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War Artists
World War 1 created opportunities for Canadian artists like AY Jackson to depict the war, sharpen their talents, and be recognized.
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Thomas-Louis Tremblay
Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas-Louis Tremblay of the 22nd Battalion was a part of the 1000 French-Canadian volunteers to go to Britain who struggled with the English speaking military, were alienated and not promoted, and many of them were wounded or killed.
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Francis Pegahmagabow
Francis Pegahmagabow was an Ojibwa who fought at the second battle of Ypres and witnessed soldiers dying from poisoned gas. He became an excellent sniper and. scout and was awarded military medals.
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Jeremiah Jones
Jeremiah Jones enlisted in the 106th overseas battalion. At Vimy Ridge, he was among the 16 black soldiers assigned to the Royal Canadian Regiment. At Vimy Ridge, Jones was part of the 4 Canadian divisions which fought together for the first time. Jones' action was heroic - he had contributed to one of Canada's greatest victories in World War I. Although Black-Canadian soldiers faced discrimination, they contributed to one of Canada's great victories in WWI.
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Billy Bishop
Billy Bishop helped to advance Canada's reputation as a reputable air force in WWI. Bishop became a famous fighter pilot because of his exploits like his flying across enemy lines and attacking a German aerodrome, shooting down three German planes. These accounts glorified the life of a WWI pilot. Although Canadian pilots like Billy Bishop helped to advance Canada's reputation, as a reputable air force, new pilots survived only weeks during the war.
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Mae Belle Sampson
Mae Belle Sampson was the first nurse to enlist for service overseas during the outbreak of the First World War as a member of the Canadian Army Medical Corps. There, she helped to treat 15,000 troops over the course of the First World War in a hospital with only 2,000 beds. She died when a German U-boat torpedoed the ship. The role of Canadian women as nurses in the war helped changed the notion that women were helpless creatures who didn't have a role in the war.
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League of Nations
League of Nations was an inter-governed mental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended WWI. Its principle mission was to maintain world peace. The main aims of the organization included disarmament, preventing war, settling. disputes between countries, and improving global welfare. It was successful in small ways, stopping small wars and improving lives.
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Discovery of Insulin- Frederick Banting
The Canadian doctor Frederick Banting and medical student. Charles H. Best discovered the hormone insulin in pancreatic extracts of dogs. They injected the hormone into a diabetic dog and found that it lowered the dogs blood sugar levels to normal. The discovery of insulin allowed people to live longer and have a better quality of life.
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Halibut Treaty
The Halibut Treaty of 1923 was a Canadian-American agreement on fishing rights in the Pacific Ocean. It was one of several events that changed Canada into an autonomous sovereign state confirming Canada’s political and economic place in North America. It was also the first environmental treaty targeting the conservation of an ocean fish stock.
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Chinese Immigration
The Chinese Immigration Act, 1923, known today as the Chinese Exclusion Act, was an act passed by the Parliament of Canada, banning most forms of Chinese immigration to Canada. The act applied to Chinese from Canada and to ethnic Chinese with British Nationality. Chinese-Canadians referred to the anniversary of Confederation as "Humiliation Day" and refused to take part in any celebrations.
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