Thursday, May 1, 2008

WWII Test Review!

  • Chapter 12 – Canada on the World Stage
  • - Gouzenko Affair: What happened, when, and why is it important (Igor Gouzenko, Soviet clerk, 109 documents). Aldrich Ames
  • - Cold War – what is it  (opposing countries fighting w/o weapons – USSR & USA).
  • - Cda foreign policy – middle pwr: promoting world peace and human rights issues, co-operating w/NATO and NORAD, forming econ agreements, increasing foreign aid (Pearson Rule).
  • - What is the UN? When was it formed? (1945 – 50 nations), what were some of the principles? (collective security, co-operation, defend human rights, improve living conditions) – Lester B. Pearson and UNEF (Suez Canal Crisis, Gamal Abdel Nasser).
  • - Universal Declaration of Human Rights – What are some of the principles?
  • - War Crimes – When did we prosecute (1947 – 1949), why did we stop? Kurt Meyer, SS maj-gen prosecuted in Cda. Legal problems – No rules around war crimes, jury all Cdn military officers, Meyer’s lawyer was also Cdn soldier.
  • - 1949 restrictions on war criminals immigration vs. 1962. Why’d it happen?
  • - Iron Curtain, satellite nations, what’s important about it? (Shut off contact, spies)
  • - Canada and NATO – 1949 USSR atomic bomb, Louis St. Laurent, Cdn PM, suggests idea of NATO, and 4 Apr. 1949 12 nations form NATO.
  • - NORAD – North Usn Air Defence. DEW Line. USSR H-bomb in 1953. NORAD in Cheyenne Mtn and Thunder Bay
  • - Korean War – What, when, where, why (1950, USSR vs. USA. 38th Parallel), UN role – Sec’y Council votes to go in. Hill 677.
  • - Suez Crisis – 1956, Gamal Abdel Nasser, UNEF
  • - Foreign Aid – Marshall Plan, Colombo Plan (When, where, $), multilateral agreements. GATT/WTO.
  • - Auto Pact: Why (No Cdn producers), when/who. Why good/bad?
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  • Chapter 13 – Canada Comes of Age
  • - Wave of immigration – Why/what/who/Waves + point system. Why important, how change system?
  • - Newfoundland joins Confed. Why/when?
  • - Duplessis role in Quebec + Quiet Revol’n – What is it, why’d it happen, when?
  • - Separatism – FLQ (1963),  ALQ, Parti Quebecois and Rene Levesque.
  • - Bi and Bi Commission recommendations and dates + Official Languages Act 1969
  • - Royal Commission on Nat’l Devel. In Arts, Letters and Sciences, Massey Report, 1951. Pop. Culture (Elvis, Beatles, counterculture, hippies, Beatlemania)
  • - Television – CBC(HNIC, etc) + Cdn Flag creation (1968) + why did we need a new one? (Suez Crisis)
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  • Chapter 14 – Prosperity, Protest, New Politics
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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey Mr.Kassam will there be study club monday lunch? - Mike

Mr. Kassam said...

Sure, why not. Study club on Monday at lunch.

If you all don't study this weekend, though....

*shakes fist*

Mr. Kassam said...

Also... Why are Lick's burgers so good? WHY!?!?!?

Now my stomach hurts.

Anonymous said...

Webers is better than all other contenders IN fact any place that buy's a bridge to keep its customers from getting run over is awesome

-Evan

Mr. Kassam said...

Evan,

Study. Or you'll need a bridge to stop this test from running ALL OVER YOU! OH, BOOYAKASHA!


Mr. Kassam

Anonymous said...

Sir...
Uhhh, I sprained my wrist, so I couldn't study at all this weekend...

I'm just kidding, but not about the not studying...
Or am I? -shifty eyes-
Muahahaha

I hope Korean bbq was good.

-Brent

Mr. Kassam said...

Brent,

*Grabs Gushers from your pocket*

Korean BBQ is *next* weekend. Frankly not soon enough. I want some KBBQ! Nowwwwww!

Anonymous said...

Mr. Kassam, is there any size limit for the picture assignment?? like how big (or small) the pictures can be? -Akif

P.S. does it has to be color picture or could it be only grayscale??