CANADA AND THE FIRST WORLD WAR, 1914-1918
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Authors
Gardhouse, Jacob
Hanlan, Camille
Hellmann, Dayna
Westecott, Lauren
Date
2018-02-08
Type
learning object
Language
en
Keyword
Historical Perspectives , Ethical Dimension , Evidence , Historical Significance , WWI , Alliances , Causes of WWI , Propaganda , Conscription Crisis , Primary Sources , Trace , Women in the War , Canadian Soldiers , Commemoration , Remembrance Day , Vimy Ridge , Vimy Ridge Myth
Alternative Title
CHC2D
Abstract
This resource pack explores the First World War while focusing on the historical thinking
concepts of historical perspectives, the ethical dimension, evidence, and historical significance.
The first lesson examines primary sources coming from many points of view regarding the
context associated with the causes of World War One. In lesson 2, students will study the
ethical issues surrounding the use and effectiveness of propaganda in the First World War. In
this third lesson students will think critically on how we can use primary sources to gain
evidence about historical settings, moments, and people. To introduce the idea that history is
constructed from traces of the past, students will analyze their own lives. The Fourth lesson
teaches the “myth” of Vimy Ridge and encourages students to understand the various
perspectives surrounding this battle and to understand why these perspectives have emerged.
Students will also learn how Vimy Ridge was used to build Canadian identity.