Canada and World War II Another war? How ‘great’ would this one be? After living through the First World War just over twenty years ago, people around the world were dreading the impact that this new war would have on the next generation. How many lives would be lost? How long would it last? These types of questions were clouding the minds of many in Canada and elsewhere. How bad could it be after living through the “Great War” and the “Great Depression”. They could only wait and see.

Japanese Internment What Do I Remember of the Evacuation? by Joy Kogawa What do I remember of the evacuation? I remember my father telling Tim and me About the mountains and the train And the excitement of going on a trip. What do I remember of the evacuation? I remember my mother wrapping A blanket around me and my Pretending to fall asleep so she would be happy Though I was so excited I couldn’t sleep. (I hear there were people herded Into the Hastings Park like cattle Families were made to move in two hours Abandoning everything, leaving pets And possessions at gun point. I hear families were broken up Men were forced to work. I heard It whispered late at night That there was suffering) and I missed my dolls. What do I remember of the evacuation? I remember Miss Foster and Miss Tucker Who still live in Vancouver And who did what they could And loved the children and who gave me A puzzle to play with on the train. And I remember the mountains and I was Six years old and I swear I saw a giant Gulliver of Gulliver’s Travels scanning the horizon And when I told my mother she believed it too And I remember how careful my parents were Not to bruise us with bitterness And I remember the puzzle of Lorraine Life Who said “Don’t insult me” when I Proudly wrote my name in Japanese And Tim flew the Union Jack When the war was over but Lorraine And her friends spat on us anyway And I prayed to God who loves All the children in his sight That I might be white.

…Japanese Internment Continued After reading the preceding poem, answer the following questions: Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? Explain how this poem either agrees with or disagrees with Laurier and his statement: “The twentieth century belongs to Canada.” Source from: Face of a Nation. Written by: Bolotta, Hawkes, et. al. Gage Educational Publishing Company: Toronto, 2000.

The Tulip Craze “When, during World War II, the Netherlands was invaded in 1940, Crown Princess Juliana – later Queen Juliana – escaped with her family to Ottawa. In January of 1943, Crown Princess Juliana gave birth to a daughter, Princess Magriet, at the Ottawa Civic Hospital. In order for the princess to be born a Dutch citizen, Canadian Parliament proclaimed a suite at the hospital Dutch Territory. After the Dutch Royal Family returned home in 1945, the people of the Netherlands sent a gift of tulip bulbs to Canada’s capital in appreciation not only for the refuge that Canadians provided to the Royal Family, but also for Canada’s military role in the liberation of the Netherlands. Today, the Royal household sends an annual gift of tulip bulbs to the City of Ottawa for the people of Canada.” Answer the following questions after reading the preceding information: Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? Explain how this story either supports or refutes Laurier’s statement that “The twentieth century belongs to Canada.” Source from: Face of a Nation. Written by: Bolotta, Hawkes, et. al. Gage Educational Publishing Company: Toronto, 2000.

D-Day: Normandy After analysing the pictures on the left-hand side, answer the following questions:  Who?  What?  Where?  When?  Why?  How?  Explain how these images either support or refute the statement: “The twentieth century belongs to Canada” Pictures from: p=D-Day&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&fr=FP- tab-web-t&b=21