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CHC 2P
Canada in World War II
Canada in World War II
Here's some very important information about using Google for this project...
If you Google "WWII" you will get about 108 million results. How many of those results do you think are specific to the Canadian war experience? (Hint: not many)
CANADIAN information is really important for your assignment, so choose websites carefully. You can always ask your teacher or the teacher-librarian if you need help!
Our favourite sites for general information
Our favourite sites for general information
Canadian info
cross-searchable articles (links within articles so you can easily get to related topics)
all the project topics are covered here
for information on Canadian spy activity use the search terms "Special Operations Executive," "Intelligence" & "Espionage"
amazing images - photos, propaganda posters, artifacts...
** many of the links are broken, but there is so much of value at this site that it is worth persevering with your search
Finding info about specific topics
Finding info about specific topics
Through a Lens: Dieppe in Photographs and Film
The Homefront (Canadian Encyclopedia)
The Homefront (War Museum)
Women on the Homefront (various roles)
Finding primary sources: letters, stories, diaries, video, audio
Finding primary sources: letters, stories, diaries, video, audio
Images - careful!
Images - careful!
Google Images is awesome, but you don't always get what you're asking for. Look carefully to be sure your results are related to Canada's WWII experience. Here's a funny story about what can happen when you let Google do all the work...
Check out this site about Everitt Hill, a young soldier from Ontario. Everett wrote letters home that give lots of details about what he was experiencing in the war. The site also gives snippets of the letters from his sister that were written back to him, showing what his family was experiencing at home.
Tons!!! of primary sources organized by categories: eating, fighting, learning, relaxing, remembering, returning, shopping, volunteering, working, worshipping etc.
This site has great images and letters from Canadian soldiers
This site at Canada's Veterans Affairs contains many diaries and letters by Canadian soldiers in World War II.
Faces of War: Collections Canada
online archive of photographs taken by Canada's military photographers in WWII
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