Lesson Four
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| Date: | Thursday, 18 September 2025, 7:03 AM |
Intro - Living with Legacies of Globalization
Key Issues
How effectively have people, governments and organizations responded to the legacies of historical globalization?
How does historical globalization continue to affect the world today?
Students will begin this lesson by exploring how people have responded to the legacies of historical globalization by examining the situation of Rwanda, the 1994 Genocide and how individuals and groups have tried to rebuild Rwandan society. As well, students will compare the goals of governments and Indigenous peoples in Canada and South Africa.
Lesson
- Think of the legacy Wayne Gretzky left to hockey when he retired as a player.
- What legacy did Michael Jackson leave to pop music?
- Mother Teresa's legacy was the establishment of the "Missionaries of Charity" organization for the poor, orphaned, and sick in over one hundred countries
- One of John A. Macdonald's legacies was the creation of the nation "Canada" from sea to sea to sea.
CHAPTER READING:
Read the following pages from Chapter Eight
of the text, Exploring Globalization (as listed below) and watch the coinciding video clips that outline the various impacts of 20th Century colonialism.
You are NOT required to submit this, simply write summary notes
for future study purposes.
(Warning: Due to the violent nature of these historical events, some of the video clips contain disturbing content. Select a video that you are comfortable watching)...
Genocide in Rwanda
Pages
190-193 - Rwanda - A Response to Historical Globalization
Watch the following timeline, Ghosts of Rwanda
and Rwanda, Remembering the Genocide
then watch one video from the PBS-Frontline
site.
Apartheid in South Africa
Pages 197-198 - South Africa - Redressing Inequities
- Watch the following video - Apartheid Explained
- Then visit the Apartheid Museum
The Indian Act
Pages 200-201 - Legacies of the Indian Act
- Watch the following video clips from Special People's Assembly and Land is Culture.
Canadian Japanese Internment
Page 199 - Legacies of Historical Globalization in Canada
- Watch the following video clip - Apology to Japanese Canadians
Legacies of Slavery
- Watch the following video on Modern Day Slavery
Self Check - click on the link for answers.
Assignment #1
Complete the following open book Chapter 8 Reading Quiz by clicking on the link below.
'Save and submit' this quiz only after you have completed all questions. (This quiz is NOT calculated into your grade)
Terms to know:
Genocide
Apartheid
Non-governmental Organization
Complete the following open book (results are not calculated into your final grade) Ch 8 Quiz
Due dates are listed within the Course Calendar. Please refer to this for all updates.
Assignment #2
Open a new Word document and label it SS10U2L4.surname.
In this document, complete the position paper assignment outlined below.
Submit this assignment using the Assignment Folder for U2L4 Legacy Global.
Research The Canadian Holocaust
Eight Key Issues for Aboriginal People in Canada
Using the following position paper format, and the list of SOURCES (below) complete ONE of the position paper topics, below: (note: additional research is required)
SOURCES: (Click on the link to view multiple sources within. Select and identify ONE source to apply to the following question )
To what extent should society and governments respond to the long term impacts of historical globalization?
Evaluation (click on the link to view complete rubric)
Four scoring categories are used to mark the content
1) Analysis of Sources (10 marks)
2) Quality of Arguments (15 marks)
3) Quality of Evidence (15 marks)
4) Communication (10 marks)
Total /50
Due dates are listed within the Course Calendar. Please refer to this for all updates.
Conclusion
In this lesson you discovered how ignoring unresolved conflicts can lead to civil strife with tragic outcomes. By understanding the roots to conflicts of historical globalization, future resolutions may be discovered.
"The whole world failed Rwanda…"
Words attributed to UN staff members under Secretary-General Kofi Annan