History 12:


 

Index:

Grade 12 Links
World War I
World War II
Post - World War II - Canada
Post - World War II - World

 

Grade 12 Links:

Provincial Exams - Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to access past exams and obtain grade 12 information, but the program may be downloaded from the site.

World War I:

HistoryWire - Historica has launched a new website that is designed to promote the exchange of ideas on history and history education. Come read the blogs and add a comment. There are many entries relevant to Remembrance Day including an interview with Paul Gross about his movie Passchendaele. (Thanks to Tom Morton For this link.)

The Memory Project - Canadian stories of passages to Canada, peace and war, and heroes and heroism.

The Canadian Virtual War Memorial - Contains a registry of information about the graves and memorials of Canadians, as well as digital images of photographs and personal memorabilia.

World War I Link - The World War I Document Archive provides primary documents by year, conventions, treaties and official papers, memorial and personal reminiscences, many images and links to other resources.

World War I - Images, information, museums, discussions and poets of the Great War.World War I - Images and information about Chinese Canadian participation in World War I and World War II.

CNN Millenium Series - This site offers the program outlines and teacher support material for the series that is currently running on CNN Sunday nights and is repeated on the History channel on Tuesday nights.

 

World War II:

162 Educational Websites about the Holocaust
http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-holoc.htm

Holocaust Remembrance Day is Monday, April 16, 2007. In honour of this day, Israeli teacher, Jacob Richman has created a web page with 162 links to learn about the Holocaust.

Site languages include English, Hebrew, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.

Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre - Information on exhibits, educational resources, oral histories, archives, publications, programs, and other suggested links.

The Memory Project - Canadian stories of passages to Canada, peace and war, and heroes and heroism.

The Canadian Virtual War Memorial - Contains a registry of information about the graves and memorials of Canadians, as well as digital images of photographs and personal memorabilia.

Holocaust Survivors - An excellent site with survivor stories, hundreds of photos, an audio gallery, other links and a discussion page.

Holocaust Information - The Nizkor Project offers research guides, biographies of people, information on all the Holocaust camps (such as Auschwitz-Birkenau, Dachau, Nordhausen), and the Nurmberg Trials.

Holocaust Information - The Community Learning Network provides many links to information about the Holocaust.

World War II - An excellent source of visuals and primary documents by PBS Online. Topics include America and the Holocaust, MacArthur and D-Day.

World War II - A World War II Commemoration with excellent information, biographies, articles and air combat films.

World War II - Images and information about Chinese Canadian participation in World War I and World War II.

CNN Millenium Series - This site offers the program outlines and teacher support material for the series that is currently running on CNN Sunday nights and is repeated on the History channel on Tuesday nights.

 

Post - World War II - Canada:

National Archives of Canada - Learn more about Canada through the visual collections at this site.

Canada's Digital Collections - 400 web sites related to Canada's history, geography, science, technology, and culture. Includes curriculum units, classroom activities, quizzes and games.

National Library of Canada - Collections on Canadian topics, including music, history, and literature.

CBC Program - Canada: A People's History. Access to information, games, and resources for educators of all grades.

Gov't of Canada Ministry of Environment - This governmental site has information on climate change, clean air, nature, weather and environmental predictions, as well as publications, news releases and contact information.

Government of Canada - This governmental site provides information on programs and services, publications and forms and contact information.

Statistics Canada - Stats Can offers teachers many articles, educational resources, tabular data on Canada's economy, land, people, and government, conference information and links to other sites.

Parks Canada - Visually explore Canada's heritage sites through their 3D tours and digital image collection.

Canada in the Making - Offers high school and university students knowledge about key Canadian government acts and treaties. Electronic text versions, maps, glossary, activities section, essays, biographies, lesson plans, etc., available for students and educators.

Exploration of the Fur Trade and Hudson's Bay Company - Offers a history, personalities, stories and a timeline of Canada and the fur trade.

Virtual Museum of Canada - Canadian exhibits, images gallery, fun and games section, and teachers' centre.

 

Post - World War II - World:

The United Nations - This site provides links and information on United Nations peace and security, international law, humanitarian affairs, human rights, and economic and social development. It also offers information on conferences and events, peace missions and UN documents and maps and audio and visual features.

American History Links - Educator Resources provides hundreds of links on United States History,General History and World History.

CNN Millenium Series - This site offers the program outlines and teacher support material for the series that is currently running on CNN Sunday nights and is repeated on the History channel on Tuesday nights.

Cold War - This site contains many documents and resources. This is a must site for History 12 teachers.

The Blair Years: 1997-2007 - A collection of stories and background material about Tony Blair, who in May 2007 announced his resignation as the British prime minister. Features news stories, reactions to Blair's departure and other opinion pieces, a timeline, statistics, photos, video clips, material about Cherie Blair, and more. From BBC News.

Torturing Democracy - A new documentary which details how the government set aside the rule of law in its pursuit of harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists. (Thanks to Wayne Axeford for this link)

 

 
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