Chapter 2 and Mid-Year Exams

BRING YOUR NOTEBOOK & TEXTBOOK HOME TO STUDY.

Your chapter 2 exam covers 1896-1945, the Laurier era to WWII. This exam is scheduled for the end of January - close to the mid-year exam. But you already know this.  Upon our return, we still have these major topics to complete:
1. WWI, 1914-1918;
2. Mass culture;
3. Great Depression, 1929-1939;
4. WWII, 1939-1945.
You have LOTS of reviewing and studying already. Sorry. :(

MID-YEAR EXAM: FEBRUARY 4, 2:00, in the cafeteria
ABSENCE = 0
-chapter 1 & 2 (1840-1945)
-18 regular short-answer questions (19 marks)
-1 long answer question (choice of one "aspect" of society) (8 marks)
-1 two-paragraph "essay" (8 marks)

REVIEW FOR CHAPTER 1:
-Act of Union
-achieving Resp. Gov't
-British economic policies in the 1840's (change, results...)
-ministerial instability, 1850's
-Confederation & the BNA Act, 1867
-Canada's territory, expansion and the Riel Rebellion
-Indigenous Canadians during the period (laws, treaties)
-Fr. Canadian emigration
-National Policy, 1879
-First Phase of Industr. (defining characteristics) and economic changes (dairy...)
-Catholic church (role, ultramontanism...)

Dec. 10-14: Social Transformation, early 20th

Mon-Tues:
-review 2nd phase
-notes: unions
-go over test

Wed-Thurs:
-notes: issues in urban areas & women's struggles...
-complete questions in booklet: #9-11 (textbook, 146-1470; #13-14 (pp.149-151)

Fri:
-influence of the Catholic church

Dec. 3-6: 2nd phase of industrialization & test

Min-Wed: 2nd phase of industrialization
-for next class (Mon., Dec. 3), read the last two booklet pages (2nd phase)
-notes: Industrial development, 1896-1929 (resources & sectors, location, role of the state...)
-readings: (textbook, p. 130-139) & questions (new booklet)

Thurs: Test
-Laurier era (~11 short answer questions) & 2nd phase (~7 questions)
-study notes, skim over textbook (pp. 116-129, summary; 131-139, summary).

Nov. 26-30: Laurier's Domestic policies

Mon.-Thur.:
-purple group: 10 question quiz
-complete Laurier era notes: immigration policy, territorial growth, French-Cdn minority & First nations' policies (treaties, schools)
-reading & booklet: textbook, pp. 122-125; complete bklt p. 5, #8-11
-domestic policy notes: complete #12-14; read about immigration & answer questions.

Fri:
-start 2nd phase of industrialization?

Nov. 19-22: Laurier era

Mon-Tues:
-notes: complete imperialist-nationalist differing views about Canada's role in the empire
-work with documents: Boer war, Canada's navy...
-complete booklet: #1-7 (textbook, p. 116-...)

Wed-Thurs.: begin domestic policy
-notes: immigration to Canada

-pop quiz

Nov. 12-16: Start Chap. 2: Nationalisms & Canada's autonomy

Mon.-Wed.:
-go over term exam
-start notes: The Laurier era & booklet 1 (read textbook, p. 116; answer questions #1 & 2)

Friday:
-essay

Term exam: Thursday, Nov. 8

After school exam tutorial: Tuesday, Nov. 6 (4:00-5:30)
EXAM: 50%, TERM 1
Chapter 1: 1840-1896
21 questions: short answer questions based on documents
see textbook:
summaries: p. 37, 53, 65, 83, & 99
aspects of society (power, territory, economy, society, culture): pp. 102-104
Ace the Exam, pp. 106-108

Topics: 1840-1896
politics: Act of Union, ministerial instability, responsible gov't, structure of government, confederation & the BNA Act, Metis & indigenous issues (two rebellions...)
social: migrations (urbanization, emigration, immigration), Catholic church's influence (ultramontanism)
economic: end of British protectionism, Reciprocity, industrialization (conditions, unions...) transportation, National Policy
territory: creation of Canada (provinces), purchase of Rupert's Land...
specific dates

Types of questions:
chronological order
cause-consequence
territorial result
social result
identify
causal connection
characteristics
historical figures - agree or disagree with each other