Coquitlam Learning Opportunity Centre 104-2748 Lougheed Hwy Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 6P2 Phone: (604) 945-4211 Course Name: History 12 Course Format: Online, Flexible-Paced Location: Coquitlam Learning Opportunity Centre #104-2748 Lougheed Hwy, Port Coquitlam Instructor: E-mail: Course Website: Mr. Peter Poka ppoka@sd43.bc.ca http://sd43.bcln.ca/course/view.php?id=239 Instructor Hours Monday & Thursday 5:00-9:00 p.m. Learning Centre Hours: Monday-Thursday 10:00-2:00pm Tues, Weds, Thurs 5:00-9:00pm Fri, Sat, Sun Closed History 12 covers the most significant events of the 20th century and develops student s skills as a historian. The course is divided into six discrete curriculum organizers upon which the provincial exam is based. Our progression through the course will follow the Intended Learning Outcomes for History 12 as prescribed by the Ministry of Education. The outline of the course is as follows: Prescribed Learning Outcomes: History 12 It is expected that students will: The Study of History A1 analyze primary and secondary sources (historical evidence) with reference to reliability bias and point of view corroborating and conflicting evidence A2 assess significant historical events in relation to social, political, economic, technological, cultural, and geographic factors A3 demonstrate historical empathy Conflict and Challenge: The World of 1919 B1 explain the significance of nationalism and imperialism in the world of 1919 with reference to the changed map of Europe and the Middle East the Mandate system
B2 evaluate the Paris Peace Conference in terms of contributions and positions of participants outcomes Promise and Collapse: 1919 1933 C1 compare the basic features of fascism communism democracy C2 describe circumstances that led to the rise of the fascists in Italy, including social and economic turmoil Mussolini s actions and policies C3 explain the rise to power of Hitler and National Socialism in Germany, with reference to conditions that generated support for Nazism Hitler s actions and policies C4 evaluate ways in which Lenin and Stalin transformed the USSR, with reference to the Russian revolutions the Russian Civil War the New Economic Policy socialism in one country C5 describe the relationship between colonial rule and emerging nationalism in Palestine and the Indian subcontinent C6 describe social, economic, and political developments in the United States in the 1920s, including prohibition; the changing role of women urbanization, mass production, and consumerism isolationism and laissez-faire policies Turmoil and Tragedy: 1933 1945 D1 assess the causes of and responses to the Great Depression D2 evaluate the circumstances and events that led to World War II in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, including failures of collective security appeasement Japanese imperialism D3 explain the significance of key developments in World War II, including military battles and campaigns total war technological advances D4 analyze the significance of the Holocaust D5 explain how World War II resulted in a realignment of world power Transformation and Tension: 1945 1963 E1 assess critical developments of the Cold War, including division of Germany American policy of containment Soviet sphere of influence Korean War Cuban Missile Crisis
E2 describe the emergence of China in world affairs E3 describe relations between Israel and the Arab world, with reference to territorial changes Arab nationalism Suez Crisis E4 explain the role of nationalism in the post-1945 decolonization of India and Indochina E5 explain key developments in the struggle for human rights in South Africa and the United States Progress and Uncertainty: 1963 1991 F1 explain the significance of conflicts in Vietnam and the Middle East F2 analyze changes in Chinese communism, with reference to the Cultural Revolution the changing relationship with the West Deng Xiaoping s policies F3 analyze the late stages of the Cold War with reference to the US/USSR relationship the decline of communism in Eastern Europe the dissolution of the Soviet Union Evaluation The breakdown for marks is as follows: Coursework: Final Exam 20% Unit Exams 40% Assignments 40% Grading Scale A 86-100 B 73 85 C+ 67 72 C 60 66 C- 50 59 I below 49 Unit Overviews Unit 1: The World to 1919 1 Europe on the Eve of the Great War 2 Fundamental Causes of WWI Chart /5 3 A) The World This Century Chapter 2 Questions B) Global Forces Chapter 2 Questions 4 Critical Thinking Questions Total Assignment Score /45 Unit Exam /39 Total Scaled Assignment Score /5% Total Scaled Exam Score /5%
Unit 2: Russia from 1917 to 1939 1 Karl Marx-Origins of Communism Review 2 A) The World This Century Chapter 3 Questions B) Global Forces Chapter 5 Questions: Lenin 3 A) The World This Century Chap 4 Questions: Stalin B) Global Forces Chapter 5 Questions: Stalin 4 Critical Thinking Questions Total Assignment Score /60 Total Scaled Assignment Score /5% Unit 3: The USA from 1919 to 1939 1 The World This Century Chapter 9 Questions 2 Global Forces Chapter 5 Questions 3 Roosevelt and the New Deal Presentation /20 4 USA Interwar Critical Thinking Questions Total Assignment Score /60 Unit Exam /25 Total Scaled Assignment Score /3% Total Scaled Exam Score /3% Unit 4: Europe from 1919 to 1937 1 Mussolini and Fascism 2 A) The World This Century Chapter 5 Questions /25 B) The World This Century Chapter 6 Questions C) The World This Century Chapter 7 Questions D) The World This Century Chapter 8 Questions 3 A) Global Forces Chapter 3 Questions B) Global Forces Chapter 4 Questions 4 Hitler s Germany Critical Thinking Questions /20 Total Assignment Score /70 Total Scaled Assignment Score /6%
Unit 5: The Road to War II 1 WWII Timeline of Key Events /30 2 A) The World This Century Chapter 10 Questions B) The World This Century Chapter 11 Questions C) The World This Century Chapter 12 Questions 3 A) Global Forces Chapter 7 Questions B) Global Forces Chapter 8 Questions 4 WWII Critical Thinking Questions /20 Total Assignment Score /75 Unit Exam /30 Total Scaled Assignment Score /5% Total Scaled Exam Score /5% Unit 6: The Cold War 1945 to 1962 1 A) The World This Century Chapter 13 Questions /25 B) The World This Century Chapter 14 Questions C) The World This Century Chapter 16 Questions D) The World This Century Chapter 17 Questions 2 Global Forces Chapter 10 Questions /5 3 The Cold War 1945 to 1962 Timeline Activity /20 4 Cold War Critical Thinking Questions Total Assignment Score /65 Total Scaled Assignment Score /6% Unit 7: The Cold War 1962 to 1991 1 A) The World This Century Chapter 16 Questions B) The World This Century Chapter 17 Questions 2 A) Global Forces Chapter 11 Questions B) Global Forces Chapter 16 Questions C) Global Forces Chapter 17 Questions 3 The Cold War 1962 to 1991 Timeline Activity /30 4 Cold War Critical Thinking Questions Total Assignment Score /65 Total Scaled Assignment Score /6%
Unit 8: Beyond the Cold War 1 A) Global Forces Chapter 12 Questions B) Global Forces Chapter 13 Questions C) Global Forces Chapter 14 Questions 2 A) The World This Century Chapter 15 Questions B) The World This Century Chapter 18 Questions C) The World This Century Chapter 19 Questions 3 Prominent People Comparison Assignment 4 Critical Thinking Questions Total Assignment Score /50 Unit Exam /40 Total Scaled Assignment Score /4% Total Scaled Exam Score /3%