1.  HW check and review Suez Canal and Canada’s role
2. The 1960s will continue to see heightened tensions and conflict centering around the USA and USSR (democracy/capitalism vs. communism).  Today we will focus on the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War.  Ideas to consider:
   a)  What role does Canada play in each event?
   b)  How much autonomy/independence do we exhibit?

HOMEWORK:  Complete T/F activity on the Cuban Missile Crisis and the fill in the blanks summary on the Vietnam War

1.  HW check and review 3 sections from yesterday (Cold War fill in the blanks, matching vocab, UN questions)
2. The first international incident of the Cold War period was the Korean War.  Canada will participate in a larger UN force to stop the spread of communism.  What roles will Canada play?  How is this war received at home?  What is the outcome?
3. A second international incident that created tension was the Suez Canal crisis.  What was the issue about and who was involved?  How was the incident resolved and what is Canada’s connection?

HOMEWORK:  Complete fill in the blanks sections for PART IV of the worksheet on the Korean War and Suez Canal Crisis

Today we will begin our Post WWII unit.  We’ll first look at Canada and International Relations, then cover national issues.

CHAPTER 6, 7, 8 LEARNING OUTCOMES AND VOCABULARY (January 2017) PDF

CHAPTER 6, 7, 8 LEARNING OUTCOMES AND VOCABULARY (January 2017)

After WWII, the world entered a time of icy tensions between Communism and democracy.  This became known as the Cold War.  The world was on edge as nuclear weapons were being stockpiled as it did not want to go to war again knowing these weapons could be used.  The League of Nations will become the United Nations whose goal will be to keep collective security.

We’ll begin with looking at international events in the 1950s in relation to Canada.

Canada and International Relations in the Post WWII Era (FORM)

Canada and International Relations in the Post WWII Era

Please complete the following sections:  Part I (Cold War fill in the blanks), Part II (matching vocab), Part III (UN questions)

HOMEWORK:  Complete first 3 sections of this package.

Our focus today will be to learn more about 2 atrocities committed during WWII:

a)  Hitler’s “Final Solution” and the concentration camps

b)  Victory in Japan – how did the Allies defeat Japan and the atrocities that occurred

1. Debrief document analysis of the Japanese Internment
2. We’ll switch gears back to Europe and focus on how the war on the continent ended.  Please take out your sheet of guided notes that we started before the break (where you took some notes on D-Day).  It was entitled “The Final Push to Victory”.

During WWII, the War Measures Act was used to ensure the safety, order, and good government of the country.  It was used to limit the threat of “enemy aliens”.  Japanese Canadians were deemed such a threat and had their personal rights and freedoms infringed upon.  Was the government justified to intern Japanese Canadians in camps?  As you are learning about the details of this internment, make comparisons to the internment of Ukrainian Canadians in WWI.

1.  Background info
2. Video clip
3. Analyze the following primary and secondary sources with this prompt in mind:  “To what extent was the Canadian government justified to intern Japanese Canadians during and after WWII?”

Analysis of Japanese Internment during WWII
Analysis of Japanese Internment during WWII (FORM)

HOMEWORK:  Analyze all 13 documents for evidence to support both sides of the argument.

Happy New Year!  I hope you had a lovely break and are feeling refreshed and rejuvenated!

Before the break we were studying Canada’s participation in WWII – specifically our contributions to battle in Asia and Europe.  Go to Kahoot for a quick review of what we’ve learned thus far.

Let’s re-train our focus back to Canada – what were Canadians doing during the war to contribute to “total war”?  As we complete this activity today, compare and contrast Canada’s contributions on the homefront in WWI and WWII

Canadian Homefront during WWII fill in the blanks summary (FORM)
Canadian Homefront during WWII fill in the blanks summary

We’ll finish “Storming Juno” and find out what happened to the 3 soldiers who participated in the Normandy Invasion.

Happy holidays!  Take time to rest and rejuvenate – come back healthy for the final few weeks of Semester 1!

Today we will learn about D-Day – an important battle for the Allies to gain access to Western Europe.  This will be the largest amphibious attack in history and Canada will play a key role, given the task of capturing Juno Beach.

final-2-years-of-war-d-day-liberation-of-holland-concentration-camps-ve-and-vj-day-form

final-2-years-of-war-d-day-liberation-of-holland-concentration-camps-ve-and-vj-day

1. Guided notes on the battle
2. Video – Storming Juno

1. Finish battles of WWII jigsaw – teaching and learning
2. Video reinforcement