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D1. Social, Economic, and Political Context: explain the impact of the lives of people in two or more regions of the world of some key social, economic, and political issues, trends, and/or developments between 1945 and 1991 (FOCUS ON: Continuity and Change; Historical Perspective)
D2. Communities, Conflict, and Cooperation: analyse various international and regional conflicts as well as forces that united communities between 1945 and 1991 (FOCUS ON: Cause and Consequence; Historical Perspective)
D3. Identity, Citizenship, and Heritage: explain how various social, political, and cultural forces affected identity, citizenship, and/or heritage in two or more regions of the world between 1945 and 1991 (FOCUS ON: Historical Significance; Continuity and Change)
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THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 11 AND 12 | Canadian and World Studies
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
D1. Social, Economic, and Political Context
FOCUS ON: Continuity and Change; Historical Perspective
By the end of this course, students will:
D1.1 describe some key social trends and/or developments during this period, and explain their impact on the lives of people in two or more regions of the world (e.g., with reference to teenage subcultures; countercultures; increasing concern with human/civil rights; change and continuity in families, the role of women, the role of religion in various societies; trends in education; changes in birth rates and life expectancy; suburbanization)
Sample questions: “How did some women’s roles change during this period? Did they change in the same ways or to the same extent in all societies? What factors might account for differences?” “What was the baby boom? In what ways is its effect still being felt in the present?”
D1.2 identify some key developments in science and/or technology during this period, and explain their impact on people’s lives (e.g., with reference to nuclear power, the Salk vaccine, the birth control pill, organ transplants, computers, space technologies)
Sample questions: “What impact did the space race have on people’s lives? What are some
technological developments related to the space race that have attained broader use?” “How did technology change how currency was used and produced?”
D1.3 explain the role and impact of some international economic organizations and agreements during this period (e.g., the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the European Economic Community, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, the Latin American Free Trade Association, the International Monetary Fund [IMF], or the World Bank)
Sample questions: “What were some changes brought about by the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement? How did it benefit some groups but hurt others?”
D1.4 describe some key political developments and/or government policies in two or more regions of the world during this period, and assess their impact on people’s lives (e.g., with reference to McCarthyism; the rise of the welfare state; nationalist movements in Africa, Asia, and/or Canada; political independence for many former colonies; the Cultural Revolution in China; legislative changes related to taxation, investing, civil rights, divorce, birth control, environmental protection; the rise of neoliberalism in the West; the reunification of Germany)
Sample questions: “What was the short- and long-term impact of China’s one-child policy?” “What criteria would you use to evaluate the
D. THE COLD WAR YEARS, 1945–1991 OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of the course, students will:
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