The Political World,  Mr. Diewald,  Room 239, Period 1A

Real Work, Real Issues, Real Knowledge = IB Learning

10th Grade LSN PDP, Period 1A

Current Topic:  4th Quarter - Foreign Policy

ONLINE TEXTBOOK:

http://www.glencoe.com/ose/showbook.php?access_code=AACFE25224

Hippocampus Site:  http://www.hippocampus.org/myHippo/?user=mrdiewald

Assignments:

Pg. 559, 1-5 (carry over from 3rd quarter)

Printed 1040 form (4/12)

Foreign Policy Vocabulary (4/18)

Read the summary of the book attached here: http://www.independent.org/publications/books/book_summary.asp?bookID=54

Answer the following questions:  (Due 4/30)

1. In what ways does the author attack the military in the summary?

2. What would happen if the US stopped intervening militarily according to the author?

3. Describe the Pax Americana.  Has this period ended in your opinion?

4. How has terrorism shaded US foreign policy?

Fog of War Lessons Explained (5/1)  You may watch clips of the movie FOG OF WAR on Youtube.com or read about the remaining lessons at the following website or think for yourself on the remaining lessons.  http://handofreason.com/2011/media/the-fog-of-war-eleven-lessons-from-the-life-of-robert-s-mcnamara

Pg. 625, 1-5 and Concepts & Pg. 630, 1-6 - Classwork (5/2)

UN Classwork 5/4

Speaker Report (5/24)

TURN IN ANY TEXTBOOKS (IF YOU WERE ASSIGNED ONE) BY 5/25 please!!!!!!

Assessments:

Foreign Policy Vocabulary Quiz (4/18)

Simulation Analysis (5/8 for activity and 5/10 for Report)

Country Study Data and Maps (5/29 A, 5/30 B)

Final Project  ( don't worry, it will be fun)  5/29-6/4

Final Exam - 1A on 5/31