Canada: A People's History Season 2

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2x01 Taking the West (1873 to 1896) aired Sep 30, 2001

The 1870s and 1880s are a time of trial for the young Dominion of Canada. The country's first Prime Minister, John A. Macdonald, faces economic depression in... read more

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2x02 The Great Transformation (1896 to 1915) aired Oct 07, 2001

Massive waves of immigration, a headlong economic boom with the growth of prairie agriculture and urban industry transform Canada between 1896 and 1915. Thos... read more

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2x03 Ordeal by Fire (1915 to 1929) aired Oct 14, 2001

Canada's heavy military role in World War I (60,000 dead in a population of 8 million) transforms its society, its politics and its place in the world. The h... read more

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2x04 Hard Times (1929 to 1940) aired Oct 21, 2001

Canada's economy collapses during the 1930s, creating a prolonged political and social crisis. In the context of the Dust Bowl, the relief camps and the Regi... read more

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2x05 The Crucible (1940 to 1946) aired Oct 28, 2001

Canada comes of age in the anguish of World War II, with soldiers on the beaches at Dieppe and women in the industrial work force back home. The country's mi... read more

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2x06 Comfort and Fear (1946 to1964) aired Nov 04, 2001

The end of World War II signals the end of fifteen years of social, political and economic upheaval. The post-war baby boom and government economic and socia... read more

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2x07 Years of Hope and Anger (1964 to1976) aired Nov 11, 2001

The Sixties and Seventies are an era of ferment on every level: politics, culture and personal life. Quebec's Quiet Revolution and youth movements across Nor... read more

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2x08 In An Uncertain World (1976 to 1990) aired Nov 18, 2001

The world order and economic boom that had taken shape after World War II starts to unravel, and a new era of uncertainty begins. Free trade, globalization, ... read more

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