Social Studies 20-1
Alberta · 20-1 · Social Studies — the complete curriculum-aligned outline, taught skill by skill by MapleMind's AI tutor.
Unit 1: Nation, Nationalism & Identity
To what extent should nation be the foundation of identity? What nation and nationalism mean, how nationalism takes shape, and how contending national loyalties are reconciled.
- Expressions of nationalism
- Understandings of nation and nationalism
- Nation and nation-state
- How nationalism develops
- Nationalism as identity
- Reconciling contending nationalist loyalties
- Reconciling non-nationalist loyalties
Unit 2: The Pursuit of National Interest
To what extent should national interest be pursued? How national interest shapes foreign policy, how nationalism can become ultranationalism, and the extremes ultranationalism can reach.
- Nationalism and the pursuit of national interest
- National interest and foreign policy
- Nationalism and ultranationalism
- Ultranationalism in times of conflict
- Ultranationalism and genocide
- National self-determination
Unit 3: Nationalism & Internationalism
To what extent should internationalism be pursued? The motives behind involvement in world affairs, what internationalism means, how it is promoted, and whether it must come at the cost of nationalism.
- Motives for involvement in world affairs
- Understandings of internationalism
- Promoting internationalism through foreign policy
- Organizations that promote internationalism
- Impacts of pursuing internationalism
- Nationalism versus internationalism
Unit 4: Contemporary & Future Canadian Identity
To what extent should individuals and groups in Canada embrace a national identity? Multiple perspectives on Canadian identity, how it is promoted, its history, and the challenges of national unity and future visions.
- Perspectives on national identity in Canada
- Promoting a national identity
- Historical perspectives of Canada as a nation
- Challenges and opportunities of national unity
- Personal and collective visions of national identity
- Future visions of Canada
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