Through Vines and Mines make students follow the paths of several Canadian heroes through the Italian Campaign. The exhibition also delves into the role of Canadian women in Italy and explores the impact of the war on the Italian community at home in Canada. Our quiz thus allows students to test their knowledge while touring the exhibition!
This activity was first designed to accompany our exhibition Through Vines and Mines: The Canadian Army in Italy. The exhibition is also available for free to your school by completing our reservation form.
Activity content
Using the student guide, students answer a series of thirteen questions related to World War II, the Italian campaign and the Italian community in Canada. All the answers can be found in our traveling and virtual exhibition Through Vines and Mines: The Canadian Army in Italy.
The teacher’s guide describes the educational objectives of the activity and provides the necessary corrections.
Activity objectives
The goal of these activities is to allow secondary cycle two students to have a greater understanding of World War II and Canada’s role in the Italian Campaign. Students will also learn to appreciate the contributions of Canadian Armed Forces personnel from Quebec.
These activities were created as educational tools to complement the Quebec Education Program of secondary 4 History and secondary 5 History of the 20th and Contemporary World courses. In addition, these activities can also be used as language tools in the following courses: Francais langue maternelle (in secondary 3, 4 and 5), Français, secondary language, English, secondary language (in secondary 3, 4 and 5) and English Language Arts.
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