Monday, May 28, 2012

Reminder: Test on Tuesday, May 28

The blog test will be held on Tuesday as scheduled. Ignore feeble rumors to the contrary.

It is coming and that's all there is to it.

Remember, the test will be written in two parts - the short answer part on Tuesday and the essay part on Wednesday.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

The Trudeau Era

Trudeau as a Rising Politician

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/prime-ministers/pierre-elliott-trudeau-philosopher-and-prime-minister/the-many-lives-of-pierre-trudeau.html

Trudeau on the Campaign Trail

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/elections/campaigning-for-canada/trudeaumania.html

Trudeau and Official Bilingualism

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/prime-ministers/pierre-elliott-trudeau-philosopher-and-prime-minister/one-country-deux-langues.html

Trudeau on Trudeaumania

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/prime-ministers/trudeaumania-a-swinger-for-prime-minister/trudeau-on-trudeaumania.html

Trudeau on Living Next to America

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/prime-ministers/pierre-elliott-trudeau-philosopher-and-prime-minister/trudeaus-washington-press-club-speech.html

Trudeau Gets Married

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/prime-ministers/pierre-elliott-trudeau-philosopher-and-prime-minister/maggie-and-pierre-the-secret-wedding.html

Trudeau Backlash

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/prime-ministers/pierre-elliott-trudeau-philosopher-and-prime-minister/trudeau-backlash.html

A Second Trudeau Majority

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/prime-ministers/pierre-elliott-trudeau-philosopher-and-prime-minister/majority-victory-in-74.html

1979 Leader's Debate

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/elections/leaders-debates-1968-2011-arguing-for-canada/1979-leaders-debate-highlights.html

The New Prime Minister - Joe Clark

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/prime-ministers/the-man-from-high-river-joe-clark/prime-minister-clark.html


After Losing to Joe Clark, Trudeau Steps Down

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/prime-ministers/pierre-elliott-trudeau-philosopher-and-prime-minister/stepping-down.html

The Clark Government Implodes

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/prime-ministers/the-man-from-high-river-joe-clark/fall-of-a-government.html

He's Back...

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/prime-ministers/pierre-elliott-trudeau-philosopher-and-prime-minister/hes-back.html

Trudeau Wins 1980 Election

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/prime-ministers/pierre-elliott-trudeau-philosopher-and-prime-minister/welcome-to-the-1980s.html

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/elections/trudeau-triumphs-clark-concedes.html

Trudeau Repatriates the Constitution
http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/prime-ministers/pierre-elliott-trudeau-philosopher-and-prime-minister/bringing-home-the-constitution.html

Trudeau and Levesque Six Years Before the October Crisis

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/parties-leaders/rene-levesques-separatist-fight-1/are-you-a-separatist-or-not.html

FLQ Backgrounder

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/civil-unrest/the-october-crisis-civil-liberties-suspended/flq-backgrounder.html

James Cross Kidnapped

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/civil-unrest/the-october-crisis-civil-liberties-suspended/british-diplomat-kidnapped.html

Pierre Laporte Kidnapped

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/civil-unrest/the-october-crisis-civil-liberties-suspended/labour-minister-kidnapped.html

Trudeau Institutes the War Measures Act

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/civil-unrest/the-october-crisis-civil-liberties-suspended/trudeaus-war-measures-act-speech.html

Trudeau Government Responds to Terrorists

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/civil-unrest/the-october-crisis-civil-liberties-suspended/troops-tanks-roam-quebec-streets.html

Pierre Laporte Killed

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/civil-unrest/the-october-crisis-civil-liberties-suspended/labour-minister-found-dead.html

James Cross Released

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/civil-unrest/the-october-crisis-civil-liberties-suspended/flq-frees-british-diplomat.html


Rene Levesque Becomes Premier

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/parties-leaders/rene-levesques-separatist-fight-1/1976-levesque-is-canadas-first-separatist-premier.html

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Japanese Internment (WWII)

See the link below. This covers the material discussed in class. You are responsible for the following:

  1. What injustices were faced by Canadians of Japanese descent during WWII?
  2. What happened to them during the internment years?
  3. How did Asian discrimination throughout Canadian history contribute to this event?

http://www.histori.ca/peace/page.do?pageID=279

Winnipeg General Strike

See the link below. It provides a summary of what was discussed in class. You are responsible for the following:

  1. What caused the strike?
  2. Who was the confrontation between?
  3. How was the strike viewed by each side and how did it change the city going forward?
  4. What was the result of the strike?


http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/winnipeg-general-strike

Friday, May 4, 2012

Lab Time

We are in the lab in Rm 117 working on your presentations Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, May 7-9

Thursday, May 3, 2012

World War I Assignment

Use the resources located at the site below to build two presentations:


  • A presentation outlining the causes of WWI
  • A presentation which details some aspect of Canadian involvement in WWI
THE PRESENTATIONS ARE DUE TUESDAY, MAY 22,2012.


http://www.warmuseum.ca/


Your presentation should encompass a 4-5 minute delivery.

Please note*** we will NOT be presenting these. You will drop these in the drop box.
You are expected to use a combination of primary and secondary sources. Be sure that you have done this. In total, each presentation should have at least EIGHT different sources.
In your presentations, ensure that you have touched on the following...





1. What years did World War I occur between?
2. World War I is also known by these two titles?
3. What countries made up the Allied Powers?
4. What countries made up the Central Powers?
5. Where did much of the fighting in World War I take place?
6. What is “no man’s land”
7. What event caused the beginning of the First World War?
8. Describe what is meant by Trench Warfare.
9. In April what did the Germans use for the first time in battle?
10. Why was the Battle at Vimy Ridge important for Canadians?
11. What was the German U-Boat threat?
12. What year did the United States enter the war? Why did they finally decided to join?
13. What is significant about the date November 11th?
14. What is Conscription?
15. What was the Conscription Crisis of 1917 and what effect did it have on Canadians?
16. List five new technologies developed in World War I?
17. How did the war effect Canada’s national identity?
18. How did the war affect women?

Besides the war itself, be sure to explain how Canada has changed going into the 20th century through immigration, urbanization, and industrialization.

Also, try to fit in material on the following

* Christmas truce on the Western Front

* World War I propaganda

* Images of World War I

* Valour Road

* The origin of Winnie the Poo

Your presentations will be graded using a presentation rubric to be available through the pick up box.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

The Depression and World War II

The Roaring20's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SclJ94h2oyQ

The Stock Market Crash and the Great Depression

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyAZGqFtVjw&feature=related


With regards to World War II, be familiar with the following:


•The impact of the Treaty of Versailles as a cause of World War II


•The rise of Fascism in Europe and Germany in particular


•Hitler's rise to power and then his downfall


•The evils of the Nazi regime


•Why the nuclear bomb was used on Japan



Causes of World War II

http://www.slideshare.net/fullscreen/multimedialearningllc/causes-wwii/5

World War II - The Whole Story By Animation in Under Six Minutes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm5SxG68KSM&feature=related

Adolf Hitler Documentary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95zvP1ZuNlA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNgTZce6-do&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73YWwvScTjA&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxndZNLhKCo&feature=related&noredirect=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9RAmsjuYWE&feature=related

Hitler - Time Magazine Man of the Year

http://www.history.ucsb.edu/faculty/marcuse/projects/hitler/sources/30s/391time/391timemanyear.htm

Fascism

http://departments.kings.edu/history/20c/fascism.html

Nuremberg Rally

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7gAL5IXX-c

Nuremberg Trials

http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/nuremberg/nuremberg.htm