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Social Studies 11 Open School BC
 
Module 2: History 1914 - 1945
 

Module 2: History 1914 - 1945

Section 2.1: The Depression Years - 1931-1940

Lesson 2.1A: Skill Builder - Sources of Evidence (no links)

Lesson 2.1B: The Depression - The World in 1931

The Great Depression: Vancouver
http://www.geocities.com/emithsilas/depressionhistory.html

 

Lesson 2.1C: Economic Cycles - Was the Crash Inevitable?

Main Causes of the Great Depression
http://www.escape.com/~paulg53/politics/great_depression.shtml

 

Lesson 2.1D: Statistical Analysis - The Depression in Canada

Statistics Canada
http://www.statcan.ca/start.html

The Great Depression: Vancouver
http://www.geocities.com/emithsilas/depressionhistory.html

 

Lesson 2.1I: New Political Movements - Third Parties in Canada

Supreme Court of Canada
http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/

Reform Party of Canada
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0006737

 

Lesson 2.1M: Public Radio - The Creation of CBC

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
http://www.cbc.ca/

Canadian Radio - television and Telecommunications Commission
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/

 

Lesson 2.1N: The League of Nations - The Road to Failure

League of Nations article in Atlantic Monthly (1923)
http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/23feb/jacks.htm  

League of Nations article in Atlantic Monthly (1920)
http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/20jun/fosdick.htm

 

Lesson 2.1P: Trouble in Europe - Canada at War, Again

Lest We Forget: World War II
http://www.linksnorth.com/canada-history/canadaandworldwar2.html
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=history/secondwar&CFID=15109453&CFTOKEN=87968746
http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/newspapers/intro_e.html

World War Two Commemoration
http://gi.grolier.com/wwii/wwii_mainpage.html

The History Place: World War Two in Europe
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm

Section 2.2: Coming of Age - 1941-1950

Lesson 2.2A: Skill Builder - Using Historical Maps

CLN Mapping Theme Page
http://www.cln.org/themes/mapping.html

 

Lesson 2.2C: 1942 - A Year of Crisis

Dieppe
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=history/secondWar/dieppe&CFID=15109453&CFTOKEN=87968746

 

Lesson 2.2D: Canadians in Combat - The Liberation of Europe

Department of Veterans Affairs World War II Web Site
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=history/secondWar

The Valor and the Horror
http://www.valourandhorror.com/

A-Bomb WWW Museum
http://www.csi.ad.jp/ABOMB/index.html

Atomic Bomb: Decision
http://www.dannen.com/decision/index.html

 

Lesson 2.2F: Serving Their Country - Canadian Women's Wartime Role

Women in World War II
http://www.valourandhorror.com/DB/ISSUE/Women/

 

Lesson 2.2H: The Home Front - The Civilian War Effort

Women on the Home Front
http://www.valourandhorror.com/DB/ISSUE/Women/

Victory Bonding
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/victory-bonding/050701_e.html

War Posters
http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/exhibits/timemach/galler11/frames/index.htm

 

Lesson 2.2I: World Peace - Canada and the United Nations

The United Nations
http://www.un.org/

 

Lesson 2.2N: Gaining Independence - The Supreme Court of Canada

Supreme Court of Canada
http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/Welcome/index_e.asp

 

Lesson 2.2O: Aboriginal Veterans - The Impact of War

Native Veterans
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/courage/nativeveterans.html

Wartime Contribution of Canada's Native Peoples
http://net.lib.byu.edu/~rdh7/wwi/comment/nativee.html

 

Section 2.3: The New Suburban Society - 1951-1960

Lesson 2.3B: A New Era - The World in 1951

Cold War History Links
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/History/By_Time_Period/20th_Century/Cold_War/

The Commission on Global Governance
http://www.sovereignty.net/p/gov/gganalysis.htm

The United Nations
http://www.un.org/

 

Lesson 2.3C: The Korean War - Putting the UN to the Test

Canada's Participation in the Korean War
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=history/KoreaWar/valour

 

Lesson 2.3H: The St. Lawrence Seaway - A Transportation Breakthrough

Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System
http://www.greatlakes-seaway.com/

St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
http://www.seaway.dot.gov/

 

Lesson 2.3I: Rock 'n' Roll - Popular Music in Canada

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
http://rockhall.com/

 

Lesson 2.3J: Hockey Night in Canada - Contributing to Canadian Identity

National Hockey League
http://www.nhl.com/

Canadian Women's Hockey
http://www.whockey.com/

Hockey Hall of Fame
http://www.hhof.com/index.htm

 

Lesson 2.3M: Grounding the Arrow - Canada's Defence Role

The Avro Arrow Home Page
http://www.maverick2.com/ArrowMain.htm

Cold War History
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=topics.home&topic_id=1409

 

Lesson 2.3N: Fundamental Freedoms - The Canadian Bill of Rights

Law Connection
http://www.lawconnection.ca/

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/progs/pdp-hrp/canada/guide/index_e.cfm

 

Lesson 2.3P: Canada as Peacemaker - The Suez Crisis

Peacekeeping in Canada
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=teach_resources/peacefact
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/peacekeeping/menu-en.asp

Peacekeepers Home Page
http://www.peacekeeper.ca/

 

Section 3.1: Changing Times - 1961-1970

Lesson 3.1B: Changing Times - The World in 1961

Fourteen Days in October: The Cuban Missile Crisis
http://library.thinkquest.org/11046/

Cuban Missile Crisis
http://www.hpol.org/jfk/cuban/

Bob Dylan Lyrics
http://bobdylan.com/songs/times.html

Martin Luther King, "I Have A Dream" (complete text)
http://www.usconstitution.net/dream.html

 

Lesson 3.1C: Geography and Identity - The Impact on Canada

Canadian Symbols
http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/sc-cs/index_e.cfm

 

Lesson 3.1G: New Immigration Policies - Eliminating Discrimination

Citizenship and Immigration Canada
http://www.cic.gc.ca/

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
http://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/index_e.htm

British Columbia Population Statistics
http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/popstart.htm

 

Lesson 3.1I: Distributing Wealth - Regional Economic Disparity

Ministry of Employment and Investment of the Province of B.C.
http://www.ei.gov.bc.ca/

 

Lesson 3.1J: The Vietnam War - The Impact on Canada

The Vietnam War
http://www.vietnampix.com/

The Vietnam Veterans of America
http://www.vvic.org/

Canadians in Vietnam
http://www.vwam.com/vets/allies/canadians.html

 

Lesson 3.1K: EXPO '67 - Canada's Birthday Bash

Canadian Confederation
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/confederation/index-e.html

 

Lesson 3.1L: The Status of Women - The Royal Commission

Status of Women Canada
http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/

 

Lesson 3.1O: Greenpeace - Raising Public Awareness

Greenpeace
http://www.greenpeace.org/

 

Section 3.2: Emerging Trends - 1971-1980

Lesson 3.2A: Skill Builder - Analysing the News

Bias in the News
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/educational/handouts/broadcast_news/bw_bias_in_the_news.cfm

 

Lesson 3.2C: Who Owns Canada? - The Foreign Ownership Debate

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Development
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/investcan/frames-e.htm

The Council of Canadians
http://www.canadians.org/

 

Lesson 3.2D: The Federal Government - The Legislative Branch

Canadian Government
http://canada.gc.ca/main_e.html

 

Lesson 3.2E: Provincial Governments - Powers and Responsibilities

Government of British Columbia
http://www.gov.bc.ca/

Federation of Canadian Municipalities
http://www.fcm.ca/

 

Lesson 3.2G: Arctic Pipeline - The Berger Commission

Mayor Eben Hopson's Testimony Before the Berger Inquiry
http://www.ebenhopson.com/papers/1976/BergerSpeech.html

Alaska Native Knowledge Network
http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/ecology.html

Canadian Arctic Resources Committee
http://www.carc.org/

 

Lesson 3.2H: Multiculturalism - Opposing Viewpoints

Federal Government Multiculturalism Site
http://www.pch.gc.ca/march-21-mars/

 

Lesson 3.2I: Women's Rights - Making Progress

Celebrating Women's Achievements
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/women/index-e.html

Status of Women Canada
http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/

 

Lesson 3.2J: Aboriginal Affairs - New Directions

Nisga'a Treaty
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/pr/info/nit_e.html

CLN First Nations Treaties Theme Page
http://www.cln.org/themes/fn_treaties.html

Aboriginal Rights Coalition
http://arcbc.tripod.com/

CLN First Nations History Theme Page
http://www.cln.org/themes/fn_history.html

 

Lesson 3.2K: Acid Precipitation - Cross-Boarder Pollution

Acid Rain Page (Econet)
http://www.igc.org/acidrain/

The ABCs of Acid Rain
http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/english/edservices/pedresources/webquest/rainwq.htm

 

Lesson 3.2M: Nuclear Energy - An Ongoing Debate

Doomsday Clock
http://www.bullatomsci.org/

Atomic Energy Canada
http://www.aecl.ca/

 

 

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