Ontario · Grade 10
Canadian History since World War I, Grade 10 (Academic)
- CHC2D
Ontario’s Grade 10 social studies course, from Historical Skills and Careers to Canada, 1982 to the Present.
- Units
- 5
- Lessons
- 13
- Skills
- 61
- Provincial exam
- None
- Official curriculum
- Ontario Ministry of Education
Unit by unit
Every skill in the course, with its official code.
Unit 1 · 4 skills
Historical Skills and Careers
Historical Inquiry and Skill Development
Skills and Careers in History
Skills history builds
I can describe the skills historical investigation helps me develop.
Official code: A2.1
Applying historical work habits
I can apply historical skills and work habits in everyday life.
Official code: A2.2
History and current issues
I can use historical knowledge and skills to analyse current issues.
Official code: A2.3
Careers using history
I can identify careers where history skills are useful.
Official code: A2.4
The official wording · 4 outcomes
- A2.1
- describe several ways in which historical
- A2.2
- apply in everyday contexts skills and work
- A2.3
- apply the knowledge and skills developed in
- A2.4
- identify some careers in which the skills
Key ideas
Historical investigation builds essential skills — reading text, writing, document use, numeracy.
These transfer to the world of work and everyday life.
Historical work habits include assessing credibility, appreciating multiple perspectives, and collaborating.
These habits apply well beyond the history classroom.
Historical knowledge and skills help analyse current social, economic, and political issues.
Watch out for
- Thinking history is only memorizing dates.
- Not linking a skill to work or life.
- Thinking history skills stay in the classroom.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 2 · 14 skills
Canada, 1914–1929
Society and Economy, 1914–1929
Demographic trends, 1914–29
I can analyse demographic trends of 1914–29 and assess their significance for different groups.
Official code: B1.1
Science and technology, 1914–29
I can identify 1914–29 scientific and technological developments and assess their significance for different groups.
Official code: B1.2
Economic trends, 1914–29
I can describe 1914–29 economic trends and assess their impact on different groups.
Official code: B1.3
WWI's impact on society and politics
I can explain how World War I reshaped Canadian society and politics.
Official code: B1.4
Interactions and Conflict, 1914–1929
Causes and consequences of WWI
I can explain the causes of WWI and analyse the consequences of Canada's participation.
Official code: B2.1
Canada in international relations
I can analyse the significance of Canada's growing role in international relations, 1914–29.
Official code: B2.2
Social and political conflict
I can describe major 1914–29 conflicts and analyse their causes and consequences.
Official code: B2.3
Cooperation and movements
I can explain the goals and accomplishments of 1914–29 cooperative movements.
Official code: B2.4
Government policy and Indigenous communities
I can describe 1914–29 government policies affecting Indigenous communities and their long-term consequences.
Official code: B2.5
Discrimination against ethnocultural groups
I can describe 1914–29 discrimination against ethnocultural groups and explain its impact.
Official code: B2.6
Identities and Heritage, 1914–1929
Individuals and organizations
I can explain how 1914–29 individuals and organizations shaped Canadian identity.
Official code: B3.1
Arts and popular culture
I can describe 1914–29 changes in arts and culture and explain who drove them.
Official code: B3.2
Rights and lives of women
I can describe 1914–29 developments in women's rights and explain their impact on citizenship and heritage.
Official code: B3.3
Immigration and heritage
I can describe 1914–29 immigration policy and analyse how immigrants shaped Canada's heritage.
Official code: B3.4
The official wording · 14 outcomes
- B1.1
- analyse historical statistics and other primary
- B1.2
- identify some major developments in science
- B1.3
- describe some key economic trends and
- B1.4
- explain the impact on Canadian society
- B2.1
- explain the main causes of World War I
- B2.2
- analyse, with reference to specific events or
- B2.3
- describe some major instances of social
- B2.4
- explain the goals and accomplishments of
- B2.5
- describe how the residential school system
- B2.6
- describe attitudes towards as well as
- B3.1
- explain how some individuals, groups,
- B3.2
- describe some significant changes in the
- B3.3
- describe some significant developments
- B3.4
- describe Canadian immigration policy
Key ideas
Demographic trends included immigration, urban migration, and women entering the labour force.
WWI's causes included European alliances, rivalries, militarism, and nationalism; Canada joined through its status in the British Empire.
Contributors included Frederick Banting, Agnes Macphail, J. S. Woodsworth, and the League of Indians.
The significance of these trends differed for groups, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities.
Consequences included conscription, enfranchisement, war industries, and the human costs of battles.
Watch out for
- Confusing a statistic with its significance.
- Blaming WWI on a single cause.
- Thinking only politicians shaped identity.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 3 · 13 skills
Canada, 1929–1945
Depression and War: Society, 1929–1945
Social changes, 1929–45
I can describe 1929–45 social changes and assess their impact on different groups.
Official code: C1.1
Science and technology, 1929–45
I can identify 1929–45 scientific and technological developments and assess their significance for different groups.
Official code: C1.2
Economic trends, 1929–45
I can describe 1929–45 economic trends and assess their impact on different groups.
Official code: C1.3
Policy affecting Indigenous peoples
I can describe 1929–45 policies affecting Indigenous peoples and assess their impact.
Official code: C1.4
Political developments and policy
I can describe 1929–45 political developments and assess their impact on non-Indigenous groups.
Official code: C1.5
Interactions and War, 1929–1945
Cooperation and conflict
I can analyse how Canadians cooperated and clashed in 1929–45.
Official code: C2.1
Relations with Britain and the US
I can analyse how 1929–45 issues shaped Canada's relations with Britain and the US.
Official code: C2.2
Causes and contribution to WWII
I can explain the causes of WWII and analyse Canada's contribution.
Official code: C2.3
WWII and Indigenous communities
I can explain how WWII affected Indigenous communities and changed their lives.
Official code: C2.4
WWII and non-Indigenous Canadians
I can explain how WWII affected non-Indigenous Canadians and changed their lives.
Official code: C2.5
Identities and Heritage, 1929–1945
Individuals and organizations
I can describe 1929–45 contributions and assess their significance for identity and heritage.
Official code: C3.1
Responses to international events
I can analyse Canada's responses to 1929–45 international events and assess their significance.
Official code: C3.2
The Holocaust and human rights
I can analyse the Holocaust's impact on Canadian society and human rights attitudes.
Official code: C3.3
The official wording · 13 outcomes
- C1.1
- describe some key social changes in Canada
- C1.2
- identify some major developments in science
- C1.3
- describe some key economic trends and
- C1.4
- describe the main causes of some key political developments and/or government policies that affected Indigenous peoples
- C1.5
- describe the main causes of some key political developments and/or government policies in Canada
- C2.1
- analyse some significant ways in which
- C2.2
- analyse how some key issues and/or
- C2.3
- explain the main causes of World War II
- C2.4
- explain some ways in which World War II affected First Nations
- C2.5
- explain some ways in which World War II affected non-Indigenous
- C3.1
- describe contributions of various individuals,
- C3.2
- analyse how Canada and people in Canada,
- C3.3
- analyse the impact of the Holocaust on
Key ideas
Social changes included Depression unemployment and the dustbowl, and new left- and right-wing movements.
Interactions included the Antigonish movement, the riot at Christie Pits, and internment camps for 'enemy aliens'.
Contributors included R. B. Bennett, Norman Bethune, Elsie MacGill, Tommy Prince, and the CBC.
Impacts differed for groups, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities.
Each involved key issues and produced change.
Watch out for
- Thinking the Depression affected everyone the same way.
- Treating cooperation and conflict separately.
- Thinking the Holocaust had no impact in Canada.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 4 · 16 skills
Canada, 1945–1982
Postwar Society and Economy, 1945–1982
Demographic trends, 1945–82
I can analyse 1945–82 demographic trends and assess their consequences for different groups.
Official code: D1.1
Science and technology, 1945–82
I can identify 1945–82 scientific developments and assess their significance for different groups.
Official code: D1.2
Economic trends, 1945–82
I can describe 1945–82 economic trends and explain their impact on different groups.
Official code: D1.3
Policy affecting Indigenous peoples
I can describe 1945–82 policies affecting Indigenous peoples and assess their significance.
Official code: D1.4
Political developments and policy
I can describe 1945–82 political developments and assess their significance for non-Indigenous groups.
Official code: D1.5
Social welfare programs
I can analyse the impact of 1945–82 social welfare programs on Canadians.
Official code: D1.6
Interactions and the Cold War, 1945–1982
Social conflict and inequality
I can describe 1945–82 social conflict and analyse it from multiple perspectives.
Official code: D2.1
Social movements and cooperation
I can describe 1945–82 social movements and analyse them from multiple perspectives.
Official code: D2.2
Life for women, 1945–82
I can analyse how life for women changed and stayed the same in 1945–82.
Official code: D2.3
Canada and the Cold War
I can describe Canada's Cold War international role and assess whether it changed.
Official code: D2.4
Relations with the United States
I can describe 1945–82 Canada–US developments and explain their effect on the relationship.
Official code: D2.5
Identities and Heritage, 1945–1982
Individuals and organizations
I can describe 1945–82 contributions and explain their significance for identity and heritage.
Official code: D3.1
Arts and popular culture
I can explain 1945–82 contributions to arts and culture and assess their significance.
Official code: D3.2
Events affecting Indigenous communities
I can analyse 1945–82 events affecting Indigenous communities and assess their impact on identity.
Official code: D3.3
The Quiet Revolution and Quebec
I can describe the Quiet Revolution and explain its significance for identities in Canada.
Official code: D3.4
Immigration and heritage
I can describe 1945–82 immigration policy and explain its significance for heritage and identity.
Official code: D3.5
The official wording · 16 outcomes
- D1.1
- analyse historical statistics and other primary
- D1.2
- identify some major developments in science
- D1.3
- describe some key trends and developments in the Canadian economy
- D1.4
- describe some key political developments and/or government policies that affected Indigenous peoples
- D1.5
- describe some key political developments and/or government policies in Canada
- D1.6
- analyse the impact on the lives of Canadians
- D2.1
- describe some significant instances of social
- D2.2
- describe some significant social movements
- D2.3
- analyse key aspects of life for women in
- D2.4
- describe some key developments related to Canada’s participation in the international community
- D2.5
- describe some key developments in Canada’s relationship with the United States
- D3.1
- describe contributions of various individuals,
- D3.2
- explain ways in which various individuals,
- D3.3
- analyse key causes of some significant events,
- D3.4
- describe the main causes and consequences of the Quiet Revolution
- D3.5
- describe some key developments in immigration and in refugee and immigration policy
Key ideas
Trends included postwar immigration, war brides, suburbanization, and High Arctic settlement.
Instances included the Asbestos Strike, the Sixties Scoop, and the October Crisis.
Contributors included Tommy Douglas, Terry Fox, René Lévesque, and the National Indian Brotherhood.
Consequences differed across groups, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities.
Each can be analysed from multiple perspectives.
Watch out for
- Confusing a trend with its consequence.
- Treating conflict as one-sided.
- Listing names without contributions.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 5 · 14 skills
Canada, 1982 to the Present
Society and Economy since 1982
Social and cultural trends
I can describe post-1982 social trends and assess their significance for different groups.
Official code: E1.1
Science and technology since 1982
I can identify post-1982 scientific developments and assess their significance for different groups.
Official code: E1.2
Economic trends since 1982
I can describe post-1982 economic trends and compare them to earlier ones.
Official code: E1.3
Policy affecting Indigenous peoples
I can describe post-1982 policies affecting Indigenous peoples and assess their significance.
Official code: E1.4
Political developments and policy
I can describe post-1982 political developments and assess their significance for non-Indigenous groups.
Official code: E1.5
Interactions since 1982
Cooperation and conflict since 1982
I can describe post-1982 cooperation and conflict and analyse it from various perspectives.
Official code: E2.1
Regionalism since 1982
I can analyse post-1982 regionalism and the Ottawa–regions relationship.
Official code: E2.2
Federal–Indigenous relations
I can identify post-1982 federal–Indigenous developments and analyse them from various perspectives.
Official code: E2.3
Quebec and the federal government
I can describe post-1982 Quebec–federal developments and analyse them from various perspectives.
Official code: E2.4
Canada in the international community
I can describe post-1982 international participation and explain the factors behind it.
Official code: E2.5
Identities and Heritage since 1982
Individuals and organizations
I can describe post-1982 contributions and explain their significance for identity and heritage.
Official code: E3.1
Arts and popular culture
I can explain post-1982 contributions to arts and culture and assess their significance.
Official code: E3.2
Acknowledgement and commemoration
I can assess the significance of post-1982 commemorations of past tragedies.
Official code: E3.3
Relations with the United States
I can describe post-1982 Canada–US developments and explain their impact on identity.
Official code: E3.4
The official wording · 14 outcomes
- E1.1
- describe various social and cultural trends
- E1.2
- identify some major developments in science and technology since 1982
- E1.3
- describe some key trends and/or develop- ments in the Canadian economy since 1982
- E1.4
- describe some key political developments and/or government policies that have affected Indigenous peoples
- E1.5
- describe some key political developments and/or government policies in Canada since 1982
- E2.1
- describe some significant ways in which Canadians have cooperated
- E2.2
- analyse aspects of regionalism in Canada since 1982
- E2.3
- identify some key developments and issues that have affected the relationship between the federal/provincial governments and First Nations
- E2.4
- describe some key developments and issues that have affected the relationship between Quebec and the federal government
- E2.5
- describe some ways in which Canada and Canadians have participated in the international community since 1982
- E3.1
- describe contributions of various individuals,
- E3.2
- explain ways in which various individuals,
- E3.3
- assess the significance of public acknow- ledgements and/or commemoration
- E3.4
- describe some key developments that have affected Canada’s relationship with the United States
Key ideas
Trends included demographic change, multiculturalism, and the growth of urban Inuit populations.
Interactions included the cod moratorium, the Idle No More movement, and cooperation after the 1998 ice storm.
Contributors included Louise Arbour, Cindy Blackstock, Murray Sinclair, and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami.
Their significance differed across communities, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit.
Each can be analysed from various perspectives.
Watch out for
- Listing technologies without significance.
- Treating interactions as one-sided.
- Listing names without contributions.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Plan the term
Pick your term and the days you study. Each unit gets its share of the weeks and comes back a week later for a review. The last two weeks go over the whole course.
Which course?
Ontario has 3 social studies courses for Grade 10. Here they are side by side.
- Canadian History since World War I, Grade 10 (Academic)This courseCHC2D5 units · 61 skillsNo provincial examWhat it coversHistorical Skills and Careers · Canada, 1914–1929 · Canada, 1929–1945 · Canada, 1945–1982 · Canada, 1982 to the Present
- Canadian History since World War I, Grade 10 (Applied)CHC2P5 units · 53 skillsNo provincial examWhat it coversHistorical Skills and Careers · Canada, 1914–1929 · Canada, 1929–1945 · Canada, 1945–1982 · Canada, 1982 to the Present
- Civics and Citizenship, Grade 10CHV2O3 units · 32 skillsNo provincial examWhat it coversCivic Skills and Careers · Civic Awareness · Civic Engagement and Action
What a university, college or program asks for is theirs to say: check its admission page, and your school’s course guide.
The official curriculum
This page follows Ontario’s own curriculum for Canadian History since World War I, Grade 10 (Academic).
Strands
| Strand | Outcomes | Taught in |
|---|---|---|
| AHistorical Inquiry and Skill Development | Outcomes 4 | Taught in Unit 1Historical Skills and Careers |
| BCanada, 1914–1929 | Outcomes 14 | Taught in Unit 2 |
| CCanada, 1929–1945 | Outcomes 13 | Taught in Unit 3 |
| DCanada, 1945–1982 | Outcomes 16 | Taught in Unit 4 |
| ECanada, 1982 to the Present | Outcomes 14 | Taught in Unit 5 |
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Questions about Canadian History since World War I, Grade 10 (Academic)
What is Canadian History since World War I, Grade 10 (Academic)?
Ontario’s Grade 10 social studies course: 5 units and 61 skills, from Historical Skills and Careers to Canada, 1982 to the Present.
What units are in Canadian History since World War I, Grade 10 (Academic)?
1. Historical Skills and Careers, 2. Canada, 1914–1929, 3. Canada, 1929–1945, 4. Canada, 1945–1982 and 5. Canada, 1982 to the Present.
Is there a provincial exam for Canadian History since World War I, Grade 10 (Academic)?
No. Ontario gives no provincial exam for Canadian History since World War I, Grade 10 (Academic).
What comes after Canadian History since World War I, Grade 10 (Academic)?
World History to the End of the Fifteenth Century, Grade 11 and Understanding Canadian Law, Grade 11 (University/College Preparation).
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