Canadian History since World War I, Grade 10 (Academic)

Unit 1: Historical Skills and Careers

How historical investigation builds transferable and essential skills, applying them to current issues, and careers in which historical skills are useful.

• Skills history builds
• Applying historical work habits
• History and current issues
• Careers using history

Unit 2: Canada, 1914–1929

Social, economic, and political events, trends, and developments between 1914 and 1929 and their significance for different groups and communities; key interactions within Canada and with the international community; and the individuals, organizations, and social changes that shaped identities, citizenship, and heritage.

• Demographic trends, 1914–29
• Science and technology, 1914–29
• Economic trends, 1914–29
• WWI's impact on society and politics

• Causes and consequences of WWI
• Canada in international relations
• Social and political conflict
• Cooperation and movements
• Government policy and Indigenous communities
• Discrimination against ethnocultural groups

• Individuals and organizations
• Arts and popular culture
• Rights and lives of women
• Immigration and heritage

Unit 3: Canada, 1929–1945

Social, economic, and political events, trends, and developments between 1929 and 1945 and their impact on different groups and communities; key interactions within Canada and with the international community during the Depression and World War II; and the individuals, groups, and international events that shaped identities, citizenship, and heritage.

• Social changes, 1929–45
• Science and technology, 1929–45
• Economic trends, 1929–45
• Policy affecting Indigenous peoples
• Political developments and policy

• Cooperation and conflict
• Relations with Britain and the US
• Causes and contribution to WWII
• WWII and Indigenous communities
• WWII and non-Indigenous Canadians

• Individuals and organizations
• Responses to international events
• The Holocaust and human rights

Unit 4: Canada, 1945–1982

Social, economic, and political events, trends, and developments between 1945 and 1982 and their significance for different individuals, groups, and communities; key experiences and interactions within Canada and with the international community during the Cold War; and the significant events, individuals, and groups — including Indigenous peoples, Québécois, and immigrants — that shaped identities, citizenship, and heritage.

• Demographic trends, 1945–82
• Science and technology, 1945–82
• Economic trends, 1945–82
• Policy affecting Indigenous peoples
• Political developments and policy
• Social welfare programs

• Social conflict and inequality
• Social movements and cooperation
• Life for women, 1945–82
• Canada and the Cold War
• Relations with the United States

• Individuals and organizations
• Arts and popular culture
• Events affecting Indigenous communities
• The Quiet Revolution and Quebec
• Immigration and heritage

Unit 5: Canada, 1982 to the Present

Social, economic, and political events, trends, and developments from 1982 to the present and their significance for different groups and communities; significant interactions within Canada and with the international community; and the significant individuals, groups, organizations, and events, national and international, that shaped identities, citizenship, and heritage.

• Social and cultural trends
• Science and technology since 1982
• Economic trends since 1982
• Policy affecting Indigenous peoples
• Political developments and policy

• Cooperation and conflict since 1982
• Regionalism since 1982
• Federal–Indigenous relations
• Quebec and the federal government
• Canada in the international community

• Individuals and organizations
• Arts and popular culture
• Acknowledgement and commemoration
• Relations with the United States