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Title: Rise of the Fascists

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Description: Synopsis of television episode on the rise of fascism in Europe. In 1933, Adolf Hitler is elected German Chancellor and the German economy is transformed into a war machine. Describes Hitler's vision and his annexation and takeovers of European countries. In 1939, Canada joins Britain and France in the war effort. This episode is part of the "Canada: A People's History" series. Includes links to educational resources, bibliography, games, puzzles, and video clips.

Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Title: Fighting from the Home Front - Second World War- The Crucible

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Description: Synopsis of television episode about the social and economic effects that the Second World War had on Canada. Discusses the War Measures Act invoked by Prime Minister Mackenzie King in 1939. This episode is part of the "Canada: A People's History" series. Includes links to educational resources, bibliography, games, puzzles, and video clips.

Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Title: Clashes in the Ohio Valley - Battle for a Continent

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Description: Synopsis of television episode on the prelude to the Seven Years' War. Clashes broke out in the Ohio Valley in 1754 between the French, Indians, and American settlers, as Americans looked towards Indian homelands to the west. In the meantime, Benjamin Franklin's vision of the colonies in British America was that of one unified, English Protestant continent. This resource is part of the "Canada: A People's History" series. Includes educational resources, bibliography, games, puzzles, and links to video clips.

Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Title: Family of Soldiers - Horror on the Battlefield - First World War

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Description: Three Macfie brothers, Roy, Arthur, and John, farm boys from Parry Sound, Ontario, end up enlisting for combat in Europe, despite their being needed back home on the farm. From the television series "Canada: A People's History." Includes links to educational resources, bibliography, games, puzzles, and video clips.

Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Title: Webquest Exercise: Grades 11-12: Perils of Peacemaking - For Teachers

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Description: Using a variety of Web-based resources, students will produce a news magazine-style program on peacemaking challenges in the 1990s.

Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Title: Refugees on Their Own Land - Joseph Brant - A Question of Loyalties

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Description: The Six Nations had stood as one for centuries. Now, as the American Revolution unfolded, they were split by the white man's war. Four of the tribes agreed to fight for the British, and the native alliance with Britain prompted a brutal response from George Washington. The Indians were driven out: their homes and crops burned, their fields and orchards laid waste, their burial grounds defiled, and prisoners taken. Chief Joseph Brant watched as his people became refugees on their own land. From the television series "Canada: A People's History." Includes links to educational resources, bibliography, games, puzzles, and video clips.

Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Title: William Pitt Widens the Conflict - Battle for a Continent

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Description: Synopsis of television episode focusing on the Seven Years' War. The French have successfully taken Fort William Henry, Fort Oswego, and defended Fort Carrillon. James Wolfe is appointed general by British Prime Minister William Pitt and the British attack the Fortress of Louisbourg. This episode is part of the "Canada: A People's History" series. Includes links to educational resources, bibliography, and video clips.

Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Title: Queen of the Hurricanes - Elsie MacGill - Second World War- Fighting f...

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Description: Synopsis on television episode focusing on Elsie MacGill, one of Canada's top aeronautical engineers during the Second World War, who was in charge of designing machines that would produce Hawker Hurricane airplanes. This episode is part of the "Canada: A People's History" series. Includes links to educational resources, bibliography, games, puzzles, and video clips.

Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Title: Carleton Rallies - Guy Carleton Defends Quebec from American Revolutio...

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Description: This excerpt from the television series "Canada: A People's History" describes the suspenseful days of November and December 1775 as Governor Guy Carleton defends the city of Quebec from the attacking American armies of Brigadier-General Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold. Site includes links to educational resources, bibliography, games, puzzles, and video clips.

Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Title: Anger in the West - The North West Rebellion

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Description: In the early 1880s, the seeds of rebellion were planted as frustration grew on the Canadian prairies. Natives were starving; the Métis were losing land; and settlers felt the Canadian government was indifferent to the farmers' problems. In desperation, some tried to form alliances to strengthen their voices. From the television series "Canada: A People's History." Includes links to educational resources, bibliography, games,

Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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