All's War That Ends War
At the outbreak of the First World War, this country's declaration of war automatically brought Canada into the conflict.
The United Kingdom (Britain)
The widespread ownership of this invention transformed transportation, leisure, and urban development during the 20th century.
The Automobile (Car)
This military alliance was created in 1949 to deter Soviet aggression and protect Western nations.
NATO
Thousands of Indigenous children were removed from their families through this government policy between the 1960s and 1980s.
Sixties Scoop
Letters, photographs, diaries, and government documents created during an event are examples of this type of source.
Primary
This type of warfare emerged on the Western Front largely due to machine guns.
Trench Warfare
During the 1920s, advertisers increasingly targeted this group, hoping to encourage spending and consumption.
The Middle Class (especially women)
Students were taught drills such as "duck and cover" because of the threat posed by these weapons.
Nuclear Weapons
This group's main goal was to be recognized as a distinct and rights-bearing Indigenous people.
Metis
Historians use this concept to determine why some events, people, or developments deserve special attention.
Historical Significance
Germany and the Soviet Union's invasion of this country in September 1939 is often considered the event that began the Second World War.
Poland
Prairie droughts and unemployment in industrial cities demonstrate how this economic crisis affected different regions of Canada in different ways.
The Great Depression
Fear that communists had infiltrated governments, workplaces, and society became known by this term.
The Red Scare
The death of this young boy while fleeing residential school helped bring greater attention to the harms caused by the system.
Chanie Wenjack
Historians use this concept to examine how events happen and what results they produce.
Cause and Consequence
This wartime issue divided Canadians during both world wars, particularly between many English and French Canadians.
Conscription
Economic hardship, national humiliation, and resentment over the Treaty of Versailles helped many Germans support this political movement.
National Socialism (Nazism)
Canada's contribution to this 1950s peacekeeping mission contributed to Canada's positive postwar reputation.
The Suez Crisis
This 1990 standoff in Quebec became a turning point in public awareness of Indigenous land rights.
The Kanesatake Resistance (Oka Crisis)
This historical thinking concept reminds us that people in the past often understood the world differently than we do today.
Historical Perspective
This Canadian wartime measure allowed the government to suspend civil liberties in the name of national security.
The War Measures Act
This protest movement was a reaction to the poor conditions experienced in the Federal Government's relief camp program.
The On-To-Ottawa Trek
The defection of this Soviet agent to the Canadian government symbolized the beginning of the Cold War.
Igor Gouzenko
This federal proposal sought to eliminate Indian Status and special legal recognition of First Nations peoples in 1969.
The White Paper
When using this type of source, historians learn from and contribute to an ongoing discussion about the past.
Secondary