Canada’ s Role Learning Gain: All learners will explore the contributions of Canada in World War II on and off the battlefield. Date • Discuss Canadian soldier’s contributions in action • Examine the impact of WW2 on Canada’s economy. • Explore the concept of Espionage and how it relates to Today we will:
Canada’s Role Learning Gain: All learners will explore the contributions of Canada in World War II on and off the battlefield. Date Discuss Canadian soldier’s.
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Canada’s Role
Learning Gain: All learners will explore the contributions of Canada in World War II on and off the battlefield.
Date
• Discuss Canadian soldier’s contributions in action• Examine the impact of WW2 on Canada’s economy.• Explore the concept of Espionage and how it relates to Canada in WW2
Today we will:
Canada’s Role
Starter
It’s 1939. Britain has declared war on
Germany. What did that mean for Canada?
Canada’s Role
Starter
What would Canada’s decision to
declare war mean for Canadian families?
Canada’s Role
Main TaskWrite down anything in
GREEN.
• As part of the British Commonwealth, Canada declared war on Germany in 1939; Canadian soldiers fought in battle from the beginning of WWII.
• Some key battles that Canadian soldiers were involved in:• Dieppe Raid• The Italian Campaign• D-Day on the beaches of Normandy, France
• Most people supported participation in the war, as Hitler and the Nazis posed a threat to Britain and Canada.
• The Canadian economy used wartime production to recover from the Great Depression.
• By 1942, Canada adopted a policy of total war, meaning all industries, materials and people were part of the war effort.
Canada’s Role
Main Task
Contributions to Battle
Changes to Canadian Life
Changes to Canadian Economy
Copy the following table into your books.
Canada’s Role
Main Task
Contributions to Battle
Changes to Canadian Life
Changes to Canadian Economy
Complete the carousel to fill in your chart.
Agree or disagree? Why? Give evidence.
Canada’s Role
Main Task
The Ethical Dimension
Argument: Although some aspects of wartime such as rationing would have negatively impacted the lives of Canadians, WWII actually was a positive for Canadian society as it helped to solve the problems of the Depression, and altered Canadian politics, as the role of the federal government expanded.
Canada’s Role
Plenary
The Secret War
Read the information sheet about Camp X and answer the following questions.
• List three groups of people trained at Camp X and rank them based on their importance in WWII.
• Why do you think this secret agent Camp was on Canadian soil and not British?
• What significance did Camp X have on WWII?
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