Survey History of Canada: the Modern Era, 1939 to the Present

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This course surveys the economic, social, and political history of Canada from the beginning of World War II to the recent past. Themes may include the rise and decline of the welfare state in Canada; the political and constitutional developments that facilitated it; and the challenges to it from French-Canadian nationalism, regional protest movements, and socialism; Canada's participation in World War II, its place in postwar international relations, and its shift in dependence from Great Britain to the United States. HIST-2508 (3 or 6) Issues in the History of Women in Canada (3 hrs Lecture) This course gives students the opportunity to explore issues on women's history in Canada from the seventeenth century to the twentieth. Students examine women's political, legal, economic, social, intellectual/education, labour, medical, and cultural history. They also learn the central role gender plays in Indigenous history as well as histories of contact, settlement and colonialism, industrialization, immigration, war, and urbanization. Restrictions: Students may not receive credit for both the 3 and 6 credit hour version of this course.