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CHAPTER 6: TOWARDS AUTONOMY AND WAR

INTERNET FOCUS QUESTIONS:

Communities: Local, National, and Global

  • How did Canada's political and economic relationship with the US change from 1900 to 1939?
  • What were some of the significant historical events related to the Holocaust and World War II, and what was Canada's response to those events?

Change and Continuity

  • How did Canadian political autonomy from Great Britain evolve from 1900 to 1939?
  • How did the experience and memory of the Holocaust shape Canada's role as a world leader in human rights?

Methods of Historical Inquiry

  • How can you use concept maps and flow charts to record and to organize historical information effectively?


ACTIVITIES

TOWARDS AUTONOMY

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Create a computerized flow chart to demonstrate the evolution of Canada's autonomy from Britain and its growing dependence on the US during the period prior to World War II.

To gather the necessary data for this activity, search the first six chapters of Canada: Our Century, Our Story for information relating to Canada's increasing political, economic, and cultural autonomy from Britain, and its increasing political, economic, and cultural dependence on the US.

In this activity, you will be using graphic organizers to organize your research and to present your conclusions in a visual format. Use a concept map or a time line to collect the information, and then use a flow chart to logically organize and present your conclusions. It would be best to create your concept map freehand on a large sheet of paper for this section of the task. The flow chart can be drawn using a basic word-processing program. Review, in the Help files of your program, how to use text boxes, lines, and different fonts to create a flow chart.

The following questions will help you to focus your research:

  • What events led to Canada's greater autonomy from Britain during this time?
  • How and why did Canada become more dependent on the US in political and economic terms?
  • What is the connection between Canada's growing autonomy from Britain and the increased sense of a Canadian identity?
  • How did Canadian art and popular culture reflect Canada's growing autonomy and cultural identity?
  • How did the growing influence of US culture threaten Canadian identity?

Visit the following websites to research different forms and uses for concept maps and flow charts:

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VOICES OF REGIONAL DISCONTENT

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How did Canadian attitudes and government policies towards Jewish refugees reflect the anti-Semitism prevalent in the world during the 1930s and 1940s? What is Canada's official policy towards refugees today?

Write a newspaper editorial in which you argue that Canada should lead the world in offering a safe haven for refugees. (You may choose to argue that Canada is currently leading the world in this regard, or you may argue that Canada is lagging behind other countries.) Use the consequences of Canada's anti-Semitic policies in the 1930s and 1940s as historical arguments for your position. Make reference to current Canadian refugee policies; you may consider that these policies are sufficient or that they should be more open.

Before you begin your activity, reread the following sections in Canada: Our Century, Our Story: Hitler's Germany (pages 157-158), Anti-Semitism in Canada (pages 162-163), and Flashpoint: The Voyage of the SS St. Louis, 1939 (pages 160-161). Read the Heritage Minute on Georges and Pauline Vanier (page 163). Then think/pair/share any causal, decision-making, or speculative questions you have about anti-Semitism and racism in Canada. Finally, plan, draft, revise, proofread, and publish your editorial.

The following questions will help you to focus your research:

  • What causes racism? What can be done to eradicate racism?
  • What evidence is there that many Canadians were anti-Semitic and racist in the 1930s and 1940s?
  • What historical events should have made Canadians aware that Jewish people in Germany were in grave danger?
  • How did the Canadian government's refusal to accept refugees from the SS St. Louis into Canada demonstrate anti-Semitism?
  • What are Canada's current policies towards refugees? Are these policies adequate? Should they be made more liberal?
  • How are those policies related to the tragedy of the SS St. Louis passengers and the Holocaust?

Use the following websites to research the issues raised in this activity:

 

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