Canada’s Role

Learning Gain: All learners will explore the contributions of Canada in World War II on and off the battlefield.

Date

• Discuss Canadian soldier’s contributions in action• Examine the impact of WW2 on Canada’s economy.• Explore the concept of Espionage and how it relates to Canada in WW2

Today we will:

Canada’s Role

Starter

It’s 1939. Britain has declared war on

Germany. What did that mean for Canada?

Canada’s Role

Starter

What would Canada’s decision to

declare war mean for Canadian families?

Canada’s Role

Main TaskWrite down anything in

GREEN.

• As part of the British Commonwealth, Canada declared war on Germany in 1939; Canadian soldiers fought in battle from the beginning of WWII.

• Some key battles that Canadian soldiers were involved in:• Dieppe Raid• The Italian Campaign• D-Day on the beaches of Normandy, France

• Most people supported participation in the war, as Hitler and the Nazis posed a threat to Britain and Canada.

• The Canadian economy used wartime production to recover from the Great Depression.

• By 1942, Canada adopted a policy of total war, meaning all industries, materials and people were part of the war effort.

Canada’s Role

Main Task

Contributions to Battle

Changes to Canadian Life

Changes to Canadian Economy

Copy the following table into your books.

Canada’s Role

Main Task

Contributions to Battle

Changes to Canadian Life

Changes to Canadian Economy

Complete the carousel to fill in your chart.

Agree or disagree? Why? Give evidence.

Canada’s Role

Main Task

The Ethical Dimension

Argument: Although some aspects of wartime such as rationing would have negatively impacted the lives of Canadians, WWII actually was a positive for Canadian society as it helped to solve the problems of the Depression, and altered Canadian politics, as the role of the federal government expanded.

Canada’s Role

Plenary

The Secret War

Read the information sheet about Camp X and answer the following questions.

• List three groups of people trained at Camp X and rank them based on their importance in WWII.

• Why do you think this secret agent Camp was on Canadian soil and not British?

• What significance did Camp X have on WWII?