History+Resources

General Resources
1. History of Canada Online An amazing resource that has ALL of the course content and then some! 2. Canadian Encyclopedia A great general resource for Canadian History 3. Primary Resources A collection of links for Canadian related primary sources. Very thorough!

World War 1
1. www.firstworldwar.com A great resource of primary sources from World War 1 2. Private Fraser's Diary This website has portions of Private Donald Fraser's wartime diary, an excellent resource to find out more about how the Canadian soldier's experience in World War 1. 3. Trench Warfare Description. Good descriptions of the conditions as well as a visual diagram. 4. Who killed the Red Baron? A fantastic documentary that delves into that very question. 5. Aerial Footage of the devastation of WW1. 6. Long Time Payin' Germany had some serious payments to make! 7. The Last Day of World War 1 Why did so many die on the last day of the war? 8. BBC History Full interactive site on the battles and details of WW1. Particularly good for students with low-vision. 9. WW1 Crash Course Exactly as the title states. 10. Dear Miss Griffis Follow along as Harold McGill writes his future wife throughout the war. A little romance and a lot of history! 11. World War 1 in Colour-Trench Warfare. About the best quality video of World War 1 you can find. Good dialogue as well.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">1920's
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">1. @http://www.1920-30.com/ A great website that describes many aspects of life in the 20's. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">2. General 20's Information A good website for learning a little more about the social aspects of life in the 20's. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">3. One Room Schoolhouse Find out what life was like for teacher and students in a one room rural schoolhouse. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">4. A Timeline of the Car in Canada A good history of the car in Canada. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">5. Agnes MacPhail A great Canadian historical figure! <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">6. Bombardier Museum Ever been? <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">7. Tom Thomson Sure he died in 1917 but he had a huge effect on Canadian art in the 20's and beyond <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">8. Henry Ford No, not a Canadian, but the car has had just as much an effect on us as it has the US and Ford led the way. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">9. Ted Rogers Sr.A great Canadian story. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">10. [|William Lyon McKenzie King]Prime Minister off and on for a total of 22 years. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">11. 1920's Fashion Really cool stuff! Descriptions and photos. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">12. 20's Wrap Video 1 and 2-a good way to finish off the unit!

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">World War 2
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">1. BBC History Full interactive site on the battles and details of WW2. Particularly good for students with low-vision <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">2. [|Women's Work In World War 2]A musical number, a great primary resource on attitudes towards women working in WW2.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">The Cold War
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">1. BBC History Full interactive site on the battles and details of WW2. Particularly good for students with low-vision