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World Affairs: Defining Canada’s Role |
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| Format | Softcover | |
| Catalogue No. | 0-19-541278-8 | |
| Pages | 96 | |
| Language | English only | |
| Price | $27.50 | |
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Written by Ian Henderson, Peter Lawley, Norm Probert, and Don Quinlan. Published by Oxford University Press, 1999. Description: |
| World Affairs: Defining Canada’s Role
examines the prominent part Canada has played in the three defining events of
the twentieth century: World War I, World War II, and the search for peace that
followed these catastrophic conflicts. Written with a high-school audience in
mind, the story of Canada's involvement on the world stage is told in a clear,
concise narrative supplemented by case studies, primary sources, eyewitness
accounts, biographical profiles, timelines, and contemporary poetry and
paintings. The text is further enhanced by a wealth of illustrations, maps and
more than 100 photographs. Contents: Unit 1: World War I (Don Quinlan) 1.Introduction: The Century Opens 2.The Road to War 3.Over There: The Canadian Expeditionary Force 4.The Horror of the Trenches 5.Artists at War 6.Trial by Fire: Ypres 7.Birth of a Nation 8.Heroism 9.Knights of the Air 10.The War at Sea 11.Behind the Lines 12.Enemy Aliens 13.The War on the Home Front 14."The Invisible Army:" Women and World War I 15.Canada Divided: The Conscription Controversy 16.The Ashes of War Unit 2: World War II 17.Between the Wars - Norm Probert 18.The Mailed Fist - Norm Probert 19.Blitzkrieg: The War Begins - Norm Probert 20.Canada Responds - Norm Probert 21.Dieppe - Ian Henderson 22.The Battle of the Atlantic - Norm Probert 23.The War in the Air - Norm Probert 24.The Homefront - Ian Henderson 25.Women at War - Ian Henderson 26.Detention: Japanese Canadians - Ian Henderson 27.The American Ally - Norm Probert 28.Spies and POWs - Norm Probert 29.From D-Day to VE-Day - Ian Henderson 30.The Holocaust - Ian Henderson 31.From Hiroshima to VJ-Day - Ian Henderson Unit 3: The Quest for Peace (Peter Lawley) 32.The United Nations 33.The Cold War 34.Alliances 35.The Korean War 36.Lester Pearson and the Suez Crisis 37.Foreign Aid and Development 38.The Commonwealth 39.La Francophonie 40.Flashpoints 41.Peacemaking: The Gulf War 42.Peacekeeping: Somalia 43.Peacekeeping: Yugoslavia 44.Canada in the 21st Century World Affairs: Defining Canada’s Role is part of the Canadian Challenges series, edited by Don Quinlan. |
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