SOCIAL STUDIES 30
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  • Unit 1 Intro to Ideologies
  • Unit 2 History of Economic Liberalism
  • Unit 3 Modern Economic Liberalism
  • Unit 4 Political Liberalism
  • Unit 5 Rejection of Political Liberalism
  • Unit 6 Clash of Ideologies
  • Unit 7 Political Liberalism in Action
  • Unit 8 Citizenship in a Liberal Society
  • - Essay/Exam Writing Hints
  • - Final Review
Class Links
Economic Liberalism Part Two

​Now that we have looked at some fundamental economic theory, let's look at how various economic ideas evolved and were applied in the last century.  The concepts in this part of the unit will help you to better understand the decisions our politicians make when trying to ensure that our economy is prosperous.

Unit Overview (same as Part One)
Key terms sheet (same as Part One)
Evolution of Economics Sheet 
(same as Part One)
Economic Case Studies (same as Part One)



Potential Projects

​Solving a Recession
 (continued from previous unit)
Creating a game that will demonstrate the complexities of economic decisions

Defending your opinion of the best economic system in a creative way.
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Here's a sample of student work

- Health Care Debate
​- Private versus Public School Debate
- Liberalism Debate 
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Threaded Discussions
  • A review of expectations for threaded discussions
  • Threaded discussion 1 - Article review
  • Threaded discussion 2 - Universal Day Care
  • Threaded discussion 3 - Minimum Wage Laws
  • Threaded discussion 4 - The Provincial Budget

Great videos explaining economic principles (in addition to the class videos)


Video Lessons

You may want to use these "fill in the blank" notes to help you when watching the videos

Lesson Six - How Liberals Responded to Socialist Ideas (the evolution to Modern liberalism)


​Video Link

Checking for Understanding 
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​Top Ten Notes
Some other resources
  • Mr. Korczyk's review of modern liberalism, and explaining Keynesian economics, and the Progressive Era (welfare capitalism)
  • Great summary of the evolution to modern liberalism
  • Summary of the two Roosevelts economic reforms
  • 10 minute summary of Teddy Roosevelt's Progressive Movement
  • Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire that lead to the adoption of modern liberal ideas
  • Summary of the Great Depression (goes with a T/F worksheet)
  • Alabama: Song of the South
  • Khan Academy videos explaining monetary and fiscal policy and Keynesian economics and critiquing Keynesian economics
  • Article: Fiscal and monetary policies in the developing world
  • Article - Sweden's Economy  
  • A fun look at U.S. history (including the Great Depression)

Lesson Seven - Canada's Liberal Economy

Video Link

Checking for Understanding 
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Top Ten Notes
Some other resources
  • Good video explaining disparity in Canada
  • Article relating to issues of disparity
  • Great discussion on raising minimum wage
  • Why US health care costs more
  • Government debt explained

Lesson Eight - Neo-Conservative Reactions to Modern Liberalism

Video Link

Checking for Understanding 

Top Ten Notes
Some other resources:
  • Video explaining the 2008 crash
  • Goofy videos explaining the difference between Keynes and Hayek (Great Depression and Great Recession)  
  • lyrics worksheet: Fear the Boom and Bust​  or Fight of the Century  
  • Podcast: Armchair Expert 219 Jeffrey Sachs (explicit language)

Alternative Resources

  • Old Social Studies Reading Keynesian Economics 
  • ​Mr. Korczyk's Class: Economics Review Part 2
  • Article: Nazi corporatist economic policy
  • Article: China's economic growth
  • Video: A discussion of the collapse of capitalism 
  • Video: An argument against welfare capitalist ideas
Movies
  • The Corporation - anyone who says capitalism in the United States is fair needs to watch this amazing documentary showing how money literally translates into power.
  • Sicko - please take any Michael Moore movie with a grain of salt.  His movies bring up some great questions - too bad he has been found guilty several times of manipulating the facts and editing interviews.  But at any rate, give this movie a chance to think about economic issues relating to health care.

Textbook questions

30-1
Chapters 4 - 6

30-2 
Modern Liberalism
Reviewing Key Concepts Questions

Old Notes

PowerPoint
Modern Liberal Responses
Canada's Economy
Neo-Con Reaction



Note Taking Organizer
Modern Liberal Responses
Canada's Economy
Neo-Con Reaction
Ms. Gill's Great online lectures
  • Demand-side/Supply-side economics
  • The Roaring 20s
  • The Great Depression
  • The New Deal
  • Post WWII Economics ​
  • Neo-conservative reaction
  • 2008 Economic Crisis​​​

Tentative schedule spring 2022 (same as Unit Two) - Please see Daily Agenda link for what we actually did each day
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