Social Studies 20: Ultranationalism

Learn about ultranationalism, supranationalism and crimes against humanity. Created by an Alberta teacher for Social Studies 20.

This AR narrative by Joy Kogawa tells a story from the perspective of Yuki, a 17-year-old girl interned in Canada

Some refugees from WWII escaped the Nazis but were put in internment camps in Canada.

The story of Vancouver Asahi, a baseball team that won multiple league titles from 1914-1941 and were interred during WWII.

An article that looks at how Canada used internment of it's own citizens in both world wars.

Hear the story of Minoru who was branded as an enemy of Canada, sent to an internment camp, and deported to Japan.

An excellent review of Canadian laws that discriminated against Chinese people coming to and living in Canada.

A collection of photographs related to Japanese internment camps in BC.

Explore life for Japanese-Americans in WWII.

An article from Wikipedia that describes the Holodomor, a politically-made famine in the Ukraine.

Here you'll find activities for secondary students about the Holodomor

A short video discusses the Holodomor, a man-made famine that killed millions

Apartheid was made up of a collection of strict laws targeting visible minorities

An excellent article that document Apartheid in South Africa.

Use this lesson to teach your students about life under Apartheid in South Africa.

Explore how Dutch and British colonization of South Africa led to Apartheid

An excellent definition and explanation of Apartheid.

Holocaust Memorial Museum has an extensive collection of articles, images and oral histories.

Learn essential facts of the Holocaust, its causes and its consequences.

This site is dedicated to the memory of all the people murdered during the Nazi era.

This film looks at the major changes from 1918 to 1933 that created the political climate for the rise of the Nazis and the Holocaust.

Art created by survivors of the Holocaust provides a frightening glimpse into the lives of those living in the camps

A playlist of 3 documentary videos from 1937 color footage documenting everyday life in Hitler's Germany.