Day 50: Review of WW1 and the Winnipeg General Strike

WWI review.

Chapter 3: Canada and the 1920s.

Post WWI:
Reasons why Canadian workers were striking?
Socialist attitudes.  Union leaders.
1917 Russian Revolution
Result of the Western Labour Conference of March, 1919
OBU
Demands of metal and building workers in the Winnipeg General Strike?
Why were Winnipeg strikers urged not to protest in violence?
Pros and cons of what it achieved

For Tuesday: annotated bibliography for project is due
WWI test on Wednesday
WWII project time on Thursday

Day 49: Wrapping up WWI

CPH: Conscription Crisis

End of WWI notes
Russian government toppled (Lenin)
100 Days campaign
Central Powers Collapse
Canada's emerging autonomy
Participating is peace
Treaty of Versailles
War Guilt Clause
League of Nations (problem with this)

CPH: A Painful Peace

Handout: Review sheet.  Changes in Canada.

Due on Tuesday: Annotated Bibliography

Day 48: WW2 research project

Library computer lab.
Research.

At least 2 internet sources + 1 print source.
Video clip.

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY DUE TUESDAY, MAY 3rd

Presentations begin on Wednesday, May 11th.

Day 47: War at home and Vimy Ridge

Pick groups for WW2 presentations.
Tentative date for first presentations: Wednesday, May 11th

How to do an annotated bibliography.  Due on Tuesday, May 3rd.

War in the air and sea (pages 42-44)

CPH: City of Sorrow
CPH: Vimy Ridge (a major development for Canadian identity)

Notes: "How it all went down" CLICK TO VIEW

Handout: Conscription Crisis (pg 49-51)

Day 46: War on the home front

Queen celebrates her 90th birthday: Click to watch

Review of battles from last day.

Notes; impact of the war on the home front

Pg 40/41 technology and WWI

Movie clips: All Quiet on the Western Front

WW2 group assignment handed out

Day 45: Major battles of WWI

Current events: legalization of marijuana Click to watch CTV news segment on 4/20

Schlieffen Plan.  War of attrition.  Stalemate.

Major battles: Ypres.  Somme.  Passchendaele.  Vimy Ridge.

CPH: Our investment of blood.  (how did women's roles evolve throughout WWI?) (Red Cross Work.  Nusing.  Nellie McClung.  Elections act.  Suffragists.  Prohibition)

Handout: Mobilizing the forces.  A national identity emerges.  Canada's minister of militia.  The War Measures Act.  The War on Land.  Map of 1914.

CPH: Go out and meet death bravely (trench warfare.  Western front, somme offensive, shellshock, Borden)

Day 44: Causes and Canada's response to war

Ch 12/13/map quiz

Canada People's History: Episode beginning
Canada's entrance into WWI.
Propaganda.
Political cartoon: Chain of Friendship (page 31)

Questions for the chapter:
a) How does Canada change on the home front as a result of WWI/WWII (political/social/economic)
b) How does Canadian autonomy change/develop as a result of WWI/WWII

Review of notes to the start of WWI.  Causes and immediate trigger.

Crash Course (John Green) WWI: Click to watch

HW: Read Pg 26-30.  Read the Role of the Balkans, and add points on the other sections.