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Canada [videorecording (DVD)] : a people's history. Series 3, Volume 8.

distributed exclusively in Canada by Morningstar Entertainment, 2001.

DVD 971 C212 v.8 Doc

World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Canadian.

World War, 1914-1918 -- Canada.

Draft -- Canada.

Depressions -- 1929 -- Canada.

Canada -- History.

Canada -- History -- 1918-1939.

Canada -- Biography.

Canada -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945.

Canada -- Social conditions -- 1918-1930.

Alternate title:

Ordeal by fire [videorecording (DVD)].

Hard times [videorecording (DVD)].

[videorecording (DVD)] :

2 videodiscs (240 min.) : Dolby digital stereo. sd., col., b&w. ; 12 cm.

Program content : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation with corporate partner Sun Life Financial, c2001.

Special features : Canadian history trivia quiz, parts ten and eleven.

Closed-captioned.

Disc 1. Volume 12. Ordeal by fire / producer/director, Jacqueline Dubé-Corkery -- Disc 2. Volume 13. Hard times / producer/director, Jill Offman.

Series conceived and produced by Mark Starowicz.

"Ordeal by Fire (1915 to 1929): Canada's heavy military role in World War I (60,000 dead in a population of eight million) transforms its society, its politics and its place in the world. The horror, bravery and sacrifice of trench warfare are evoked in Canada's great battles: Ypres, the Somme, Vimy Ridge, Courcelette and Passchendaele. The domestic consequences of Canada's war effort are also wrenching -- the conscription crisis of 1917 marks a low point in English-French relations. After the war ends, labour revolts in Winnipeg and across the country raise fears of a Bolshevik insurrection. The return to stability in the mid-1920s lasts only briefly, as the crash of 1929 plunges the country into economic chaos. Hard Times (1929 to 1940): 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 Regina Riot, political leaders such as William Aberhart, Maurice Duplessis and Mitchell Hepburn capture national attention. Meanwhile, an increasingly menacing international climate sees the rise of fascism and mounting likelihood of another world war. When war does arrive, Canada finds itself fighting virtually alone at Britain's side."--Container.

Documentary television programs.

Historical television programs.

Films for the hearing impaired.

Dubé-Corkery, Jacqueline.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Sun Life Financial.

Morningstar Entertainment Inc.

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