Global History 12 Exam Review January 2025 PDF

**Global History 12 Exam Review** **Exam Date and Time: Tuesday, January 28th, at 9:30 am** As you prepare your detailed study notes, please revisit readings, class notes, assignments, quizzes, and essays. **Detailed historical terminology, evidence, and perspectives** are expected throughout the...

**Global History 12 Exam Review** **Exam Date and Time: Tuesday, January 28th, at 9:30 am** As you prepare your detailed study notes, please revisit readings, class notes, assignments, quizzes, and essays. **Detailed historical terminology, evidence, and perspectives** are expected throughout the exam. **Global Historian** ⇒ **Manhattan Project, Oppenheimer, Little Man and Fat Boy, Emperor Hirohito, Tibbets, Truman, Einstein, Tsutomu Yamaguchi (Hibakusha), Dene Indigenous People...other perspectives explored.** - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - **The Cold War** ⇒ Karl Marx and Theory of Communism - - - - - - ⇒ What was the Cold War? - - - - - - - ⇒ Causes of the Cold War [before] and [after] WWII, Berlin Blockade 1\) Opposing ideologies (capitalism vs. communism). \- 2) The aftermath of World War II and the division of Europe. \- 3) The Soviet Union\'s atomic bomb test in 1949. -4) The killing of the Romanov family 5\) October Revolution 1917 6\) Lack of recognition of the SU by the world and the US ⇒ Ideologies -\> characteristics of Soviet Communism and Capitalism, why incompatible ⇒ Superpowers, Truman and Stalin, atomic bombs, "Iron Curtain", Domino Theory, Truman Doctrine and Containment, 2^nd^ Front Delay, Marshall Plan, Stalin's Buffer Zone -- Eastern Europe, Spheres of Influence, Berlin Wall (symbol of the CW) ⇒ First-hand accounts of Anton Dragon (Soviet soldier at Stalingrad) and Traute Grier (German woman in post-war Berlin). Case Study: Korean War 1950-1953 ⇒ United Nations: General Assembly, Security Council, challenges achieving peace and security. ⇒ Causes and consequences, DMZ. ⇒ International response and the American belief in the domino theory Case Study: Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 ⇒ Causes of the Cuban revolution and US reaction (consider long-term and short-term factors) ⇒ Castro's 1^st^ attempt at revolution, trial and defence ⇒ Che Guevara, reasons for the successful overthrow of Batista by 1959 ⇒ Castro, Kennedy, and Khrushchev ⇒ What was the CMC? Causes, Bay of Pigs Invasion, key events, and consequences ⇒ How was the crisis resolved? Letters, compromises etc. ⇒ Perspectives and frame of reference of the leaders, Armageddon by three names ⇒ Vasili Arkhipov Case Study: Vietnam War 1965-1975 ⇒ Causes and reasons for US involvement (Ho Chi Minh, Vietcong, Guerilla Warfare, Operation Rolling Thunder, Range Hand, Search and Destroy...) ⇒ Anti-war protests, M. Ali and MLK anti-war stances, Kent State University, My Lai ⇒ Reasons for Vietcong Victory, Costs, Consequences, and Impact ⇒ Multiple perspectives explored **Societal Change** Case Study: North Korea and the Kim Dynasty ⇒ North Korea: Kim IL Sung and Kim Jong IL dictatorship and *Juche* ideology ⇒ Cult of personality, propaganda, Songbun system, "Baekdu" bloodline ⇒ Under siege mentality, Slogans "single-minded unity," etc. ⇒ Elections and conscription ⇒ 3 generations of punishment and kwanliso ⇒ Kim Jong Un and North Korea today ⇒ Review [some] of the multiple perspectives studied, including Euna Lee, Suki Kim, Lee Hyeon seo, Kang Choi-hwan, Kim Kwang Il Cult of Personality Project ⇒ Your leader's cult of personality -- message propagated, methods to shape minds. **The Pursuit of Justice** Case Study: Rwandan Genocide ⇒ Ideology of *Imperialism*, Social Darwinism, Berlin Conference and Impact ⇒ Key individuals and groups, events, and causes ⇒ Long-term, short-term, and trigger causes: impact of Belgian colonization, independence and Hutu control, civil war, Arusha Peace Accords, President Habyarimana, Interahamwe, etc. ⇒ Dehumanization, Hutu ideology, propaganda examples in education, Hutu 10 Commandments, euphemisms, Kangura and RTLM, and evidence of genocide ⇒ Immaculee Ilibagiza, Romeo Dallaire ⇒ International and UN Response ⇒ RPF, Paul Kagame, end of the genocide ⇒ "Upstanders" -- review the stories you selected and Paul Rusesabagina ⇒ Justice: International Criminal Court for Rwanda and Gacaca courts -- how did they work, purpose, impact, first-hand stories, justice served? Apologies... ⇒ Reconciliation villages, Umuganda, new constitution, education, "Kwibuka" Justice Case Study Project ⇒ Your case study -- including context, causes, methods, perspectives, success, challenges, etc. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ **Exam Format** Part A: Identify Individuals, Events, and Terms (choose 10 from a choice of 15) -\> Include two detailed points/ideas for each selection (a few sentences each). Part B: Analytical Responses -- (3 questions from a choice of 5) -\> well-written paragraphs for each question. Part C: Analytical Essay -- (choose from 2 questions; you will be required to discuss different case studies/topics to substantiate your thesis and detailed historical evidence). Think about key themes: the role of ideologies and/or nationalism in shaping events, the importance of multiple perspectives, the moral dimension of history, the impact of individuals and the choices people make. \*\*We will discuss common themes as a class during our review.