Timeline Research Inquiry
How can I share footprints that have shaped Canada's Identity?
Scenario
The Government of Canada is preparing to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday in 2017. To prepare for this monumental celebration, the government has hired you, a historian, to contribute your expertise to the event preparations.
Thinking like a historical researcher, create a representation and a slide on the google docs timeline to demonstrate the importance of one of the following topics:
Northwest Mounted Police- “How do the North-West Mounted Police shape ways of life in Canada? What do stories about the North West Mounted Police tell us about settlement and development in Western and Northern Canada? How have stories of the North-West Mounted Police shaped identity in Western and Northern Canada?” p. 139-141, 183
Stories of European immigrants -Great Migration: “What do the stories of immigrants from Ukraine, Poland, Russia and Germany tell us about their history and presence in Western Canada? How were European immigrants affected by pressures to conform in Western Canada?” p. 85-87
How did the building of Canada’s national railway affect the development of Canada? How do the stories of the Chinese immigrants contribute to building the railway?
p. 236-243
Confederation- What is it? When did it happen? How did John A. Macdonald and Georges Etienne Cartier contribute as partners of Confederation? 226-235
Great Depression- In what ways did the Great Depression of the 1930s affect ways of life in urban and rural communities? p. 268-283
Canadian Flag- How did the current Canadian flag come to be our flag? How does it affect our collective identity within Canada? p. 298-301
WW1- How did World War 1 Contribute to the industrialization and urbanization of Canada? p. 250-259
WWII- How did the economic boom after WWII affect ways of life in Canada?
(p. 284 - 289)
Nunavut: What factors led to the creation of Nunavut? p. 308-309
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How can I share footprints that have shaped Canada's Identity?
Scenario
The Government of Canada is preparing to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday in 2017. To prepare for this monumental celebration, the government has hired you, a historian, to contribute your expertise to the event preparations.
Thinking like a historical researcher, create a representation and a slide on the google docs timeline to demonstrate the importance of one of the following topics:
Northwest Mounted Police- “How do the North-West Mounted Police shape ways of life in Canada? What do stories about the North West Mounted Police tell us about settlement and development in Western and Northern Canada? How have stories of the North-West Mounted Police shaped identity in Western and Northern Canada?” p. 139-141, 183
Stories of European immigrants -Great Migration: “What do the stories of immigrants from Ukraine, Poland, Russia and Germany tell us about their history and presence in Western Canada? How were European immigrants affected by pressures to conform in Western Canada?” p. 85-87
How did the building of Canada’s national railway affect the development of Canada? How do the stories of the Chinese immigrants contribute to building the railway?
p. 236-243
Confederation- What is it? When did it happen? How did John A. Macdonald and Georges Etienne Cartier contribute as partners of Confederation? 226-235
Great Depression- In what ways did the Great Depression of the 1930s affect ways of life in urban and rural communities? p. 268-283
Canadian Flag- How did the current Canadian flag come to be our flag? How does it affect our collective identity within Canada? p. 298-301
WW1- How did World War 1 Contribute to the industrialization and urbanization of Canada? p. 250-259
WWII- How did the economic boom after WWII affect ways of life in Canada?
(p. 284 - 289)
Nunavut: What factors led to the creation of Nunavut? p. 308-309
Internet Sites
Image Sites