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Web LinksUNIT 6: THE TWENTIETH CENTUREY, 1900 TO 1950Click on a section below for related Web links:
6.0 OverviewTimeLinks Image Archive - Images of Manitoba A site dedicated to life in Manitoba at the turn of the twentieth century. Images can be scanned by category and searched by keyword.
6.1 Migration and SettlementPier 21 National Historic Site The official site of the national historic site of Pier 21: Gateway to Canada (Halifax). Resources include teacher's resources and a compilation of stories written by immigrants, veterans, British evacuee children, war brides, displaced persons, and former Pier 21 staff and volunteers. Kevin Connolly's Photo Gallery Grain Elevators Canada This site has many links to information regarding grain elevators in western Canada, with photographs, information on how grain elevators work, and histories of grain elevators. Links to sites such as the Country Grain Elevator Historical Society.
6.2 Society and CommunityHistory of Social Housing, 1915—1972 A short history of social housing in Toronto. Images are provided. International Workers of the World The site for the International Workers of the World. Includes links for various related resources. Click on Culture button to find a history of the IWW and the One Big Union. Blue Quills First Nations College The site of the Blue Quills First Nations College, one of Canada's first native-controlled education centres (see figure 6.2.9).
6.3 Economy and TechnologyGreat Depression - Canadian Encyclopedia An extensive series of articles on the Great Depression and its effects on Canada. Images are included, as well as many links to other related topics and people of the period. Palliser Triangle Global Change Project A 21st century look at the Palliser Triangle. Also available are links to other regions of Canada that hold a view on the environment.
6.4 Government and PoliticsSir Wilfrid Laurier - Canadian Encyclopedia A biography of Sir Wilfrid Laurier by the Canadian Encyclopedia. Includes links to other articles relating to Laurier's career. Images and a Quick Time video of a 1919 Laurier speech are included. History of the Federal Electoral Ridings since 1867 The Canadian government site dedicated to all the federal elections since 1867. Search by riding name, name of candidate, political party, general election, and by-election. A history of the New Democratic Party from the point of view of the New Democratic Party (formerly the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation). Union Nationale - Canadian Encyclopedia A history of the Union Nationale, with links to topics and people involved in the party. A biography of Joseph Roberts Smallwood by the Canadian Encyclopedia. Includes links to other articles relating to Smallwood's career and Newfoundland's entrance to Confederation. Images and a Quick Time video are included.
6.5 Internal and External RelationsDieppe Regiments - Veterans Affairs Canada A site showing the regiments involved in the ill-fated Dieppe invasion of 1942. World War Two - Veterans Affairs Canada An extensive site relating to World War Two. Included are links to many related articles and resources, including many primary resources. Alex Colville - Path of Heroes A Government of Canada site dedicated to Alex Colville and his work. Many links to his life and works are included..
6.6 Culture and IdentityMcMichael Canadian Art Collection A gallery and Web site dedicated to the art of the Group of Seven and its contemporaries, as well as Aboriginal art. Includes many images and biographies. Art 2 Life - The Canadian Century An interactive site exploring art in Canada since 1900. Downloadable teaching lessons are available. Emily Carr - At Home and At Work A site dedicated to Emily Carr and her life and work. Many links to related resources are included on the site, as well as a virtual tour of her house. Fourth Dimension Archive - No. 2 Construction Battalion - National Defence—Canada A short history of the No. 2 Construction Battalion. Images are provided. The document by which Japanese-Canadians were ordered into internment camps.
6.7 Continuity and ChangeThe British Commonwealth of Nations The official Web site of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Includes numerous resources and links. A history and ideology of Alberta's Social Credit Party.
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