As society changed there were the ideological struggles between and among the social classes as industrializing societies attempt to reconcile competing interests. Nations, rich or poor, large or small, if they wish to have a high standard of living, must trade with other nations. Students will examine the concept of international trade and how it affects the economic well-being of Canadians. In the late nineteenth century Western technological societies had a major impact on the rest of the world. Students will look at the various ways societies were forced to deal with a new culture and the impact that imperialism had on the European world.
Nation states are determined to protect their security from threats within and outside of the state.
Students will study the concepts of balance of power and collective security to appreciate the problems involved in both protecting national sovereignty and living in an increasingly interdependent world. I the nations of Europe made a series of decisions which culminated in war. I in order to gain some understanding of international relations. The Five Main Concepts of the Course Of the twenty core concepts around which the social studies curriculum is organized, there are five which figure prominently in Grade Ten Social Studies and History. The concept of interdependence underlies the study of social organizations.