Exploring Canadian History
This course takes you on a journey through Canadian history since 1914, exploring how social, economic, and political developments have shaped the lives of different individuals, groups, and communities.
You’ll learn about:
- The role of conflict and cooperation in Canadian society.
- Canada’s changing role in the world.
- How individuals, organizations, and events have impacted identities, citizenship, and heritage in Canada.
- The experiences of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit individuals and communities, and how government policies have affected them.
You’ll develop your critical thinking skills as you analyze evidence and investigate key issues and events in Canadian history.
By the end of this course, you’ll have a deeper understanding of Canadian history and its ongoing impact on our society today.
Prerequisite: None
The unit will introduce students to how history is made. Students will start considering and exploring questions like what counts as history. Why should someone study history? What tools do historians use? Â
This unit introduces students to Canadian history from 1914 to 1929. Students will learn about the events and groups that caused conflict or cooperation during difficult times, and adversity that Canadian and Indigenous groups had to overcome. The unit will help students develop their historical thinking by applying and discussing these concepts.
This unit will continue to explore and express historical thinking concepts in various forms, following the footsteps of the previous unit. Students will explore Canada during the interwar years and the Second World War, and investigate topics concerning these contexts, such as social justice, government response, communities within Canada, and individual accomplishments.
The unit will explain the post-war effects of World War II leading up to the Cold War and decades later. Students will explore the distinctions between economic systems like capitalism and communism and diverse perspectives on Canadian Identity, assessing whether Canada’s history justifies that identity.
This unit will educate students about the history of residential schools, revealing the harrowing realities of a system aimed at eradicating First Nations, Inuit, and Metis culture and language under the pretext of assimilation. Students will explore social, economic, and political transformations in Canada during this period and learn about Canada’s recent history and its relationship with the United States of America.
