CHC2L1
Course break down: 15% Poster
15% Final Exam
10% Employability Skills
10% Tests
10% Journal and Oral Quizzes
40% Class work
Topics and lessons:
A reality of warfare in a modern age: 1914-1920
1] The call to arms as Canada is pulled into the final war of imperialism. Total war and it‘s impact upon
civilization. The battle of the Somme. The battle of Vimy Ridge. Winnie the Pooh, John McRae and
Guelph. The Russian Revolution and it’s impact on the 20th Century. The League of Nations
The Euphoria of the twenties: 1920-1929
2] The freedom and greed of the 1920’s. The birth of Seagrams and prohibition in the United States. Black
Tuesday and the collapse of the world economy The rise of a global depression.
The Dirty Thirties: 1929-1939
3] The rise of the dictators and a global move towards fascism. Hitler and Mussolini come to power. Soup
lines and unemployment vs. soldiers and production.
The bloodiest war in human history: 1939-1945
4] The invasion of Poland. The miracle of Dunkirk and Britain stands almost alone. The Battle of Britain
and the Canadian contribution to victory. The attack on Pearl Harbour. The invasion of Russia. The race for
the Atomic Bomb. The Jewish Holocaust. War on the home front, Canadians rise to an industrial nation. DDay and the liberation of Europe. Canada and the liberation of Holland. The Atomic Bomb and its impact
upon 20th century. Rebirth of the United Nations.
A new world order and the shift towards America: 1945-1955
5] A new world order and the final shift away from Europe. The Americanization of the world. The birth of
the Cold War. Korea and the defence of two philosophic systems. The birth of the Avro Arrow.
The deepening of the Cold War: 1955-1970
6] The space race and the pride of nations. A man on the moon. The growing Civil Rights movement and
Martin Luther King. Vietnam and a western tragedy. Afghanistan and a Soviet tragedy.
The end of the Cold War, the death of an empire and the rise of China: 1970-1989
7] The fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. The fall of the Berlin Wall. The massacre in
Tiannanmen Square. The rise of China as an economic and military power. Revolution and collapse in the
old Soviet Union.
The march towards a new millennium and a shift in world power: 1989-2006
8] The Gulf War. The resurgence of instability in the Balkans. The growing power of the corporation and
the decline of countries. The rise of economic communities. Is Canada, the second largest nation in the
world, doomed to extinction as a satellite of the United States?
Your Poster
9] On a topic of your choice to be complete within class time
Poster topics:
The Titanic
The Avro Arrow
Mount Everest
World War I
Vimy Ridge
Halifax Explosion
Billy Bishop
John McRae
World War II
War on the Home Front
Liberation of Holland
Camp X: The history of spies in Canada
Atlantic Convoys
Battle of Britain
Hong Kong
Feminism in Canada
The Gulf War
The North American Free Trade Agreement
Quebec and Separation
The Cold War
Your own personal choice of Poster topic:
Insulin and Dr. Banting
The history of Basketball
The history of Hockey
The history of Guelph
Winnie the Pooh and Guelph
The history of Baseball in Canada
911 and the World Trade Center
The War in Iraq
The Invasion of Afghanistan
Montreal Massacre
The 50's and the birth of Rock and Roll
The 60's the Hippies and rebellion
The 70's and HeavyMetal
The 80's the Punk and New Wave movement
The Holocaust
The collapse of the USSR
Women and the Right to Vote
The Nazis
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Atomic Bomb