Centuries of conflict, foreign policy, and civil divisions have left the citizens of Ukraine under constant struggle. This armed conflict with neighboring country, Russia, has had a serious impact on the economy, and increased the level of poverty. Get to know what life in a conflict zone is like from a family living in a village under siege from Russian fire.

Peace justice

Peace, Justice and strong institutions

Describing the rise of Communism in Russia during World War I

SOC.9.12.1

Trace Stalin's rise to power in the Soviet Union and the connection between economic policies, political policies, the absence of a free press, and systematic violations of human rights (e.g., the Terror Famine in Ukraine).

SOC.10.WH.10.7.2

Describe the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 that produced independent countries; include Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and the Baltic States.

SOC.9-12.SSWH20.b

SOC.9-12.F.PI.8

SOC.9-12.C.PI.7

research issues or interpret accounts of historical events in world history using primary and secondary sources (e.g., biographies, films, periodicals, Internet resources, textbooks, artifacts): examine how nationalism, militarism, expansionism and imperialism led to conflicts (e.g., World War I, Japanese aggression in China and the Pacific, European imperialism in Africa, World War II) and the rise of totalitarian governments (e.g., Communism in Russia, Fascism in Italy, Nazism in Germany)

SOC.9-12.SS-H-HP-S-4.d

Students will assess the impacts of non-state violence against civilian populations for political reasons and its impact on regional and global stability by: Comparing the outcomes of non-state aligned violence as a tool for political change in Northern Ireland, Spain, Russia, the Middle East, and Peru

SOC.9-12.4.2.3.a

SOC.9-12.2.C.6

Russian absolutism: reforms and expansion Expansion of Russia into Siberia

SOC.9-12.5.D.4.c

SOC.9-12.6.B.8

The Eastern Hemisphere can be divided into regions. Regions are areas that share common identifiable characteristics, such as physical, political, economic, or cultural features. Regions within the Eastern Hemisphere include: Russia and the Independent States (Russia, Caucasia, Central Asia, the region of Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine)

SOC.6.1b.4

Students will examine the changing relationships between the United States and foreign countries such as Russia beginning in 1990

SOC.8.7c.1.c

Analyze the causes and consequences of the Russian Revolution including: The rise of communism in Russia

SOC.9.1.D.8.d

Identify and understand the causes of WWI and the reasons why the United States entered this war: militarism, nationalism, imperialism, system of alliance (Central Powers: Germany Austria- Hungary, Ottoman Empire; Allies: Great Britain, France, Italy, Russia); assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian nationalist. German submarine warfare, British propaganda), Zimmerman Note.

SOC.9.4.24.9

Describe to what purpose philosophical ideas generated by artists can be conveyed through works in the arts and humanities (e.g., T. Ganson’s Destructive Periods in Russia During Stalin’s and Deniken’s Leadership conveys her memories and emotions of a specific incident).

AR.8.9.4.8.D

SOC.9-12.WG.4.E 1.b.1

Major regions and countries: Eastern Europe Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Romania, Ukraine

SOC.5-8.WG.7a.1.e.1

analyse ways in which conflict and violence have influenced politics in and relations between various countries around the world since World War I (e.g., civil wars in Russia, Spain, Algeria, China, or Syria; Axis invasions during World War II; genocides, ethnic cleansing, and other crimes against humanity in Turkey, Nazi Germany, Ukraine, Rwanda, or the former Yugoslavia; terrorism in Northern Ireland or the Middle East; the Dirty War in Argentina; the crushing of the Prague Spring or Arab Spring)

B2.2 The Evolution of Modern Politics and International Relations

analyse various ways in which national, ethnic, and/or regional identities influence politics in and relations between various countries, including Canada (e.g., Mohawk protests at Oka and/or Anishinaabe protests at Ipperwash, the October Crisis, the Canadian policy of multiculturalism, regional political parties in Canada or other countries, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Indo-Pakistani conflict, Somalia’s civil war, relations between Russia and Ukraine, organizations such as La Francophonie)