War (1914-1918)

The 4 Underlying Causes
The Immediate Cause: Balkan Crisis
Attitudes towards war in 1914
Schlieffen Plan
Western Front vs. Eastern Front
Battles of the Marne and the Somme
Life in the Trenches
Technology Advancements in the Great War
The U.S. in the War
Wilson's Fourteen Points --> Treaty of Versailles

Unit 2: Challenges & Changes: The Interwar Years

The Political Spectrum
Totalitarianism
The Russian Revolution & Civil War
New Economic Policy & the Five Year Plans
Elements of Fascism
Mussolini and Hitler's Path to Power
The Great Depression & League of Nations failure.

Unit 3: The Second World War (1939-1945)

Hitler's Expansion Across Europe & Appeasement. Viewing Darkest Hour (2017).
WWII Battles
War in Europe and War in the Pacific
the Atomic Bomb
War Conferences

Unit 4: The Cold War (1945-1991)

Two Hostile Camps & the Iron Curtain

Assignments & Homework

Read p. 140-151 by Tuesday, March 10th.

Unit 3 Test - Wednesday, March 4th. Format: 20 MC, 2 Essays. p. 97-133.

Read p. 105-118, and complete WWII Battle sheet by Monday, February 10th.

Q: Contrast Neville Chamberlain's feelings towards appeasement with Winston Churchill's. Use knowledge from the textbook and the Darkest Hour. Responses should be 6-8 sentences. Due: End of class Wednesday, February 7th.

Research Project - The topic may be any historical place, person, event, etc between 1865-1918. The topic and the format must be pitched and discussed with me. Bibliographies are required. Students will have some class time to work on this. Due: Friday, November 29th.

Communism Test - Monday, November 25th. p. 66-74

Q: Today, where in our world can we find examples of imperialism and Anti-Semitism? Do these look different now than they did in the early to mid-1900s? How can they help build totalitarian governments? 3-4 to 1 page in length. Due: Thursday, October 31st

Unit 1 Test - Tuesday, October 22nd. Format: 25 MC, 2 Essays

Qs. 1,2&3 Map Study p. 48. Homework check Monday, October 7th.

Essay #1 - Q. 51 on June 2009 (Origins of the First World War). Due: Tuesday, October 1st

Qs. 1&2 Voices p.44. Homework check Monday, September 23rd.

Read Chapter 1 (p. 4-31) by Friday, September 20th.

Q: What was the impact (physically, emotionally, on American culture, etc.) of 9/11? Responses should be 6-8 sentences. Due: Tuesday, September 18th