Diefenbunker Curriculum-based School Programs
Grades 11 and 12; Canadian and World Studies
Students will discover Canadian identity, Canada’s involvement in war, peace and security, and the external forces shaping Canada’s policies by effectively using the museum’s resources.
A visit to the museum will promote a better understanding of Canada’s involvement in the Cold War, and students will:
- describe the effects of World War I, World War II, the Cold War, and selected regional conflicts on the nations of the world and on international relations over the course of the twentieth century
- demonstrate an understanding of the causes, course, and results of the Cold War (e.g., Stalinism; Cuban missile crisis; Olympic boycotts; destruction of the Berlin Wall)
- demonstrate an understanding of the nature of the world’s power structure at the end of the Cold War (e.g., dominance of the United States; economic strength of Europe and Asia; role of religious fundamentalism in the Middle East; Russian assertion of territorial hegemony)
- demonstrate an understanding of how Canada’s participation in significant international conflicts (e.g., Cold War; Gulf War) changed the way the country was perceived by the international community
- demonstrate an understanding of the key factors that have led to conflict and war
- demonstrate an understanding of the consequences of war
- describe the key factors that have motivated people to seek peace and to cooperate with others