Students will be able to:
Investigate the role of Canada’s military, including the material and human contributions during World War II
Analyse multiple human experiences of the World War II
Reflect on the human experience in relation to the Holocaust
Analyse the impact of World War II on civil and human rights
- Demonstrate an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and the origins, functions, and sources of power, authority, and governance.
- Demonstrate an understanding of culture, diversity, and world view, recognizing the similarities and differences reflected in various personal, cultural, racial, and ethnic perspectives.
- Demonstrate the ability to make responsible economic decisions as individuals and as members of society.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the interdependent relationship among individuals, societies, and the environment—locally, nationally, and globally—and the implications for a sustainable future.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the interactions among people, places, and the environment.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the past and how it affects the present and the future.
Students will be expected:
1) 8.3.1 Analyze the impact of changing technology and socio-economic conditions on differing prosperities and lifestyles in Canada in the 1920s and 1930s.
2) 8.3.2 Demonstrate an understanding of Canada’s participation in WWII.
3) 8.3.3 Analyze the effect of WWII on Canada and her people.
Examining the cause and experiences of war are important in developing a perspective on conflict and learning how these impacts had on Canada as a nation. Students will be able to identify the roles that Canada had played in the Second World War and how the world's perspective of Canada had changed during this time. The Second World War caused some political and social changes within Canada, students will be able to look at these changes and compare them to our political and social standards today. Students will be examining the Holocaust and how this tragic event unfolded during the Second World War including Canada's response to this tragic event.