Course Outline
CANADIAN HISTORY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
This course traces Canadian history from Wilfrid Laurier’s pronouncement that the twentieth century belongs to Canada to the United Nations’ recognition of Canada as one of the best countries in which to live. Students will study what it means to be Canadian, the stories of individuals and groups that contributed to the building of our nation as well as the political and social changes which have occurred.
Unit 1: 1900 – 1919 ~ Becoming a Nation and World War One
Unit 3: 1919 – 1945 ~ The Rise of Totalitarianism and the Second World War
Unit 4: 1945 to the Present ~ Pursuit of Security, Prosperity and Unity
This course traces Canadian history from Wilfrid Laurier’s pronouncement that the twentieth century belongs to Canada to the United Nations’ recognition of Canada as one of the best countries in which to live. Students will study what it means to be Canadian, the stories of individuals and groups that contributed to the building of our nation as well as the political and social changes which have occurred.
Unit 1: 1900 – 1919 ~ Becoming a Nation and World War One
- Canada at the Turn of the Century
- Technology and Modern Warfare
- Homefront
- Changing relationship with Great Britain
- Economic Conditions
- Growth of new political parties
- Various movements for change – labour, women
- Daily life of Canadians and Canadian Culture
Unit 3: 1919 – 1945 ~ The Rise of Totalitarianism and the Second World War
- Contributions of Canadians during WWII
- Holocaust
- Causes and Course of WWII
Unit 4: 1945 to the Present ~ Pursuit of Security, Prosperity and Unity
- Canadian Identity – Influencing Factors: Aboriginal Peoples, immigrants, the United States, Quebec Nationalism, individuals and leaders of government, political movements
- Canada’s Role Internationally – the United Nations, Cold War, NAFTA, NATO