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So what exactly is loyalty and what does it have to do with nationalism? This week, we will start looking at that topic specifically.
Last week, we looked at the conflict between nationalist loyalties - those are the loyalties that you have towards a particular nation that could have been, was or is a current nation. Here are some review videos about the two case studies that we looked at:
- Oka Crisis
Video about the Oka Crisis
- Quebec Sovereignty and the FLQ Crisis
Video about Quebec Sovereignty
So what can we expect to cover this week?
Monday- Non-nationalist Loyalties
- Notes
- Examples:
- NEP in Canada 1980s
Click on the picture for an explanation
- Flat vs Progressive Taxation in Alberta
Tuesday
- The Supreme Sacrifice - is it a necessity in a nation-state?
- Wrap It Up - Notes on dealing with conflicting loyalties
- Questions and Videos on Loyalties
Wednesday
- Activity - identifying the loyalty
- Notes on Factors that Develop nationalism
- Start first project
- Pick case study and groups
- Pick a due date
- Go through what needs to be done on the assignment
- Factors of nationalism and the American Revolution
Thursday- Rants by Kelsey and Adam
- Read the exemplar that was picked from the class with the rationale for why it would have gotten the grade it did
- Practice Writing
- 20-1 Interpreting text sources from Assignment I
- 20-2 Interpreting images from Assignment II