For the past couple weeks, we have looked at why we need to pursue internationalism, and how it helps solve national and global issues. However, by participating in the international community, at some point on some issues the needs for your country will come second to the world. In essence, by being an active member of the international world means you give up a little bit of your sovereignty and put the needs of everybody else before your own national interests. While most countries understand that there is a balance to pursuing national and international interests, there are those who feel like we should be moving more towards a one-world government. Essentially, the idea of having an independent nation state would cease to exist - we wouldn't have independent countries or borders anymore; we would all live as one.
So what's up this week?
Monday:
One world government - What it is, how would it function, is it reasonable
Article and debate
Work on infographs for approximately 20 minutes of class
Tuesday:
What would a borderless world look like:
Case Study: North American Union
Discuss: Benefits and drawbacks to the formation of North American Union
Practice interpreting sources
Work on infographs, time permitting
Wednesday:
Notes: Issues with internationalism
Work on infographs
Thursday:
Rants by Robyn, Shelby, Keaton and Vanessa
Review for Exam
Friday:
Ultranationalism and Internationalism Unit Exam :)
Last week, we scratched the surface of what internationalism is, and this week we will start examining how it is a good thing and how it can be a bad thing. The thing to remember is that if we embrace internationalism more, it is at the expense of nationalism. So the question then becomes how much do we embrace being an active member in the international community? At some point, will the idea of having completely independent nations. But, if we don't embrace internationalism, there are major world-wide concerns (wars, poverty, natural disasters, the environment, etc) that no one country could possibly attempt to solve on their own. It will be up to you to decide.
Remember: we are almost done this unit (Ultranationalism and Internationalism). Which means that NEXT WEEK you will be having a unit exam. So start reviewing now!!!
What's going on this week?
Monday:
Five Different types of foreign policies
Case Study: Atlantic Fisheries - International Competition vs. Cooperation
Debate: Which of the five types of foreign policy should Canada use predominantly?
Tuesday:
How is internationalism best promoted - Notes
Classifying Events (assignment)
Get writing assignment that you will be doing on Friday in class
Wednesday:
How internationalism helps to solve global issues
Is it effective or not?
Thursday:
Rants by: Jun Ki, Robyn and Payton
The threat to nationalism: The One World Government
Activity: World Government
Problems that arise from internationalism
Watch the above video with a grain of salt. Meaning, understand that this is somebody's opinion.
To finish up this unit, we will be looking at Internationalism. Internationalism is pretty much the exact opposite to ultranationalism. It is where you are putting the needs of the world ahead of the needs of your country. If we are looking at this in the context of national interests, nations won't focus so much on what is good for themselves, but their interests will be focused on helping others as well. The question then becomes: To what extent is focusing on other countries beneficial to Canada?
What is this week all about?
Tuesday:
Morning class: you will be in the computer lab; afternoon class: you will be in the library on computers. Since there are only 10 computers, 3 students will need to work in the lab (unless 3 people skip class,then you can all be in the library). As discussed on Thursday, YOU ARE WORKING ABSOLUTELY ON YOUR OWN.
Get the PowerPoint handouts from the sub.
Read through slides 2 and 3.
Using the internet, complete the Venn diagram on slide 4. You need to find examples of historical, cultural, linguistic, political/civic, religious and geographic nations that are (this means you need 18 examples):
Nation states ONLY
International groups ONLY
Have both
Read slide 5. Analyze the quote by:
Defining any terms
Identify phrases/names you don't know. Look them up and write what you know
Paraphrase it
What's the big idea?
Read through slide 6. Watch the video below.
Read through slide 7 and the photocopied text book pages about the different motives for international involvement.
The last thing you need to do in class is to categorize each of the following international issues. Using this site, go to the Catalogue button and then WebPath Express. This site filters through a lot of different websites that are more specific to high school use. Type in one of the issues (ie: international policy on acid rain or internationalism AND acid rain) and read about what it is. Then, you must categorize the motivation of the involvement as Self-determination, economic prosperity, global status, peace and security, or humanitarianism. Some of the issues may fit into one or more categories. The list of issues:
acid rain
global warming
copyright infringement on music and movies
pandemics
drug and/or arms trafficking
human smuggling
resource depletion
resource distribution
renewable resources
nonrenewable resources
intellectual property (things you create)
expanding markets for goods and services
border control
children's rights
working conditions
terrorism
nuclear materials control.
Wednesday:
Finish notes on international responses to ultranationalism
War
Peacekeeping
Review questions on ultranationalism with video
Video/Song: Imagine by John Lennon
Intro to Internationalism: the different types of internationalism
What is Foreign Policy?
Thursday:
Rants by Chynna, Traeton and Brandon
Five Different types of foreign policies
Case Study: Atlantic Fisheries - International Competition vs. Cooperation
Debate: Which of the five types of foreign policy should Canada use predominantly?
Friday:
Activity: Classifying events
How is internationalism promoted?
Discussion: To what extent should Canada be focusing on internationalism?
Last week, we examined what was necessary for an ultranationalist leader to take power. For ultranationalism to occur, there needs to be pre-existing stereotypes to lead to discrimination of a particular group. The thing to remember is that there are multiple understandings of nation - for discrimination and prejudice to occur, it doesn't necessarily have to be targeting another country, but some understanding of a nation, which can include ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, language and so on.
Some kind of crisis, usually economic or a safety risk, usually occurs that leaves the citizens in a desperate state - they are looking for any kind of solution to the crisis they are in.
There needs to be a fanatical, charismatic leader who can convince the people that they hold the solution to their problems. This leader often bases their solutions on the pre-existing stereotypes of the nation.
Ultranationalist, or superiority, views need to be common place within the society. This is what draws the people to the fanatical leader and gets them to follow him.
This week, we are going to look at how those stereotypes can change into legal discrimination, and eventually crimes against humanity. Crimes against humanity include the inhumane treatment of people, in a variety of different ways. Following World War II, there seemed to be the need to classify what these are. For this class, we will be looking at segregation, displacement, discrimination and genocides. Crimes against humanity have long term consequences, but it is hard to hold those involved responsible. (Read the quick article below)
What's going on this week...
Monday:
Finish going through the case studies from Thursday; this should only take about half an hour
Notes: Discrimination in Nazi Germany in the 1930s
Comparison: Nazi Germany to 1880s Canada - Residential schools, Indian Act, Chinese Head Tax
Complete going through the case studies of the three different genocides
Second half of class: Work on projects
Thursday:
Rants by: Corbin, Neela and Mackayla
How do other countries react to ultranationalism?
Appeasement
War
Peacekeeping
Righteous People - Who stands up to ultranationalism?
Friday:
Writing Assignment - to be completed in the computer lab WITHIN CLASS TIME. The assignments will be handed out to you on Tuesday, and you can do as much prepping and planning as you want but you will need a full copy by the end of the block. If you are absent, it needs to be emailed to me by Friday at midnight.
