In this short activity, students will use the interactive map and timeline from our battle of Hong Kong virtual exhibition to gain general knowledge about World War II. This activity can also be used before students visits the exhibit or as a quick review of the subject.
This activity was first designed to accompany our exhibition Impossible Odds: the Battle of Hong Kong. This activity is also suitable for accompanying our other exhibitions on World War II: Courage in Chaos: the Dieppe Story, Through Vines and Mines: The Canadian Army in Italy and When Daylight Comes: the Canadians on D-Day (with a modified world map and timeline!). All of these exhibits are also available free of charge for your school by completing our reservation form.
Activity content
Using the interactive map and timeline from one of our World War II exhibits, students must answer six short questions using the student guide. The teacher’s guide provides answers to the activity.
Activity objectives
The goal of these activities is to allow secondary cycle two students to have a greater understanding of World War II. 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 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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