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Description: CBC visits a former nuclear war bunker in Nanaimo, BC, to investigate what is to become of it in the post-Cold War era.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Description: Text and images present highlights of the first of a four-part radio series. Part One deals with the Canadian Embassy evacuation in Saigon during the Vietnam war. Also discussed is Operation Babylift, the evacuation of dozens of Vietnamese orphans by a Canadian civilian. (Program audio files unavailable online.)
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Description: Canada moves closer to the American sphere of influence during the Cold War era. However, we still try to maintain our own voice on the international front, particularly with our involvement in the conflict in Egypt in 1956. This page is an introduction to Canadian involvement in the international politics of the 1950s 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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Description: Max Ferguson leads CBC satirical skit about nuclear war and fallout shelters.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Description: By 1763, Indians had been excluded from the process of territorial bargaining between the French and British. The British were encroaching on the Indians' hunting patterns. Pontiac, the Ottawas' war chief thus made plans to capture various British-held forts in the interior. 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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Description: By 1811, Britain's obsession with making war on France was making a dangerous enemy of the United States. Some Congressmen called for war; they knew they couldn't attack Britain directly but they could threaten her colonies. Upper Canada was vulnerable, especially at Niagara and along the Detroit frontier. To Isaac Brock, Brigadier-General of the British forces in Upper Canada, the warning signs were ominous. 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: North West Rebellion
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Description: The North West Rebellion lasted less than three months in the spring of 1885. But the prairie uprising had an enduring effect on a nation. Its leader, Louis Riel, became a permanent symbol of language, religious and racial divisions in Canada. 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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Description: Composer introduces musical piece about the horrors of nuclear fears.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Description: William McDougall was designated the first lieutenant governor of the North-West territories in 1869. His attempts to fill that position met with resistance from Métis inhabitants. Meanwhile, Prime Minister John A. Macdonald tried to placate Louis Riel and his provisional government by sending an emissary to the region. 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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Description: In 1783 with the Treaty of Paris, Britain finally recognized the independence that America had declared seven years earlier. But the Six Nations were not mentioned in the treaty. The Mohawk chief Joseph Brant felt that England had sold the Indians to Congress. This excerpt from the television series "Canada: A People's History" describes the relationship between Britain and the Six Nations in the years following the American Revolution. Site includes links to educational resources, bibliography, games, puzzles, and video clips.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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