SOCIAL STUDIES/ HUMANITIES 11
HISTORY UNIT lV: CANADA & WORLD WAR ll
Prescribed learning outcomes:
A5 - assess the reliability, currency, and objectivity of evidence
A9 – develop, express, and defend a position on an issue, and explain how to put the ideas into action
B6 – evaluate and interpret data for accuracy, reliability, bias and point of view
B7 – understand the nature of and appropriate uses for primary and secondary resources
C1 - identify elements that contribute to the regional, cultural, and ethic diversity of Canadian society
C3 – describe the role of women in the development of Canadian society
D1 – compare and contrast forces that have united and divided Canadians during the 20 th Century.
F1 – describe Canada’s evolution as an independent nation
G1 – explain how political spheres of influence have changed throughout the world during the 20 th
Century
G2 – describe Canada’s role in international conflicts, including World War I and World War II. And
assess the impact of Canada
G3 – describe and assess Canada’s participation in world affairs
Prerequisites:
 World War I/ Treaty of Versailles
 Canada & the Great Depression
Key Vocabulary
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Munich agreement
Blitzkrieg
Phoney War
Dunkirk
Battle of Britain
Operation Sea Lion
the Blitz
Axis
Allies
Second Front
Quebec
Conferences
Battle of the
Atlantic
Operation
Barbarosa
Key People
Neville Chamberlain
King George VI
Mackenzie King
Gen. Andrew MacNaughton
Gen. Alexei Zhukov
Ernest Lapointe
Thomas Prince
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BCATP
RCN
RCAF
RCAF- WD Crown
Corporations
Pearl Harbour
Convoys
Arsenal of
Democracy
Hong Kong
Dieppe Raid
Merchant marine
wolf packs
soft underbelly
C.D. Howe
James Ilsley
Gen. Crerar
Winston Churchill
Buzz Beurling
General Erwin Rommel
Total War
Radar
Sonar
Hiroshima
Ortona
Corvettes
Enigma
Conscription
Operation Overload
Juno Beach
Holland. 1945
V-E Day
V-J Day
Phoney war
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J.L Ralston
Gen. B.L. Montgomery
Adolf Hitler
Josef Stalin
F.D. Roosevelt
Hirohito
Basic Concepts
 Factors leading to the war
 Early Allied and Axis war plan
 Hitler’s early military successes
 The Battle of France and the Battle of Britain
 Canada’s contributions- land, sea, air, economic
 Course of the war outside of Europe
 Threat of invasion in England
 Importance of the Atlantic life line
 Entry of the U.S into the war
 Internment of Japanese Canadians
 Invasion of the Soviet Union- impact on the war
 The Quebec Conferences
 Opening the Second front
 Final campaigns
 Importance of technology to the war
 Cost of the war- to Canada, the world
 Impact of the war on the home front
Focus Questions Critical Challenges:
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What were the major causes of World War II¨
How was Canada’s entry into WWII different from WWI
What were the significant roles that Canada played in the war on the Home Front
What was meant by “total war”
List the major campaigns that Canadian troops played a part in. in Europe, Asia, and the
ocean
Why was D-Day a different outcome than the Dieppe raid
How and why was conscription handled differently in the overall war effort
How much of an issue was conscription
What roles did women play in the overall war effort
How did technology play a role in the outcome of the war
How had Canada’s involvement in the war change her economy
Suggested Skills and Strategies:
 Map work: On a series of maps. Show the stages of WWll in Europe and Pacific theatres
 Paragraph- Why was Germany successful at the beginning of the war
 Poster and assignment- Design an anti-fascist poster – or design a Canadian recruiting
poster. In both cases, provide the English and French version of your poster.
 Using the internet and other sources, create a web-page on some aspect of war
technology from WWII
 Design a game on an aspect of the war Canadians participated in. It could be economic,
social, political, or military.
 Design a chart or graph that illustrates the contributions made by various Allied
countries to the war effort. Do a chart or graph to show the cost of the war in dead and
wounded.
 Compare the conscription crisis in the First World War with conscription in the Second
World War. If there are any differences, what are they and why would they occur