HIST 242 Lecture 23: Negotiating the Postwar World
29 Nov 2016
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Peter mcinnis, harnessing labour confrontation: shaping the postwar settlement in canada, 1943-1950 (toronto: university of toronto press, 2002), chapter 2 http://site. ebrary. com. proxy. queensu. ca/lib/queen/reader. action?docid=10218698. Essay: first section will be ten options, you pick six of them. For example: vimy ridge, and it"s importance. Need a good balance of define and historiographic, social, political significance of the event/person/idea. For example: miss canada and uncle sam. Crisis of hegemony, explain what it is, talk about how the readings intertwine with it. Write each question as a self contained unit, even if you"re a bit repetitive that is fine. There was a big focus on preparing for the postwar era, like preparing for prosperity, integrating these men and women who fought back into society. It required massive amounts of planning and investments. In ontario there was massive investments into the infrastructure by the conservatives (i. e electricity, highways).
