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Canada at War, Part 1: Dusk

1936 - March 1940. In Europe war clouds gather as Germany re-arms and Hitler propounds his 'master race' doctrine. Chamberlain's appeasement fails. Germany overruns Czechoslovakia. Britain declares war; Canada makes an independent decision to join. The first Canadian troopship sails from Halifax.
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  • Canada at War
    Canada at War
    1962 13 films
    From the depressed thirties to the war-torn forties -- a time of testing and trial, of strength discovered and victory won. Here is Canada's story of World War II, as experienced by Canadians at home and on the battlefronts of the world. In thirteen half-hour films you re-live a vital era that changed the nation and the world.

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1936 - March 1940. In Europe war clouds gather as Germany re-arms and Hitler propounds his 'master race' doctrine. Chamberlain's appeasement fails. Germany overruns Czechoslovakia. Britain declares war; Canada makes an independent decision to join. The first Canadian troopship sails from Halifax.

History - Canada - 1920-1945 Foreign Countries War, Conflict and Peace All subjects
  • producer
    Stanley Clish
    Donald Brittain
  • writer
    Donald Brittain
  • executive producer
    Peter Jones
  • editing
    David Green
    John Kemeny
    Tony Lower
  • sound editing
    Kenneth Heeley-Ray
    Michael McKennirey
    Victor Merrill
    Sidney Pearson
    Jean-Pierre Joutel
    Bernard Bordeleau
  • re-recording
    George Croll
    Ted Haley
  • narrator
    Budd Knapp
  • music
    Robert Fleming
    Eldon Rathburn
    Maurice Blackburn

Education

Ages 14 to 17
School subjects
Civics/Citizenship - Human Rights Civics/Citizenship - Ideologies History - World War II History and Citizenship Education - Civil Rights and Freedoms
As part of a larger investigation into the causes of World War II, students will examine different countries’ attitudes to the Treaty of Versailles and compare Canada’s subdued reaction to the coming war with the cheering crowds and desire for change in the Fascist countries. Students will discuss why British and French attempts to negotiate with Hitler failed. Students will also debate intervention vs. isolationism and examine the brief history and failure of the League of Nations.
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