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General Reference Unit 2: Growing Independence, 1920-1939

Canadian History in the Twentieth Century, the Roaring Twenties
This site lists dozens of links to web pages on a variety of topics related to the era.
First Canadian Flags
This site describes the history of our flags and includes flag etiquette.

A Lost Heritage: Canada's Residential Schools
The story of Canada’s residential schools, told through clips from the CBC Archive.
Aboriginal Healing Foundation
This organization encourages and supports Aboriginal people.
Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada
This site represents the federal department that wishes to address and resolve issues resulting from the legacy of residential schools.
The Shingwauk Residential School
This site gives access to photos, news, and stories. The Related Web Sites link lists many related organizations, documents, and topics, including Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Immigrant Children at York Public School in Toronto
This photo was taken in 1923, with 14 nationalities represented in the group of students.
The Last Best West, Advertising for Immigrants to Western Canada, 1870–1930
This is an overview of the federal government's efforts to recruit immigrants. Included are sections on Advertising in Europe, Presenting Newcomers to Canada, Advertising in the United States, and Advertising in Britain.
The Peopling of Canada: 1891–1921: Continuity and Change
This site includes a description of early immigration to Canada and a table of population changes.
The Move North, The Early Boom
Archival photos of logging camps and building of roads and railroads.

Mackenzie King: Public Life, Private Man (8 TV Clips, 11 Radio Clips)
CBC Archives collection on Mackenzie King.
William Lyon Mackenzie King
This Library and Archives Canada site provides information about Prime Minister Mackenzie King.

The Group of Seven: Painters in the WildernessThis CBC Archives site contains radio and television broadcasts by and about the Group of Seven.
Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery
Take a tour of the Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery in Owen Sound, Ontario.

General Aboriginal Links
Links to First Nations and Inuit sites.
Métis National Council
Links to Government, Children, Youth, Women, Rights, etc.
Assembly of First Nations
Provides links to other First Nation sites.
Am I an Entrepreneur? Self Assessment
A self-assessment activity students can take to judge their entrepreneurial skills.
Canada Tunes In: Radio and TV's Early Years
Listen to several audio clips, including radio excerpts from Canada's 1927 Golden Jubilee 60th birthday celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
CAW: The Birth and Transformation of a Union
A timeline of car production and unionization in Canada.
Captain Wilfred Reid (Wop) May
This websites contains a history of May's life, including his flight that brought diphtheria vaccine to an isolated northern community.
Voices of Discontent: Women, workers and farmers gain power in post-war Canada
This site deals with women gaining the vote, the Winnipeg General Strike, and the rise of rural power.

Canada and the World: 1921–1939: Between Two Wars
This is an historical overview of political events from the end of the Great War through to the Depression.
Canadian Labour History: The Dark Years
This page takes you into the 1930s, in terms of labour. There are 7 subtopics and 4 audio clips.
The Dirty Thirties
This can be seen as a photo tour or a movie clip. There are images of breadlines, relief camps, protest marches, and dust storms sweeping over the western plains.
Duford House
Trying to survive the Depression. This site gives the daily food recommendations for a boy and a girl. It also gives a price list of basic food items in the 1930s.
For Teachers: Tommy Douglas and the NDP
This site has lesson plans for teachers, along with audio and video clips.
Great Depression of Canada
Outlines the causes and effects of the Depression and a chart showing the decrease of per capita income between 1928 and 1933.
Key Economic Events: The Great Depression, 1929–1939
The role played by the federal government in the Depression.
Silver and Gold: Bennett and the Great Depression
This can be seen as a photo tour or a movie clip. It contrasts Bennett's personal wealth with the poverty of most Canadians.

NDP: Our History
The history of the NDP from Tommy Douglas to Jack Layton.
Social Credit pioneer William 'Bible Bill' Aberhart dies
Watch a CBC news clip about William Aberhart and his rise to power as head of the Social Credit Party.

Canadian Civil Liberties Association
A non-profit, non-government law-reform organization which strives to protect of civil liberties and human rights in Canada. For an extension activity of Checkpoint p. 117, 6.
Canadian Economy Online
Includes links to key Canadian economic indicators for the last ten years and other economic information. For Checkpoint on p.114, question 1. b).
Winston Churchill Quotes
Churchill is immensely quotable. Some of his most well known remarks are listed here.
Diversity Watch (Ryerson University School of Journalism)
A resource page with links to various ethnocultural and religious groups that help to promote diversity.
A Look at German Inflation 1914–1924
This site for coin collectors contains information about the ruinous inflation that affected Germany after World War I.
Mackenzie King: Public Life, Private Man (8 TV Clips, 11 Radio Clips)
Watch CBC news clips and listen to radio clips from an archived collection on Mackenzie King.
Marianapolis College - Canada and Jewish Refugees in the 1930s
These photos show a history of immigration over the years.
Open Hearts, Closed Doors (Virtual Museum of Canada)
This site is about the War Orphans Project, the group of young Jewish orphans to came to Canada after WWII. This site can be used as part of an enrichment activity for Additional Activity 4.