HIST 1407

Canadian History:

The National Era

Lecture Syllabus

The final exam question can be found here.

This is an outline of the lectures that will be given in HIST 1407 over the spring term.

Your are required to purchase two books for this term

1. R. Douglas Francis, Donald B. Smith, and Richard Jones, Destinies: Canadian History Since Confederation

2. R. Douglas Francis and Donald B. Smith, Readings in Canadian History: Post-Confederation

Students may also wish to purchase

Diane Hacker, A Canadian Pocket Style Manual. It contains concise chapters and sections regarding grammar, punctuation, clarity in writing and other structural issues in writing.

What is the Purpose of this Course?

The purpose of this course is not to make you memorize names, dates, and facts. Course content can be easily forgotten if it is not constantly used. It is hoped that you will remember larger themes, and develop for yourself an appreciation for and a personal understanding of Canadian history.

While this course will hopefully provide is an opportunity for you to improve

The assignments are designed to give you an opportunity to either read critically and write about an article or document, or to research a paper and write an effective formal essay for me. All of these assignments require that you think about what you are writing about, formulate an effective argument, and marshal your evidence to prove that argument.

Skills are an important element, therefore, of this course. The content that you will be dealing with is a vehicle to help you develop these skills. 

Marks Breakdown and Assignments

Your marks will be broken down as follows

2 Précis Assignments  15%

Seminar: 20%

Final Essay: 25%

An outline of what is required for each assignment  (INCLUDING AN OUTLINE OF SEMINAR EXPECTATIONS) can be found on the assignments web page.

Along with the following lecture outline are the pertinent chapters in Destinies: Canadian History Since Confederation.  that you will be required to read for the  final exam questions. Be aware that each chapter is broken into sections; therefore, you may not have to read an entire chapter to supplement a lecture.

The readings are set one class after the lecture - that is they pertain to the previous class. This is being done to provide students with some content background before they begin their reading.

The only difference is the class on June 5. These readings, which are linked on the syllabus to the appropriate site, are as the basis of a general discussion.

Click on the lecture to read a condensed version of the lecture that will be delivered that day.

What is provided on this web site is only a portion of the lecture. You are required to read it before class to acquaint yourself with the material. I will expand upon certain elements of the material in class.

Some lectures will have PowerPoint presentations attached to them. These, again, are meant to provide some supplemental information and images.

Lecture Outline (with Readings and Due Dates)

 June 3 The Expansion of Confederation (Destinies, Chapter 2)

June 5  The National Policy. (Destinies, chapter 3 and 4)

June 7  The North West Rebellion (Destinies, chapters 3 and 4)  

Reading: Craig Brown, "The Nationalism of the National Policy."

June 10  Canada Grows and Changes: Western Settlement and the British Connection. Precise Assignment #1 Due

Reading: David Lee, "The Metis Militant Rebels of 1885."

June 12 World War I and the Inter-War Years (Destinies, chapters 10, 11 and 12)

Reading:  Joseph Levitt, “Henri Bourassa on Imperialism and Biculturalism.”

June 14  Inter-War Years, World War II, and Canadian-American Relations

Reading: Sandra Gwyn, "Fortunes of War..."

June 17 Post-War Canada: Cultural and Social Developments.  Precise Assignment #2 Due

Reading: Peter Ward, "British Columbia and Japanese Evacuation."

June 19  Quebec Nationalism and the October Crisis (Destinies, chapter 17)

Reading:  John Herd Thompson, “Canada’s Quest for Cultural Sovereignty:  Protection, Promotion, and Popular Culture.”

June 21  Canada’s Constitutional Development 

Reading: Kenneth McRoberts, "Separate Agendas: English Canada and Quebec."

Final Essay Due

Reading:

June 24  Assessing the Trudeau Legacy