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Continuity and Change
This concept requires students to determine what has stayed the same and what has changed over a period of time . Continuity and change can be explored with reference to ways of life, political policies, economic practices, relationship with the environment, social values and beliefs, and so on . Students make judgements about continuity and change by making comparisons between some point in the past and the present, or between two points in the past .
Related Questions
− What was new about the teen subcultures that developed after World War II? In what ways were the lives of youth in the 1950s and 1960s different from those who lived in the 1920s? (CHC2P, D1 .1)
− What are some similarities and differences between the tech bubble of the 1990s and economic
developments during the 1920s? (CHC2D, E1 .3)
− How do we identify, and determine the importance of, turning points in an ethnic group’s history?
(CHE3O, Overview)
− Why might the contract with Walt Disney to distribute and promote the films of Miyazaki be seen as
a cultural turning point? (CHY4C, E3 .3)
Historical Perspective
This concept requires students to analyse past actions, events, developments, and issues within the context of the time in which they occurred . This means understanding the social, cultural, political, economic, and intellectual context, and the personal values and beliefs, that shaped people’s lives and actions . Students need to be conscious of not imposing today’s values and ethical standards on the past . Students also learn that, in any given historical period, people may have diverse perspectives on the same event, development, or issue .
Related Questions
− How did different groups in Canada respond to the rise of the Nazis? What social attitudes and values are reflected in those responses? (CHC2P, C3 .2)
− What were the positions of Africville residents, municipal politicians in Halifax, and other groups on the expropriation of Africville? How might you explain differences in these points of view? (CHC2D, D2 .1)
− How did colonists view various Native American nations during this period? Did all colonists have the same view? If not, what factors might account for the differences? (CHA3U, B2 .1)
− What was the basis for social Darwinism? How did these ideas support imperialist expansion in specific regions of the world? (CHY4U, D3 .1)
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History