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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo begins World War 1
A Serbian secret military society known as the Black Hand assassinated Franz Ferdinand which led to a chain of events resulting in WWI. This is an image of the Black Hand's symbol.
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World War I
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World War 1 Recruitment Posters
Recruitment posters manipulated wives to let their fathers and older brothers join the military. They also convinced these men and older brothers to want to join. However, they did not inform these families that the fathers and brothers may not live. This was a period of decline for Canada because instead of treating Canadians fairly and giving the unbiased explanation of the outcome of becoming a soldier, they manipulated people into joining.
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Canadian Minorities Boost Their Reputation
During World War I Canada needed as many soldiers as they could, so they began to accept people of any ethnic group to become a soldier. Some of these people accomplished huge achievements for Canada. Most notably a group of black men who led Canada to their victory at Vimy Ridge, as well as Francis Pegahmagabow (in the picture above), an Aboriginal man who was a great sniper and won many military awards. White men respected these men on the battlefield which moved towards acceptance.
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Lieutenant Colonel Allison Borden's Letter
Lieutenant Colonel Allison Borden distributed a letter to all of the little boys and girls that went to school in Nova Scotia regarding recruitment for the military. It attempted to manipulate these boys and girls in to convincing their fathers and older brothers to join the military. It was an extremely manipulative way to accumulate more soldiers but it was successful.
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Women Receiving Jobs
During war, there were no men to do the jobs that they worked before becoming soldiers. The military also needed ammunition produced so there was a high demand in factory workers. Single white women were able to work in factories and soon married women were allowed. Women also received jobs at farms. This wasn't common because women were usually not allowed to work in general. This is a period of progress because women were allowed to work, although women of colour were not.
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Government Introduces Taxes
The War Tax Act, introduced in 1916 and finalized in 1917 was a system that taxed Canadian citizens based on items they bought (sales tax), how much they make in a year (income tax), and if they own a business (business tax). This system was intended to help Canada pay off it's debts from war costs but is still in place today to help Canada pay off it's current debts.
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Tensions grow between English-Canadians and French-Canadians
Lt. Col. Borden created the Union party. This was composed of English-Canadians and opposed the Liberals who were mostly French-Canadians. The Union party won the most seats in the house which caused conflict between English and French-Canadians. Canada has lost a lot of its French culture because throughout our history the English people have dominated Canada's political system. Politics resulted in us conflicting with French-Canadians and as a result we lost the culture.
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Consequences of WWI & The Roaring Twenties
During this time period there was lots of social, political and economic change occurred. It was a transitional period for Canada. Many technological developments occurred through the 10 years. -
Canada's Economy Boomed
In the decade following the war, Canada's economy really began to thrive. Different technological innovations were created and people were buying and selling many new goods. Canada began to export wheat and timber in larger volumes and their value increased.
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Stock Market Crash & Great Depression
Canada's economy was doing great during these ten years until the stock market crash of 1929 took place. Stock prices collapsed and billions of dollars were lost. After this, the Great Depression happened as a result. Many people were unemployed, banks were failing and the economy as a whole was the weakest it had ever been. This went on for another ten years until World War II occurred. This changed the economy and technology once again.
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Women Achieved Personhood Status
After a decade of development and change, Canada allowed women to serve in parliament. This is very important because Canada could help cater to the needs of a more diverse group of people, not just white men. This was a large step in the political aspect of Canada.
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