1896-1945

Nationalisms and the Autonomy of Canada

1896 - 1945

Several student pages are now available for this time period.  A timeline of key events is also available below.

Always monitor the menus in top navigation system as well, since sometimes this page is later to update when new pages are posted.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Compromises

Curated historical documents that can be used to help students consider essential questions like "Was the 20th Century to be the Century of Canada?" and "How far should Canada go in supporting the British Empire or asserting its autonomy?" Learning intentions to cover change in government that occurred in 1896, and Laurier’s compromises, especially as concerns the Boer War, Manitoba Schools Issue, and the Naval Bill.   Go to page ➦

Second Phase of Industrialization

Curated historical documents that can be used to help students consider essential questions like "Was there more change in the 2nd phase of industrialization or more continuity?" Learning intentions to cover changes and continuities in the second phase of industrialization, changes in the union movement, and effects of policies on various social groups.   Go to page ➦

Clash of Nationalisms

Curated historical documents that can be used to help students consider essential questions like "How does nationalism shape identity?" Learning intentions to cover the main aspects of Imperialism, the main aspects of Canadian Nationalism, the main aspects of French-Canadian Nationalism, and how the Boer War, Naval issue and the Alaska boundary dispute affected ideas of nationalism.   Go to page ➦

The M.A.I.N. causes of the First World War

Curated historical documents that can be used to help students consider essential questions like "How does government use its power?" Learning intentions ask students to indicate the "MAIN" causes of the First World War".   Go to page ➦

The First World War - Conscription & The War Effort

Curated historical documents that can be used to help students consider essential questions like "How does government use its power?" Learning intentions ask students to describe the measures implemented by the government of Canada during wartime, explain the Canadian war effort, and explain the different points of view on the conscription crisis of 1917.   Go to page ➦

Women's Suffrage

Curated historical documents that can be used to help students consider essential questions like "What changes in society brought a change in women’s right to vote?  and, Why is voting important to society?" Learning intentions ask students to:  Indicate individuals and groups involved in the First Wave of Feminism; Indicate the demands of First Wave Feminists; Indicate the relationship between Feminists and the State; and finally, Explain the consequences of the First Wave of Feminism in Canada and Québec. Go to page ➦

World War Two

Curated historical documents that can be used to help students consider essential questions like "How did events of the inter-war years lead to the Second World War?; What were the elements of Canadian autonomy prior to the war?; and, What were the effects of the war on Canadian society and on Canada’s autonomy?" Learning intentions ask students to Characterize the situation in Europe before WW2;  Identify and explain the causes of the Second World War; Explain Canada’s growing autonomy prior to the Second World War, and characterize Canada's active role during the War; Characterize the issues and realities on the Canadian Wartime Home Front; and finally, Explain the impact of WW2 on the society, economy, and politics in Canada.  Go to page ➦

Other available reviews and overview task documents:

What are the events that marked the period from 1896 to 1945?
(A review document for the period)

What are the socio-economic characteristics of the period 1896 to 1945? 
(Overview task that could be used before or after many sections above.)

Timeline of key events for the period

We are in the process of translating several timelines constructed by our RECIT partners that are available on their  Histoire du QUÉBEC et du CANADA site.  What has already been translated is available below.  You can also view it in a separate window here.