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Title: Somalia Debacle a High-Level Cover-Up
 
Type: Film and Video
Description: Report on the Somalia Commission of Inquiry's findings and recommendations. The Commissioners point out that Canadian soldiers were ill-prepared for the Somalia mission and that witnesses at the Somalia Inquiry were evasive, told half-truths, or lied. Their blueprint for change in the military, with 160 recommendations, covers leadership, accountability, discipline, training, and mission planning. Art Eggleton calls the report a "blanket condemnation" of the Canadian military.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Webquest Exercise: Grades 11-12: Perils of Peacemaking - For Teachers
 
Type: Document
Description: Using a variety of Web-based resources, students will produce a news magazine-style program on peacemaking challenges in the 1990s.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Somalia Investigation Hits 'Inexplicable Delay'
 
Type: Film and Video
Description: Major Vince Buonamici, a Military Police Officer, testifies at the Somali Inquiry that he investigated two shooting deaths of Somalis by Airborne soldiers in 1993. He reports that the military chain of command deliberately delayed his work - work that could have prevented Shidane Arone's death.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: French Forces Mobilize - Plains of Abraham - Battle for a Continent
 
Type: Document
Description: Unsure of how many points of attack the British have mobilized, French forces, under General Montcalm, decide to start shooting at their enemy on the Plains of Abraham. Montcalm has decided not to wait for reinforcements from Louis-Antoine de Bougainville and his troops at Beauport. From the television series "Canada: A People's History." Includes links to educational resources, bibliography, games, puzzles, video clips, and a biography of Louis-Joseph de Montcalm.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Division in Wolfe's Camp - Battle for Quebec - Battle for a Continent
 
Type: Document
Description: The British bombing of Quebec lasted nine weeks, and still they could not take the city. The British camp was confused and divided. General James Wolfe could not decide where to attack and he faced growing opposition even within his own ranks. From the television series "Canada: A People's History." Includes links to educational resources, bibliography, games, puzzles, and video clips.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Introduction to Battle of Châteauguay - A Question of Loyalties
 
Type: Document
Description: This exerpt from the television series "Canada: A People's History" describes the Battle of Châteaugay during the War of 1812, when Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Michel de Salaberry held off the American invaders on the banks of the Châteaugay River in October 1813. Site includes links to educational resources, bibliography, games, puzzles, and video clips.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Conquered and the Conquerors - British Control of Quebec - Battle for ...
 
Type: Document
Description: After the conquest, a new Canada slowly took shape. The Canadian militia returned to their villages and farms. 500 French soldiers, married to Canadian women, were allowed to stay. 3000 British troops remained in Quebec. Bigot was put in the Bastille for corruption, and died in exile in 1778. Governor Vaudreuil was arrested for his role in the colony's loss. General James Wolfe became a virtual industry in death, as biographies, ballads, epic poems, and paintings of him abounded. From the television series "Canada: A People's History." Includes links to educational resources, bibliography, games, puzzles, and video clips.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Battle of Ste. Foy - Another Fight for Quebec - Battle for a Continent
 
Type: Document Film and Video
Description: At the battle of Ste. Foy, British General James Murray's troops fought French General Francois-Gaston de Lévis' soldiers. In a two-hour battle, the verdict of the Plains of Abraham was reversed. The French were victorious, but the British remained in control of Quebec. From the television series "Canada: A People's History." Includes links to educational resources, bibliography, games, puzzles, and video clips.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Assignment: Grades 11-12: Points of View on the Somalia Affair - For T...
 
Type: Document
Description: Students hold a forum highlighting a variety of points of view on the Somalia affair.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: British Forces Assemble - Plains of Abraham - Battle for a Continent
 
Type: Document
Description: British forces assemble in an abandoned farmer's field, the Plains of Abraham, on top of a steep hill in Quebec. General Wolfe sets up two lines of soldiers, many of them Highlanders, each loading two musketballs, to maximize their firepower. From the television series "Canada: A People's History." Includes links to educational resources, bibliography, games, puzzles, and video clips.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
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