THE CAUSES OF WORLD WAR II CANADA’S CONTRIBUTION: RESOURCE PACK
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Authors
Frise, Laura
LeBland, Shelby
Lovell, Doug
Date
2015-04-25
Type
other
Language
en
Keyword
Treaty of Versailles , League of Nations , Hitler , Nazi Party , Causes of World War II , Austria , Munich Pact , D-Day , Netherlands , Liberation , Home Front , Japanese Internment , St. Louis , Refugees
Alternative Title
Abstract
The purpose of this resource pack is to provide the teacher with all of
the lesson plans and tools to use in a classroom environment and educate the
students on a specific expectation from the Ontario History Curriculum. This will be
achieved in conjunction with Peter Seixas and Tom Morton’s “The Big Six” which
examine the teaching of history through six key strategic approaches. Each lesson
provided in this course pack will focus on one of the six major historical thinking
concepts from this source.
The first lesson will have students engage with primary documents relating to the
cause of WWII (i.e. The Treaty of Versailles). Students will demonstrate their ability
to identify the impact of an author, and historical context on the creation of a
source. Lesson two explores the historical thinking concept of Continuity and
Change through the Nazi Party’s (and Hitler's) rise to power between 1929-1933. It
will focus on ideologies of the Nazi Party and Hitler's use of the Great Depression
and the state of Germany's dire political, social and economic situation to gain
power. Lesson three will use the historical thinking concept of ethical dimensions to
examine Canada’s rejection of the St. Louis and other refugees during World War
II. Lesson four explores Canada's involvement in D-Day and their role in the
Liberation of the Netherlands - two key events to Canadian involvement in World
War II. It uses the historical thinking concept of Historical Significance by tying
Canada’s involvement to World War II. Lesson five will ask students to consider the
implications of historical perspectives on the study of history, in particular, on the
study of Canadian life on the home front during WWII. Students will demonstrate
their ability to avoid presentism, and acknowledge diversity within historical
perspectives, as well as diversity between today's worldview, and that of the past.
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In lesson six, students will explore the concept of cause and consequence by
examining the multiple causes and consequences which led to Germany’s invasion of
Austria.
By completing this resource pack, students will have a rich understanding of one of
the Ontario History Curriculum’s specific expectations, and will have explored
various primary source documents which examine a variety of major historical
thinking concepts. This resource pack (although specific to the Ontario Curriculum)
will be beneficial to any teacher wishing to teach about and have their students have
a deep understanding of Canada during World War II.
Description
Historical thinking resource pack of 6 history lesson plans for Queen's University Faculty of Education B.Ed. course: Intermediate-Senior History.