History 12: Course Overview 2002-2003

Teacher: Ms. Kaminski

Rationale:

        History 12 is a subject designed to give students a range of experiences and opportunities to develop skills that will increase their understanding of their lives as Canadians and as global citizens (p. 1).

Summary:

        History is the record of the human past, it encompasses the lives of the great and powerful, the small and weak. It also chronicles the rise and development of institutions. History unites us with people of the past. By studying history, we not only gain an awareness and understanding of their problems, concerns and solutions, but we also become aware of our own place in history. We learn that our actions have an impact on our present and future society, and that like those who have preceded us, we too play a role in the continuing development of history.

            As a student of history 12, you will be studying history within the twentieth century. This time frame is an exciting period to study, encompassing World War I and II, the boom and the bust economic crises' of the 1920s and 30s, the Cold War, the Korean war, the Vietnam war and the collapse of Communism with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

Required Materials:

Ø      3 Ring Binder

Ø      Pens

Ø      Pencils

Textbooks:

            Demarco, N., The World This Century

            Howarth, T., Twentieth Century History

Evaluation:

        Term 1:                                      Term 2:

Ø       Homework       – 25 %         Homework          -  25 %  

Ø      Projects           – 10 %         Projects           -  10 %  

Ø       Tests/Quiz’s      – 30 %         Tests/Quiz’s        -  30 %        

Ø       Midterm         -  25 %         Participation        -  10 %  

Ø       Participation       –  10 %      Mock Provincial      -  25 %  

Term 1 = 30% of final grade. Term 2 = 30% of final grade. The averages of term 1 and term 2 = 60% of final grade. The provincial exam is 40% of your final grade.

The averages of term 1 + term 2 + provincial mark = final grade in course.

Course Objectives: History 12 will enable students to develop the following skills:

Ø      Analyze historical evidence to assess reliability, identify bias and point of view, distinguish between primary and secondary sources and corroborate evidence.

Ø      Evaluate the significance of cause and effect relationships

Ø      Demonstrate the ability to conduct research using print, non-print, and electronic sources

Ø      Develop and present logical arguments

Ø      Evaluate the significance of economic and geographical influences on history

Ø      Apply knowledge of history to current issues

Ø      Demonstrate historical empathy (the ability to understand the motives, intentions, hopes and fears of people in other times and situations).

Course Expectations:

1.      It is expected that students will treat their peers, the teacher, themselves and the school with respect and courtesy.

2.      Arrive to class on time and only leave when the teacher dismisses you, otherwise ask permission to leave the classroom.

3.      Raise your hand to be acknowledged, don’t yell out answers – this is part of showing respect.

4.      Stay on task. Do your job as a student.

5.      Bring all necessary materials to class, don’t waste time looking for these materials or asking to go to your locker to get them.

6.      After an absence, please present a note from your parent/guardian regarding your absence. All work missed because of absence must be made up. This is the responsibility of the student.

7.      If you miss a test or presentation, you must make it up the first class you return. No excuses.

8.      Any work not handed in on time will be subjected to a penalty of 25% off the original mark the first day late and then 50% for each day after that. Students have two weeks from the assigned date to hand in major projects, at the end of this period if the assignment is not competed a mark of 0 will be given. Regular homework assignments will receive 50% off the first day with one week to hand the assignment in, after this a mark of 0 is given.

9.      Plagiarism – is using the work of others as if it were your own without giving credit to the author. Students who are found plagiarizing will be given a “0” grade for that assignment. Plagiarism is not tolerated.

10.  Please do not eat, or drink pop in class. You may bring only water.

If you need any help please come and see me! I want everyone to do well and I will make time for you if you are having problems! J    

Also to aid in your success for this class I have a webpage with many links that may prove useful in class (http://www3.telus.net/EKaminski), an email address (missk100@hotmail.com) and a homework page (http://TeacherWeb.com/BC/StJohnBrebeuf/Kaminski/) . I will do my best to keep these all current and updated for you and your parents.

History 12 – Course Outline

Unit 1: The World of 1919  (September)

-     Nationalism, Imperialism, Causes of WWI

-     WWI overview

-     Russian Revolution

-     Peace of Paris Conference – Treaty of Versailles

-     League of Nations – (Manchuria/Abysinia)

Unit 2: Promise and Collapse 1919-1933  (October/November)

I)                   Russia

- Russian Civil War

- Lenin - Entrenchment of Communism - NEP

- Stalin and the modernization of Russia – 5 year plans   

II)                USA – Boom and the Bust

-         Policy of Isolationism

-         1920s economic boom

-         1929 – depression (economic and agriculture)

-         Hoover and Roosevelt – policies / New Deal

III)              Italy

-         Totalitarianism / Fascism / Democracy – ideologies overview

-         Italian Fascism – Rise of Mussolini

-         March on Rome

Unit 3: Turmoil and Tragedy – 1933-1945 (December/January)

I)                   Germany

-         Failure of the Weimar Republic

-         The rise of Hitler

-         Spanish Civil War

-         Nazi Aggression – Nazi-Soviet Aggression Pact

II)                World War II

-         Invasion of Poland

-         Phony War, Blitz on Britain, Operation Barbarossa, Stalingrad, Battle of the Atlantic, Operation Torch, Normandy – Drive to Berlin, Holocaust.

III)              War in the Pacific

-         Pearl Harbor, Coral Sea, Midway, Okinawa, A-bomb, Nagasaki, Hiroshima.

-         WWII technology

-         Postdam, Yalta, & Tehran Conferences

-         Nuremberg Trials.

Unit 4: Transformation and Tension – The Cold War – 1945-1963 (February/March)

I)                   The Beginning of Cold War Tensions

-         The creation of the UN

-         Bipolar world – causes of the Cold War

-         Division of Germany – Berlin blockade/airlift

-         NATO – McCarthyism – Policy of Containment

-         Iron Curtain

-         Warsaw Pact

-         Kruschev – Peaceful Co-existence

-         Polish & Hungarian Uprisings

II)                Korean War

-         Overview

-         Geneva Agreement

III)              Cuban Missile Crisis

-         Cuban Revolution

-         Cuban Missile Crisis – Bay of Pigs

-         JFK Assassination

-         Test ban treaty – Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Unit 5: Progress and Uncertainty – 1945-1991 (April/May)

I)                   Vietnam War

-         Overview

-         Importance of Media and people at home on government.

II)                Indo-China War

-         India’s fight for independence

III)              Middle East

-         Establishment of Israel as a country

-         Palestinian / Israeli War

-         6 Day War

-         Yom Kippur War

-         Iran / Iraq War

-         Gulf War

IV)             China

-         Revolution to Communism

-         Long March

-         Cultural Revolution

-         Tianemen Square Massacres

-         Special Economic Zones

V)                End of the Cold War

-         Détente

-         Arms Race – Star Wars

-         Helsinki Accord

-         Solidarity

-         Eastern Europe Falls

-         Collapse of the USSR

Unit 6: Global Trends Since 1945 (May)

-     Global integration – trade organizations

-     USA Civil Rights

-     South Africa – Apartheid

-     Women and Computers

-     Competition for Resources

NB. The time periods are subject to change. Ideally I would like to leave June for preparation for the provincial exam, which would include writing a mock examination  (that will count for marks), over two classes.