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World War 1: Beginning to End
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The First Nations soldiers: +2
The work of these soldiers in the war is a great example of Canadian progressing throughout this time period. They had given themselves as well as other Aboriginals a stepping stone in order to mend the divisions between Native Indians and English Canadians. -
Billy Bishop and the War in the Air: +1
Pilots throughout this time period progressed very slowly because they were often unrecognized. Many new pilots only lasted a few weeks before being wounded or dying due to how brutal war was in the sky. However, Billy Bishop had changed the vision of pilots. He was a great fighter pilot who helped Canada’s reputation in a battle to be strong and fierce. Through all his help in the war, he as well led major technological advancements in Canada’s armed forces. -
The Economy and the Home Front: -1
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French-Canadian Soldiers: +1
Social Progress; Leo Le Boutillier, Thomas-Louis Tremblay and the French-Canadian soldiers made progress during this time period because they realized their worth as citizens of Canada. Before, they often were “alienated” and never knew their place of fitting in. They as well faced step backs which caused them not to be promoted within the army. This war had helped them find a home within Canada as French settlers and represent France as well show great respect Canada. -
The Black Canadian soldiers: +2
Social Progress; Jeremiah Jones and the Black Canadian soldiers prove significant progress throughout this time period. The sacrifice these men did during the war proved their worth, especially, Jeremiah. When he rescued his unit from a near oblivious death during the battle in 1917, he greatly contributed to “Canada’s great success and source of strong national pride.” He proved with the help of many other black soldiers that any black men are as equal to any white men.
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Voting Rights for Women: +1
Social Progress; In Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario (except Quebec) Borden extended the right to vote to specific women who were related to soldiers and nurses serving in the war. However, not all were passed down with that right; women with different ethnic backgrounds were excluded from this franchise. Though many may look at this in a negative aspect, one can see this was certainly a good start for change in women’s role in society. -
Explosion of Halifax: -2
On December 6th, 1917, a ship from Norway was leaving the docks of Halifax with war supplies. On the same route, a ship from France was coming in the opposite direction with large amounts of explosives. Due to miscommunication between the two, they collided into each other causing the biggest explosion man-made. Many people died and the infrastructure was destroyed. This decline had caused a domino effect throughout Halifax and country. -
Nurses Overseas: +1
During the dreadful war, women were not allowed to enlist as soldiers so, they instead had contributed by taking on jobs within the Red Cross. In fact, a prominent role for women was nursing. Due to the risk, many of them took on had changed the conception of women as vulnerable, incapable creatures. These nurses had started the new era for the image of women. However, though they had done all this, they still found they did not gain many equal rights -
Discrimination against immigrants: -2
Quickly, after the war Germans became Canada’s worst enemies. Canadians of German or Austro-Hungarian had experienced a tough life. Prejudice against them became popular which caused many to “camouflage their identity as Dutch, Scandinavian, or Russian” (Raymont, Peter). The government soon passed the War Measures Act which allowed authorities with the power to arrest people without charges and people born in “enemy” countries (Dziuba). -
Consequences for Workers: -2
Though people had kept Canada’s economy flowing smoothly during the war, the chaos started to break out. Finding good available jobs was very hard. Many workers were given very low wages and poor working conditions. This resulted in strikes and resistance, especially in Winnipeg.
