Saturday, January 17, 2026

SS10 final assessment review

 Socials 10 Essay topics and vocab for Final Assessment. (check back here incase I add anyone)


Vocab:

Government:  Political Spectrum (R vs L wing ideologies including Facism and Communism, totalitarianism, socialism), referendum/plebiscite, republic


20/30’s:  protectionism, New Deal, urbanization, depression, union, suffrage, autonomy, regionalism, enfranchised, inflation


Canadian Identity:  civic nation, sovereignty, transfer payments, amending formula, distinct society, equalization payments, sovereignty association, notwithstanding clause


WWII - isolationism, appeasement, internment, blitzkrieg, holocaust 


Post war era (not sure how far we will get) superpower, espionage, proxy war, Avro Aero, middle power, McCarthyism, iron curtain, Marshall plan


Possible paragraph topics:

  • Canadian - American relationship

  • Canadian Autonomy

  • Atomic bomb/Nuclear armament

  • Was WWII a just war?  OR was appeasement justified?

  • Choose any event or person we have studied and write a persuasive paragraph explaining the person/events historical significance (different from above)

  • Canadian Unity