WORLD WAR II – CANADIAN AUTONOMY

 

World War II Group Period 2

World War II Group Period 5

 

WRITTEN RESPONSE

 

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TEXTBOOK/SOURCES

Counterpoints: Chapter 5 Canada and the Second World War

Canadian Encyclopedia – Second World War

Canada at War – World War II

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November 3

Lesson: Causes of Word War II

Article: 5 Major Causes of World War Two in Europe (historyhit.com)

Notes: Causes of War in Europe Notes (V3)

Counterpoints: Chapter 5 Canada and the Second World War p.120-123 AND 124-126 optional

 

Inquiry Question: Which cause was most responsible for World War II in Europe (V3)?

Article: 5 Major Causes of World War Two in Europe

Article: Why Did World War II Happen

Article: The Causes of WWII

Padlet – Which cause was most responsible for World War II in Europe? PERIOD 2

Padlet – Which cause was most responsible for World War II in Europe? PERIOD 5

 

Hitler’s Aggression 1936-1939

PowerPoint: Cause of World War II Europe

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November 4

Lesson: Canada Prepares for War

Counterpoints: Chapter 5 Canada and the Second World War p.130-132

Notes: Canada Declares War (V2)

Project 44 -War Production

Canadian War Poster Collection 

Padlet: Propaganda Posters – War Effort on Home Front PERIOD 2

Padlet: Propaganda Posters – War Effort on Home Front PERIOD 5

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November 4/5

Lesson: War Begins in Europe – Fall of France and Battle of Britain

WW2History.com – Invasion of Poland

WW2History.com – Invasion of Holland, Belgium and France

WW2History.com – Battle of Britain

Map: Battles – Poland, France, Britain (V2)

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November 6/7

Lesson: Battle of Hong Kong

Hong Kong – Canadian Encyclopedia

Notes: Battle of Hong Kong

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November 6/7

Lesson: Japanese Internment

Project 44 – Japanese-Canadian Internment

Inquiry Question: Was the government’s decision to intern Japanese Canadians in camps during the war motivated primarily by security or racism (V2)?

Evidence: Security or Racism (V2)

Article:Internment of Japanese Canadians (canadianencyclopedia.ca)

 

Padlet – Was the government’s decision to intern Japanese Canadians in camps during the war motivated primarily by security or racism? PERIOD 2

Padlet – Was the government’s decision to intern Japanese Canadians in camps during the war motivated primarily by security or racism? PERIOD 5

 

PowerPoint: Japanese Internment

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November 7

Lesson: Battle of the Atlantic

Battle of the Atlantic – Canadian Encyclopedia

Battle of the Atlantic Animated Map

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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November 10

Lesson: Dieppe

Dieppe Raid – Canadian Encyclopedia

Dieppe Raid: Why? – Canadian Encyclopedia

Project 44 – Dieppe optional

Article: Dieppe Raid – A Collosal Blunder optional

Notes: Dieppe Raid (V4)

Inquiry Question: Was the Dieppe Raid a beneficial and useful contribution to the Allied war effort despite its failure (V6)?

Evidence: Dieppe Raid – Beneficial and Useful (V2)

Padlet –  Was the Dieppe Raid a beneficial and useful contribution to the Allied war effort despite its failure? PERIOD 2

Padlet –  Was the Dieppe Raid a beneficial and useful contribution to the Allied war effort despite its failure? PERIOD 5 

 

PowerPoint: Dieppe Raid

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November 12

Lesson: Battle of Ortona

Ortona – Canadian Encyclopedia

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November 12

Lesson: Bombing of Germany 

Inquiry Question: Was the Allied bombing of German cities during the war justified (V3)?

Evidence: Bombing of Germany (V2)

Padlet – Was the Allied bombing of German cities justified? PERIOD 2

Padlet – Was the Allied bombing of German cities justified? PERIOD 5

PowerPoint: Bombing of Germany

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November 13

Lesson: Juno/Normandy Landings (D-Day)

Canadian War Museum – Invasion! Canadians and the battle of Normandy, 1944

Juno Beach – Canadian Encyclopedia

Activity/Video: Storming Juno

 

 

 

 

 

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November 14

Lesson: Battle of Normandy – Caen and Falaise

Battle of Normandy – Canadian Encyclopedia

Canadian War Museum – Invasion! Canadians and the battle of Normandy, 1944

 

Activity: Battle of Falaise

Padlet: Battle of Falaise Photos

Padlet: Battle of Falaise Photos

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November 17

Lesson: Battle of the Scheldt – Rhineland Campaign – Liberation of Netherlands

Activity: Battle of Scheldt – Rhineland – Liberation of Netherlands

 

Battle of the Scheldt – Canadian Encyclopedia

Battle of the Rhineland – Canadian Encyclopedia

Liberation of the Netherlands – Canadian Encyclopedia

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November 18

Lesson: Holocaust

Final Solution/Holocaust – Unites States Holocaust Memorial Museum

VHEC – The Holocaust

Activity: Holocaust

Padlet: Holocaust PERIOD 2

Padlet: Holocaust PERIOD 5

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November 19

Lesson: Japan Surrenders

Inquiry Question: Was the use of the atomic bomb on Japan to end the war in the Pacific justified?

Evidence: Atomic Bomb Justified or Not Justified (V3)

Padlet – Was the use of the atomic bomb on Japan by the US to end the war in the Pacific justified? PERIOD 2

Padlet – Was the use of the atomic bomb on Japan by the US to end the war in the Pacific justified? PERIOD 5

 

PowerPoint: Japan Surrenders

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Lesson: World War II and Canada optional

Notes:  Home Front – Women, Economy and Conscription

Notes:Effects of the War on Canada – Economic Social Political

Inquiry Question: Was World War II a defining event in the development of Canada’s identity?

Padlet – Inquiry Question: Was World War II a defining event in the development of Canada’s identity?