What can happen when human rights are not recognized? , Mistreatment, discrimination – race, physical
features and abilities, intolerance slavery, etc.
“Balance of Power” – system where different countries have
similar military strengths so one country cannot dominate another.
Canadian Charter of Rights – similar to UN Declaration of
Human Rights – in Canada you are afforded certain rights just by being a person
(human).
Insulin was discovered by a couple of Canucks – Fred Banting
and Eddie Best – ingenuity, technology.
WWII – Axis Germany, Italy & Japan (1940 – Pearl Harbour)
WWII – started when Germany invaded Poland – first big
military action of WWII
WWII – Pearl Harbour bombing was the “final straw” for the
Canadian government to send “Japanese Canadians” to internment camps around the
country.
Residential Schools Era – 1884 – 1997, First Nations, Metis
and Inuit children sent to schools away from home, these schools were run by
the Canadian Government (churches started these schools in the 1830s.
UN was created after WWII to replace the League of Nations.
Franz Ferdinand
- Heir to the Austria-Hungary throne, assassinated thus starting WWI.
Compensation
- $21,000 given to each person interred in a Japanese Internment Camp.
Nationalism
– Main feeling of national pride felt by many Quebecers who want to separate
from Canada.
Mobilization
– gathering of resources in preparation for war – building ships, ammunition,
equipment etc.
“Conscription
Crisis” – resentment in Quebec for being forced to fight for Britain in
WWI.
FLQ (Front de
Liberation du Quebec) – violent group of terrorists fighting for Quebec
independence - they captured and killed
Pierre LaPorte, a politician.
Imperialism
– Policy of extending a country’s power by diplomacy or military force.
Canadarm II
– SPAR Aerospace’s biggest contribution to space exploration.
Propaganda
– biased information meant to dehumanize and create hatred toward a supposed
enemy during wartime.
Quiet Revolution
– period during the 1960s marked by modernization of Quebec and its society.
Lester B. Pearson – Prime Minister of Canada, formerly of
the United Nations. Won a Nobel Peace Prize for his ideas at the UN for
creating a UN Peacekeeping force to help manage the Suez Crisis, thus
preventing a regional conflict and possibly another “World War”.
(Canadian Identity) - This has led to Canada’s long history of
participating in UN Peacekeeping missions around the world, notably in Darfur,
Sudan and in our leadership in preventing many deaths during the genocide in
Rwanda.
(Continuity and Change) – peacekeeping and military pride
(Ethical Dimension) – challenges normal ideas about war – by
being a “peacekeeping” nation we have set a path forward for other countries to
follow by trying to prevent rather than start war.
Historical Significance? – makes some countries think twice
about starting wars.
Technology & Innovation, War, Peace &
Revolution, Human Rights & Justice
As an expert in
Canadian History, you have been asked by the CBC to create a miniseries about a
time traveller who visits distinct time periods of Canadian History. You
will write three short parts for your miniseries about what your character might
see, hear and think about while visiting three times
during Canadian History. Your character’s visit does not necessarily have
to be a visit on Canadian soil. He/she could, for example, visit a WWI
trench or the D-Day Landings in France during WWII or they could visit the
International Space Station - these are all areas where Canada was/is deeply
involved.
You only need to
write about three events or time periods that cover THREE units
from the course:
- Technology & Innovation
- War, Peace & Revolution
- Human
Rights & Justice
NOTE: each
event/time period you cover must address only ONE of these units. When
you are finished you will have written about all three units above.
First create an
imaginary character for your miniseries: Character’s name:
________________________ .
