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Curriculum Connections for Grade 10
Canadian History since World War I, (CHC2D)
Grade 10, Academic
This course explores the local, national, and global forces that have shaped
Canada's national identity from World War I to the present. Students will be expected to...
1) assess Canada’s participation in war and contributions to
peacekeeping and security by
- describing Canada’s and Canadians’ contributions to the war effort
overseas during World War I and World War II;
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describing atrocities committed during World War II and assessing
Canada’s response to them;
2) explain how and why Canada’s international status and foreign policy
have changed since 1914 by:
- analysing Canada’s responses to some of the major human tragedies since
World War I, including Japan’s atrocities prior to and during World War
II.
3) analyse the changing responses of the federal
and provincial governments to social and economic pressures since
1914 by:
- explaining how and why the Canadian government restricted certain rights
and freedoms in wartime;
- describing the impact, both short- and long-term, of these restrictions
on the general population and on various groups within Canada;
4) formulate questions on topics and issues in
the history of Canada since 1914, and use appropriate methods of
historical research to locate, gather, evaluate and organize
relevant information from a variety of sources by:
- evaluating the credibility of sources and information (e.g., by
considering the authority, impartiality, and expertise of the source and
checking information for accuracy, underlying assumptions, stereotypes,
prejudice and bias).
Canadian History since World War I, (CHC2P) > Grade 10, Applied
This course explores some of the pivotal events and experiences that have
influenced the development of Canada’s identity as a nation from World War I to the present. Students will be expected to:
1) evaluate Canada’s participation in war and contributions to
peacekeeping and security by:
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describing some of the contributions Canada and Canadians made to the
war effort overseas during World War I and World War II , including Hong
Kong;
2) describe changes in Canada’s international status and its role in the
world since 1914 by:
- describing Canada’s responses to some of the major human tragedies that
have occurred since World War I, including the Nanking massacre;
3)assess the changing role and power of the federal and provincial governments in Canada since 1914 by:
- assessing key instances in which the Canadian government chose to
restrict citizens’ rights and freedoms in wartime and peacetime,
including mandatory registration of enemy aliens and the internment of
Japanese-Canadians;
4) formulate questions on topics and issues in
the history of Canada since 1914, and use appropriate methods of
historical research to locate, gather, evaluate and organize
relevant information from a variety of sources by:
- evaluating the credibility of sources and information;
5) interpret and analyse information gathered
through research, employing concepts and approaches appropriate to
historical inquiry by:
- identifying different viewpoints and explicit biases when interpreting
information for a research project or when participating in a
discussion;
- drawing conclusions on the basis of relevant and sufficient supporting
evidence;
6) communicate the results of historical
inquiries, using appropriate terms and concepts and a variety of
forms of communication by:
- expressing ideas, arguments, and conclusions as appropriate for audience
and purpose, using a variety of oral, written and visual forms.
Civics, (CHV20)
Grade 10, Open
This
course explores what it means to be an informed, participating citizen
in a democratic society. Students will learn about the elements of
democracy and how to think critically about public issues and react
responsibly to them, and will be expected to:
1) analyze responses to civic issues that involve
multiple perspectives and differing civic purposes by:
- demonstrating an understanding of a citizen’s role in responding to
non-democratic movements and groups
- describing examples of human rights violations;
2) apply appropriate inquiry skills to the research of questions and issues of civic importance by:
- formulating appropriate questions, locating relevant information, and
identifying main ideas, supporting evidence, points of view, and biases;
3) demonstrate an understanding of how decisions are made and conflicts resolved in matters of civic importance, and
the various ways in which individual citizens participate in these
processes by:
- comparing and contrasting different ways of resolving disputes.
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Lesson |
Instructional Focus |
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The War in the Pacific, 1931-1938 |
Students examine the origins of the Asia-Pacific war, parallels
between it and the war in Europe, and the extent of civilian
atrocities which preceded Allied intervention in the Pacific
theatre.
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The
War in the Pacific, 1939-1945 |
Students become familiar with some of the major events of the
second half of the Asia-Pacific war, including the Canadian
defense of Hong Kong and the fate of the Canadian soldiers who
fought there; the internment of Japanese-Canadians at home; and
the use of slave labour by the Japanese. They discuss issues of
reparations and compensation for these and other groups. |
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Handouts |
Suggested Time |
Handout 1.1 (Timeline and Description of Origins and Events of
the Asia Pacific War, 1931-1938.)
Handout 1.2A (The Nanking Massacre)
Handout 1.2B (Comfort Women)
Handout 1.2C (Biological and Chemical Warfare)
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70 minutes |
Handout 2.1 (Timeline and Description of Events of the
Asia-Pacific War, 1939-1945)
Handout 2.2 (The Battle for Hong Kong: Before, During and After,
1941-1998)
Handout 2.3 (Japanese Canadian Internment)
Handout 2.4 (Slave Labour in Japan and the Occupied Territories)
Handout 2.5 (The San Francisco Peace Treaty, 1951)
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70 minutes |
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