Causes of World War One

We use the acrostic IINOAA to help remember the main causes of WW1

A few videos that try to explain the complex reasons why the First World War began... - - -

John Cleese vs. Extremism

The Spread of World Religions

Minor Writing Assignment

Source #1

Source #2 

"Uniformity is neither desirable nor possible in a country the size of Canada. We should not even be able to agree upon the kind of Canadian to choose as a model, let alone persuade most people to emulate it. There are few policies potentially more disastrous for Canada than to tell all Canadians that they must be alike. There is no such thing as a model or ideal Canadian. What could be more absurd than the concept of an “all-Canadian” boy or girl? A society which emphasizes uniformity is one which creates intolerance and hate. A society which eulogizes the average citizen is one which breeds mediocrity. What the world should be seeking, and what in Canada we must continue to cherish, are not concepts of uniformity but human values: compassion, love, and understanding.” ~ Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Remarks at the Ukrainian-Canadian Congress, October 9, 1971.

The term All-Canadian is a reference to a similar term used in the United State. Click Here for an explanation of how the term is used in American sports...

Source #3

Examine all three sources and complete the following assignment.
Examine each source.
Write a response in paragraph form in which you must:
• interpret each source, explain how nationalism is presented in each source, and discuss the links between the big ideas surrounding the topic of nationalism (i.e. reasonable accomodation, identity, pluralism, ethnic, cultural, religious, civic nationalism, contending loyalties) in each source
AND
• identify and explain one or more of the relationships that exist among
all three sources

Canada is Really Big

heres the lyrics

When I look around me,

I can't believe what I see

It seems as if this country

Has lost it's will to live

The economy is lousy,

We barely have an army

But we can still stand proudly

'Cause Canada's really big

We're the second largest country

On this planet Earth

And if Russia

Keeps on shrinking

Then soon we'll be first

(as long as we keep Quebec)

The USA has tanks

And Switzerland has banks

They can keep them, thanks

They just don't amount

'Cause when you get down to it

You find out what the truth is

It isn't what you do with it

It's the size that counts!

Most people

Will tell you

That France is pretty large

But you can put

Fourteen Frances

Into this land of ours

(it'd take a lotta work, it's take a whole lotta work)

We're larger than Malaysia

Almost as big as Asia

We're bigger than Australia

And it's a continent

So big we seldom bother

To go see one another

But we often go to other

Countries for vacation

Our mountains

Are very pointy

Our prairies are not

The rest is

Kinda bumpy

But, man, do we have a lot

(we gotta lot of land, we gotta whole lot of land)

So stand up and be proud

And sing out very loud

We stand out from the crowd 'cause

Canada's really big!

How to build your own country...

Episode #1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAT0zY0dcD8&feature=related
Episode #2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rvx3t2vo18&feature=related
Episode #3