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Social Studies 11
Profiles of Soldiers in World War I & II  (Mr. Yu)
Soldier Files

World War I Soldier Records from Archives Canada
Type in the soldier's names to bring up records of a soldier.

Military Abbreviations

Other Resources (scroll down to this section)
Includes info on how to read a death or casualty report, diaries, veteran's death cards


Websites for Political Parties Represented in the Canadian Parliament

 Bloq Quebecois
http://www.blocquebecois.org/

Conservative Party of Canada
http://www.conservative.ca/
 
Liberal Party of Canada
http://www.liberal.ca/default_e.aspx
 
New Democratic Party
http://www.ndp.ca/home
 
Green Party
http://www.greenparty.ca/en
 
Marijuana Party of Canada
http://www.marijuanaparty.ca/index.en.php3
 
Elections Canada
http://www.elections.ca/home.aspx
 
Other Political Parties
Fascist Party of Canada
http://lifestream.aol.com/  link takes you to an AOL lifestream page where you have to sign/up/in
 
Communist Party of Canada
http://communist-party.ca/
 
Socialist Party of Canada
http://www.worldsocialism.org/canada/
 
Canadian Federal Election 2006
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_federal_election%2C_2006
 
 I Side With
Take the online quiz and see which candidate or party you should vote for.
http://canada.isidewith.com/

Global Issues Project
 
United Nations
How is the UN involved in your issue?
http://www.un.org/en/index.html
 
Unicef
http://www.unicef.org/
 
WHO
http://www.who.int/en/
 
Oxfam International
http://www.oxfam.org/
 
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/acdi-cida/acdi-cida.nsf/eng/NIC-5313423-N2A Page Not Found (HTTP 404)
 
Global Affairs Canada – Government of Canada
http://www.international.gc.ca/development-developpement/index.aspx?lang=eng
 
 
Maternal, Newborn & Child Health – Government of Canada
http://www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/development-developpement/mnch-smne/index.aspx?lang=eng
 
Doctors without Borders
Canada has its own agency, but the website is essentially the same.
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
 
War Child Canada
http://www.warchild.ca/
 
Human Rights Watch
http://www.hrw.org/
 
Amnesty International
https://www.amnesty.org/
 
Statistics Canada – Government of Canada
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/start-debut-eng.html
 
 
World War I
 
Canadian War Museum
This is a comprehensive site on World War I from the Canadian War Museum.
http://www.warmuseum.ca/firstworldwar/
 
Women & the Home Front
This site was created by a teacher to help students research different aspects of World War I.
http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm#homefront
 
Technology and the Weapons of War
Brief overview on the technological advancements of weapons used in World War I.
http://ncpedia.org/wwi-technology-and-weapons-war
 
World War One - Weapons
This site includes pictures, but the descriptions are brief.
http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/weapons.htm
 
Weapons of War
More detailed information on weapons, but contains distracting advertisements.
http://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/index.htm
 
Weapons in the Western Front
http://spartacus-educational.com/FWWweapons.htm
 
Trenches in the Western Front
Comprehensive information on the different aspects of trench warfare and the conditions shared by soldiers.
http://spartacus-educational.com/FWWtrench.htm
 
Battles of World War I
Veteran Affairs Canada has information sheets on the major battles in World War I.  Use their search tool.
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/history/first-world-war
 
Propaganda Posters for World War I
Primarily American posters on this site.
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/
 
 
Online War Resources (Great War to Present Day)
http://www.bookweek.ca/book-week/2014/online-war-resources
 
Canada in the 1920s and 1930s
Canada in the Roaring Twenties
http://www.canadahistoryproject.ca/1920s/index.html
 
Canada in the Thirties
http://www.canadahistoryproject.ca/1930s/index.html

For a newspaper template, ask Mrs. Shigeno
 
Presentation tools
Padlet – create and collaborate on this virtual bulletin board
   http://padlet.com/
 
Glogster  - online poster tool
To create a student account, go the login posted below.  You will need an educator's code from Mrs. Shigeno.
 
Login: http://edu.glogster.com/register?edu_type=student
Educator's code:  ask Mrs. Shigeno
 
 
One Act Play
Check out the examples of videos which explain pivitol moments in Canadian history.
https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/agnes-macphail?media_type=41
 

World War II
 
Canada at War
General information on Canada and World War II.  Use the right side navigation bar for subtopics.
Timeline of events is also included.
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/second-world-war-wwii/
 
 
Canadian Military Gateway
Use this site to search for different historical aspects of our military.
http://www.cmhg.gc.ca/flash/default-en.asp?t=1
 
Veteran Affairs – Government of Canada
For various information sheets on Battles & Campaigns; On the Home front; a Timeline; and Canada’s role in WWII
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/history/second-world-war
 
Canadian Navy
The Juno Beach Centre covers various topics on the Canadian Navy in World War II which include:  ships, contributions of men and women in the Royal Canadian Navy and the Merchant Navy.  Go to the side navigation bar and click on Army and Weapons and then on "At Sea".
http://www.junobeach.org/canada-in-the-second-world-war/
 
 
Royal Canadian Airforce
Juno Beach Centre, to access the focuses on the Airforce and the bomber and fighter squadron overseas,  scroll down, click on Arms and Weapons and then on "In the Air". Other topics include the RCAF and home defense and the women's division.http://www.junobeach.org/canada-in-the-second-world-war/
 
 
Canada and World War II
Includes information on the various battles that Canada was involved in.
http://www.canadaatwar.ca/world-war-ii/
 
Democracy at War – Canadian Newspapers and the Second World War
Part of the Canadian War museum, this site contains articles arranged by subject and date, it includes news                      stories and editorials from newspapers, mostly Canadian, documenting every aspect of the war.
 
http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/newspapers/intro_e.shtml
 
 
Propaganda and War Posters
Canadian Wartime Propaganda Posters
http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/propaganda/propaganda_e.shtml
 
 
Dunkirk   BBC Recordings and interviews
http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/dunkirk/
 
Dunkirk
Referenced source regarding the organization, vehicles, weapons, uniforms, traditions, and insignia of Canadian soldiers in the 20th Century. The site contains a large number of maps and images dealing with history, equipment, literature and more.  This link highlights Dunkirk. 
http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/history/battlehonours/northwesteurope/dunkirk1944.htm
 
 
Online War Resources
Great War to Present Day
http://www.bookweek.ca/book-week/2014/online-war-resources

Economics of British Columbia
 
Government of British Columbia
Financial and economic review of B.C. 2012
http://www.fin.gov.bc.ca/tbs/F&Ereview12.pdf

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