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Chapter 1

Over There: Ypres, the Somme, and Vimy

The Western Front

• Canadian War Museum—Canada and the First World War

• Veterans Affairs Canada—Ypres 1915

• Trenches on The Web—Second Battle of Ypres

• Veterans Affairs Canada—The Battle of the Somme

• Veterans Affairs Canada—The Battle of Vimy Ridge

• Canadian War Museum—The Battle of Vimy Ridge (April 9-12, 1917)

Over There: Ypres, the Somme, and Vimy

The Bluebirds

• Veteran’s Affairs Canada—Canadian Nursing Sisters

The Air and Sea Wars

War on the High Seas

• Canadian War Museum—Canada and the Air War

• Veterans Affairs Canada - Valour at Sea

The Air and Sea Wars

War on the High Seas: Death Ship

• CBC—The Halifax Explosion

Division on the Home Front

Conscription: Borden’s Approach

• Library and Archives Canada—Second World War: Conscription Facts

• Canadian War Museum—French Canada and Recruitment during the First World War

A "New" Country

The Tragedies of War: Spanish Flu

• Library and Archives Canada—Spanish Influenza Epidemic: Fall 1918

• CBC—Influenza: Battling The Last Great Virus

Chapter 2

A Different Canada

Politics and Regional Protest: The Progressive Party

• CBC—Rise of Rural Power

Mackenzie King and Canadian Independence

The Halibut Treaty, 1923

• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada—1921 - 1939: Between Two Wars

Mackenzie King and Canadian Independence

Constitutional Crisis, 1926

• CBC—The King-Byng Affair

Labour Unrest

The Winnipeg General Strike

• Canadian Museum of Civilization—Winnipeg General Strike

Labour Unrest

The Winnipeg General Strike: Impact of the Strike

• The Canadian Encycodpedia—Woodsworth, James Shaver

Technology and Invention

Air Travel

• The Chronicles of W.R. (Wop) May

A Changing Society

The Role of Women: Are Women Persons?

• Library and Archives Canada—Celebrating Women’s Achievements

A Changing Society

Aboriginal Peoples: Residential Schools

• Indian and Northern Affairs Canada—Residential Schools

• CBC— A Lost Heritage: Canada's Residential Schools

Lifestyle and Culture

Professional Sports

• CBC—Hockey: A People’s History

Lifestyle and Culture

American Influence on Popular Culture

• McMichael Canadian Art Collection—The Group of Seven

• Emily Carr at Home and at Work

Chapter 3

• The Bank of Canada

Responding to the Depression

Bennett’s Response

• Canada: A People’s History Episode 13: Hard Times

From the Rails to the Camps

• On to Ottawa Trek

The Emergence of Political Alternatives

The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

• The Canadian Encyclopedia—Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

• Alberta Online Encyclopedia—Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

The Emergence of Political Alternatives

The Social Credit Party

• Alberta Social Credit Party

The Emergence of Political Alternatives

The Union Nationale

• The Canadian Encyclopedia—Union Nationale

Canadian Culture

Radio Comes of Age

• CBC Radio—History

Canadian Culture

Newspapers and Magazines: A Media Sensation

• Dionne Quintuplets

The Rising Tide of Fascism and Nazism

• Marianopolis College—Quebec History

• A Guide to Women in Canadian History

• Library and Archives Canada—Celebrating Women’s Achievements

Chapter 4

Years of Crisis

The Battle of Britain

• CBC – The Battle of Britain

• Juno Beach Centre—Arms and Weapons at Sea

Years of Crisis

Rehearsal for Invasion: Raid on Dieppe

• Veterans Affairs Canada—Dieppe

The Liberation of Europe

The Italian Campaign: The Battle of Ortona

• CBC News Indepth: Ortona

The Liberation of Europe

D-Day

• Juno Beach Centre—D-Day

• CBC—D-Day: Canadians Target Juno Beach

The Liberation of Europe

Victory in Europe

• Juno Beach Centre—The Normandy Campaign

• Juno Beach Centre—Liberation of the Netherlands and Capitulation of Germany

The Holocaust

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

• Yad Vashem—Holocaust Resource Center

• CBC—Life After Auschwitz

War in the Pacific

The Battle for Hong Kong

• Veterans Affairs Canada—Canadians in Hong Kong

The Birth of the Atomic Age

• CBC—Japan Bombs Saskatchewan

• US Department of Energy—The Manhattan Project

• CBC—Shadows of Hiroshima

War on the Home Front

Women’s Wartime Role

• CBC—On Every Front: Canadian Women in the Second World War

War on the Home Front

The Internment of Japanese Canadians

• CBC—Relocation to Redress: The Internment of Japanese Canadians

War on the Home Front

• Canadian WWII Propaganda Posters

Chapter 5

• Library and Archives Canada: First Among Equals—Louis St. Laurent

The Cold War

• CBC—The Gouzenko Affair

The Cold War

The Nuclear Threat

• 1945-1957: A Divided World

Canada and the Post-War Economy

The Commonwealth

• Commonwealth Secretariat

Becoming a Middle Power

The UN and War Refugees: Human Rights

• The John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights

• Library and Archives Canada—The Hon. Marie Thérèse (Forget) Casgrain

Military Alliances

The Creation of NATO

• NATO

Military Alliances

Defending North America

• NORAD

Cold War Hot Spots

The Korean War

• CBC—Forgotten Heroes: Canada and the Korean War

• Veterans Affairs Canada—Outbreak of War: Canadians in Korea

Cold War Hot Spots

The Suez Crisis

• UN Security Council

Chapter 6

Political Changes

Newfoundland Joins Confederation

• The Confederation Debate: 50 Years and Counting

Political Changes

A New Quebec Nationalism

• CBC—Maurice Duplessis

Political Changes

Revising the Indian Act

• Indian and Northern Affairs Canada—Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples

Canada’s Golden Age

The New Economy

• The Canadian Encyclopedia—Welfare State

• CBC—Welcome Home, Soldier! Life in Postwar Canada

Canada’s Golden Age

Women in the Workforce

• CBC—A Woman's Place: Programming for the Modern Homemaker

A Population Explosion

Post-war Immigration

• University of Calgary—The Peopling of Canada: 1946-1976

• CBC—Africville: Expropriating Nova Scotia's Blacks

Chapter 7

Dief the Chief

The Bill of Rights

• CBC—The Canadian Bill of Rights

• Historica— Diefenbaker's Bill of Rights

Economic and Foreign Policy Woes

Canada and the US: The Cuban Missile Crisis

• CBC—The Cuban Missile Crisis

Economic and Foreign Policy Woes

• CBC—The Avro Arrow: Canada's Broken Dream

• Saskatchewan Council for Archives & Archivists—The Avro Arrow

The Liberals Return to Power

Canadian-American Relations: The Vietnam War

• CBC—Canada's Secret War: Vietnam

The Liberals Return to Power

The Auto Pact

• Government of Canada—1965: Canada–United States Auto Pact

• CBC—The Auto Pact: En Route to Free Trade

Redefining Canada

Expo ’67: Canada Celebrates!

• Library and Archives Canada— Expo ’67

Quebec and Canada

The Quiet Revolution

• Marianopolis College—Quebec History: The Quiet Revolution

Aboriginal Peoples in Canada

• Inuit Artists of Cape Dorset

• London Galleries—The Norval Morrisseau Collection

Changing Times

The Status of Women

• CBC—Equality First: The Royal Commission on the Status of Women

Changing Times

The Emergence of the Counterculture

• CBC—Hippie Society: The Youth Rebellion

Chapter 8

A Question of Language

Francophone Communities Outside Quebec

• Atlas de la francophonie

The October Crisis

• Marianopolis College—Quebec History: Documents on the October Crisis

• CBC—Just Watch Me (The October Crisis)

Social Justice for All

Women’s Rights

• CBC—Equality First: The Royal Commission on the Status of Women

• Status of Women Canada

Social Justice for All

Fighting Discrimination in the Indian Act

• Congress of Aboriginal Peoples—Indian Act and Bill C-31

An Environmental Awakening

• Pollution Probe

• Greenpeace

• CBC—Greenpeace: Always Bearing Witness

An Environmental Awakening

Protecting the Great Lakes

• CBC—Troubled Waters: Pollution in the Great Lakes

An Environmental Awakening

The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline: The Berger Report

• CBC—The Berger Pipeline Inquiry

• CBC—Prime Minister Clark

Chapter 9

The Parti Quebecois Comes to Power

Quebec Decides: The Referendum Question

• CBC—The 1980 Quebec Referendum

Bringing Home the Constitution

• The Canadian Encyclopedia—Constitution Act, 1982

More Economic Challenges

The National Energy Program

• Alberta Online Encyclopedia—The National Energy Program

More Economic Challenges

• CBC—The Ocean Ranger Disaster

Science and Technology: Challenges and Changes

• CBC News in Depth - AIDS: The global epidemic
  

• The Terry Fox Foundation—Marathon of Hope Story

• Human Rights Watch—Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Human Rights

• Greenpeace Canada

Canada in the Global Community

Foreign Aid

• Canadian International Development Agency

Canada in the Global Community

• CBC News Indepth: The Arctic Grail

• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada—Canada in la Francophonie

• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada—Canada in la Francophonie 1968 - 1984: The Trudeau Years

Chapter 10

International Trade

Pursuing NAFTA

• CBC—Canada-US Free Trade Agreement

• The Council of Canadians

• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada—Canada and the North American Free Trade Agreement

International Political Challenges

Challenging Apartheid

• African National Congress

• CBC—Canada and the Fight Against Apartheid

International Political Challenges

The 1991 Gulf War

• CBC—The 1991 Gulf War

International Political Challenges

A National Disgrace in Somalia

• CBC—Canadian forces in Somalia

A New Direction for Canada’s Economy

• CBC— Introducing the Loonie

A New Direction for Canada’s Economy

The Goods and Services Tax

• CBC – Canadians to face more taxes with GST

A New Direction for Canada’s Economy

The Collapse of the Cod Fishery

• Fisheries Heritage

• CBC—Fished Out: The Rise and Fall of the Cod Fishery

Social Change in Canada

The Oka Crisis

• CBC—The Oka Crisis

• CBC – Standoff at Oka

Social Change in Canada

Air India Flight 182

• CBC—Air India: The investigation

Social Change in Canada

The Montréal Massacre

• CBC—The Montréal Massacre

• Coalition for Gun Control

Chapter 11

National Unity

• Office of the Prime Minister – Jean Chrétien

• CBC—Prime Minister Jean Chrétien

National Unity

The 1995 Referendum Campaign

• CBC—Separation Anxiety: The 1995 Quebec Referendum

The Deficit and Trade Wars

The Martin Approach

• CBC—Paul Martin, deficit buster

The Deficit and Trade Wars

Trade Wars

• CBC—At Loggerheads: The Canada-U.S. Softwood Lumber Dispute

• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada—Softwood Lumber

Aboriginal Issues

The Nisga’a Final Agreement

• Indian and Northern Affairs Canada— Nisga’a Final Agreement and Background Information

Aboriginal Issues

Land Disputes and Violence

• The Ipperwash Inquiry

Aboriginal Issues

Self-government

• Government of Nunavut

Global Connections

Team Canada

• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada—What is a Team Canada Mission?

Global Connections

International Organizations

• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

• Arctic Council

• Commonwealth of Nations

• Europa: Gateway to the European Union

• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada—La Francophonie

• Government of Canada—G8

• Organization of American States

The New World Order

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)

The New World Order

Invading Iraq

• CBC News—Iraq

Disaster Response

Earthquake in Kashmir

• CBC News In Depth: Canada's Military

• National Defence and the Canadian Forces – Operation PLATEAU: The DART deployment in Pakistan
  

Chapter 12

Rebuilding the Political Right

• The Canadian Encyclopedia— Reform Party of Canada

A New Party, a New Government

The Conservatives Break through: A Wait-and-see Approach

• Conservative Party

• Liberal Party

• NDP

• Green Party

• Bloc Quebecois

The Conservative Government on the Home Front

Campaign Promises: A National Disabilities Act

• Canadian Centre on Disability Studies

• Council of Canadians with Disabilities

• Canadian Human Rights Commission

• Canadian Paralympic Committee

Canada and Kyoto

• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

• Sierra Club Canada

Canadian Sovereignty

• CBC—Breaking the Ice: Canada and the Northwest Passage

• CBC News In Depth: Canada’s Military

• Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami

• Inuit Circumpolar Council

Canada’s Global Commitments

The Mission in Afghanistan

• Government of Canada—Rebuilding Afghanistan

Canada’s Global Commitments

The Fight Against HIV/AIDS

• The Stephen Lewis Foundation

Looking Ahead

Creating a Sustainable Environment

Sustainable Development

• Campaign 2000

• Environment Canada

• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Challenges in the Canadian Military

The Cost of the Military

• National Defence

• CBC—Peacekeeper to the World

• CBC News In Depth: Canada's Military

Redefining Canadian Citizenship and Identity

Dual Citizenship

• Citizenship and Immigration Canada

• Canadian Heritage—Celebrate Canada!