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

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 between 1914 and 1929 and how they affected the lives of people in Canada; key interactions and conflicts within Canada and with the world; and the individuals and events that shaped identities, citizenship, and heritage.

• Social developments, 1914–29
• Science and technology, 1914–29
• Economic trends, 1914–29
• WWI and everyday life

• Causes and consequences of WWI
• Cooperation and conflict at home
• Challenges facing Indigenous communities
• Challenges facing immigrants and minorities
• French and English Canada

• Individuals and organizations
• Rights and lives of women
• Canada on the world stage

Unit 3: Canada, 1929–1945

Social, economic, and political events between 1929 and 1945 and how they affected the lives of people in Canada; interactions within Canada and with the world during the Depression and World War II; and the individuals, organizations, symbols, and events that shaped identities, citizenship, and heritage.

• Social developments, 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
• WWII and Indigenous communities
• WWII and non-Indigenous groups

• Individuals, organizations, and symbols
• Responses to international events
• The significance of the Holocaust

Unit 4: Canada, 1945–1982

Social, economic, and political trends between 1945 and 1982 and how they affected the lives of people in Canada; key developments in interactions within Canada and with the world during the Cold War; and the individuals, symbols, and events 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

• French and English Canada
• Social movements
• Canada and the Cold War
• Relations with the United States

• Individuals, symbols, and events
• Developments affecting Indigenous communities
• Social welfare programs
• Immigration and heritage

Unit 5: Canada, 1982 to the Present

Social, economic, and political events from 1982 to the present and their impact on the lives of different people; significant issues and developments affecting interactions within Canada and with the United States; and the individuals, groups, and events that shaped identities, citizenship, and heritage.

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

• Quebec and the federal government
• Federal–Indigenous relations
• Relations with the United States

• Individuals and organizations
• Arts and popular culture
• Responses to international events
• Acknowledgement and commemoration