Debate and Speech Topics
1. World War I introduced the idea that Canada was not only a large colony in the British Empire but a significant force that needed to stand on her own feet and develop her independence from Great Britain gradually. Discuss the political events that contributed to Canada's political autonomy.
2. Autonomy is an illusion when countries need one another for military strength or economic development. Discuss.
3. Geography plays an important part in how a country relates to other countries. Canada's proximity to the United States makes it virtually impossible for Canada to be autonomous.
4. The Great Depression has demonstrated the interconnectedness of nations and the impossibility of nations to stand alone.
5. The Canadian political system with its division of powers between the federal and provincial governments has shown a great inability to deal with the economic problems of the Great Depression successfully.
2. Autonomy is an illusion when countries need one another for military strength or economic development. Discuss.
3. Geography plays an important part in how a country relates to other countries. Canada's proximity to the United States makes it virtually impossible for Canada to be autonomous.
4. The Great Depression has demonstrated the interconnectedness of nations and the impossibility of nations to stand alone.
5. The Canadian political system with its division of powers between the federal and provincial governments has shown a great inability to deal with the economic problems of the Great Depression successfully.
Resources
1. Autonomy: http://www.bestlibrary.org/ss11/2007/02/autonomy_and_in_5.html
2. Great Depression: http://www65.statcan.gc.ca/acyb01/acyb01_0005-eng.htm3. Great Depression: http://canadachannel.ca/HCO/index.php/3._The_Great_Depression_and_the_Dirty_Thirties
4. Great Depression in SK: http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/great_depression.html
5. On to Ottawa Trek: http://www.ontoottawa.ca/
2. Great Depression: http://www65.statcan.gc.ca/acyb01/acyb01_0005-eng.htm3. Great Depression: http://canadachannel.ca/HCO/index.php/3._The_Great_Depression_and_the_Dirty_Thirties
4. Great Depression in SK: http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/great_depression.html
5. On to Ottawa Trek: http://www.ontoottawa.ca/
Handouts. Read these carefully as these will form the basis for your unit test.
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Winnipeg Strike
http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/hist/labour/labv22e.shtml
http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/hist/labour/lab04e.shtml
http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/hist/medicare/medic-1g06e.shtml
http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/hist/labour/lab04e.shtml
http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/hist/medicare/medic-1g06e.shtml
Assignments
1. Canadian Autonomy
Choose at least three of the elements below and, in essay format, discuss their importance for Canadian autonomy. (a) Laurier's desire not to join into a union with Great Britain, (b) Vimy Ridge, (c) Canada's seat at the Versailles Peace Conference; (d) Canada's seat in the League of Nations, (e) the Halibut Treaty, (f) the Chanak Affair, (g) the King-Byng Crisis, (h) the Balfour Declaration and subsequent Westminster Statute, (i) Flag Day, (j) Patriation of the Canadian Constitution.
You need to make a general statement that covers all three elements, followed by a detailed discussion of each event and its relevance for autonomy. Suggest a conclusion and let your reader draw his or her own conclusions.
You need to make a general statement that covers all three elements, followed by a detailed discussion of each event and its relevance for autonomy. Suggest a conclusion and let your reader draw his or her own conclusions.
2. The Great Depression
Create a Great Depression Poster of no more than 11x17 in which you illustrate how the Great Depression started, how it affected different groups of Canadians and what measures were undertaken by both government and non-government organizations to deal with the depression and solve the economic crisis. Ensure that you assess the measures in terms of success and failures.