Historical Thinking Concepts
Canada and WW1
Canada in the Interwar Period
Canada and WW2
Canada in the Postwar Period
100
This concept is used to explain what events and characters throughout history or most important
Historical Significance
100
The issue of this mandatory military enlistment was a divisive matter for many Canadians
Conscription
100
These establishments continued to serve illegal alcohol on the "hush hush" during prohibition.
Speakeasies
100
The Bombing of Hiroshima, pictured here, was the culmination of this American-based collaboration
The Manhattan Project
100
This policy, used to hunt suspected communists, characterized the Red Scare climate in the United States
McCarthyism
200
This concept is used to explain what leads to events happening, as well as what happens as a result of those events
Cause and Consequence
200
This section of the Treaty of Versailles placed sole blame for the war on Germany.
War Guilt Clause
200
This term was used to describe new-age women of the Roaring Twenties, characterized by daring new fashion trends and cultural expressions
Flappers
200
Taking an approach based on this policy, the League of Nations is considered in part responsible for World War Two
Appeasement
200
This man and former leader of the New Democrat Party is considered the father of Canadian Medicare
Tommy Douglas
300
This concept is used to analyze how history is constantly shifting and staying the same
Change and Continuity
300
Prior to World War 1, Germany developed this contingency "plan" for how they would prevent a two front war.
Schlieffen Plan
300
This "nickel" of a misstep, delivered by WLM King, cost the Prime Minister the 1930 election.
The Five Cent Speech
300
This ill-fated plan to invade the Soviet Union spelled the end for the Nazis.
Operation Barbarossa
300
This leader of the Soviet Union confused many; here he is seen visiting the United States - just three years later the two nations would nearly go to war
Nikita Khrushchev
400
This concept is used to analyze how historical events may have been viewed and understood based on the unique circumstances of historical people
Historical Perspectives
400
This terrorist group fought for Serbian nationalism, culminating in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Black Hand
400
This term was used to describe the government relief payments many Canadians relied on during the Great Depression
Pogey
400
He was the American General (and eventual President) that commanded the American campaign in the Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
400
This conflict is considered the end of the détente phase of the Cold War
The Soviet-Afghan War
500
This concept is used to make responsible moral judgements about historical characters and events
The Ethical Dimension
500
These kingly cousins led Germany, Britain and Russia at a time when their countries' disputes got in the way of their familial bonds
George V, Nicholas II and Wilhelm II
500
This incident in Turkey had the United Kingdom calling on Canada for aid; standing up for Canadian autonomy, we refused
Chanak Crisis
500
Canadians are remembered fondly for their efforts at this battle in the Pacific
Battle of Hong Kong
500
This Soviet policy, translated as "openness" was a key step towards the end of the Cold War
Glasnost