Survey History of Canada: the Modern Era, 1939 to the Present
History · 3 hrs Lecture
Offered: Fall Or Winter Or Spring, Every Year
No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.
Description
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.
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