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Refugee Policies
Not all migrants were similarly welcomed in Canadian society. Through policies such as the Chinese head tax at the turn of the century, as well as Japanese internment during the Second World War, certain groups of migrants were selectively excluded. when German Jews were seeking admission to any country that would receive them. However, Canada's borders were not open. Many foriegners assumed that Canada had been turned facist and wanted a perfect Canadian society -
Komagata Maru incident
Canada also turned away ships bearing refugees, such as the 376 passengers, most of whom were Sikhs, on the SS Komagata Maru in 1914, which was not allowed to dock in Vancouver because of the type of minorities dangered on the ship.This does not help Canada develop any relations or a stronger economy as many useful workers are turned away by a racist Canada. Citizenship was harder to obtain in Canads during this period and those who recieved kept their mouth shut -
Mackenzie King
Mackenzie King served Prime Minister for 3 terms as leader of the Liberal Party, and is still the longest-serving Prime Minister to date. During his political career, he has successfully led Canada through the Second World War (1939-1945) as well as much of the Great Depression. -
Hailbut Treaty
The Canadians and Americans worked out an agreement concerning fishing rights in the North Pacific, known as the Halibut Treaty. Mackenzie shocked Canadiens by how much he believed in Canada as an independent country by not signing alongside Britain and doing so secretly. The British wanted to co-sign the agreement, but King insisted that this matter concerned only Canada and the United States. This affected Canadas looks upon the world because of their independent deals and negotiations. -
RB Bennet
RB Bennett is elected prime minister of Canada. He campaigned on a platform of aggressive measures to combat the depression and won the right of voters in 1930. He remained Prime Minister until 1935. His effect on Canada showed the world how bad the War hit us and how weak we are in handling our economy. Relief was not made available to unemployed single people.
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The Holocaust
This was the extermination and beginning of torture for Jews, Communists, and the mentally disabled in Germany. These minorities were violated and stripped of their rights before entering extermination victims were being deported from the ghettos in sealed freight trains to extermination camps where, if they survived the journey, they were killed in gas chambers. Germany was exterminating thousands a day. Some Canadians believed that the Jews were causing all the problems in Canada. -
Relief Camps
As a noticeable number of Canadiens were upset and still unemployed, Bennet introduces relief camps to put citizens to work on government projects but they must admit publically that they cant provide for themselves among other things. It provides work for single, unemployed, and homeless Canadian males. It offered Bunkhouse residence, three daily meals, work clothes, medical care and 20 cents a day. Subjects were, building roads, planting trees and constructing public buildings -
End of Term
RB Bennet serves his last day in office. During his time, he was not seen as having all the desired characteristics that a Prime Minister should have. Bennet was seen as having prominent dedication in anything he was doing. Many powers knew Canada was weak during his time in office and Canadiens were not striving like they wanted to. His grants such as welfare and reduced taxes did not work and caused many survivors of the depression until this point to turn their land over to the banks. -
Hate Crime Law
Many people during the ages of WW2 begun to physically discriminate against blacks, Jews, and members of the LGBTQ community. The CRRF is established in Canada to scare the people into not discriminating against anyone and try to help those being discriminated against. Was done in bars late at night when the minority figures were coming home from a long day at work. This made Canada look like a melting pot rather than the open and free country that was being advertised during its uprising. -
Quebec Padlock Act
Premier Maurice Duplessis introduced the Quebec Padlock Act in 1937 to give police the power to seal off any property where communist literature or activity was suspected. Many innocent people were imprisoned but many communists scared the people because of their rumoured plans. The effect on Canada became instant. Citizens were worried that the communists had more power than the existing government and could take over at any moment. Nobody wanted to end up like Germany -
Last Of The Jews
The 50000 remaining Jews were all forced to move into ghettos and many tried to escape during this year. Hitler believed that his revolution was almost complete. The people of Germany were the idealistic human to Adolf. Many countries including Canada were alarmed by the flood of Jewish refugees and refused to let any in. Canadians were very afraid of losing their job especially during the Depression, and they didn’t want any immigrants coming in and taking them.Canada, -
SS.St. Louis Crises
Hundreds of Jewish refugees on board the ship SS St. Louis were turned away, and had to return to Germany and face death. Xenophobia and anti-Semitism permeated -
Mackenzie Declares War
Canadians freak out that their allies are at war again. Few Canadians were fond of the idea of entering yet another war and losing millions of lives. Immediately, Prime Minister Mackenzie King notified all members of Parliament and called an emergency session, he had declared war on Germany on behalf of Canada. This was a big moment in Canadian history because, for the first time ever, Canada had declared war independently.He was vital in leading Canada through the Second World War. -
The Red Scare
At the height of the Cold War, Canada joined its southern neighbour in an effort to remove homebound communists. Since the word in Germany that communists are the problems for todays world, many were accused of being communists to avoid their own self problems. It was an easy way to throw someone in jail, especially if you had power. Communism was a dirty word in Canada and the western world after the Second World War. The people believed the communists were planning to overthrow democracy. -
Concentration of Jews in Europe
Hitler had finally made a decision on how to deal with the Jews, he called it his “Final Solution” at the Wannsee Conference. His plan was to exterminate all Jews in Europe which would include about 11 million people. Because of his belief that Germany was the dominant power in Europe, he wanted to conquer all of it and place the same kind of execution plans he did in Germany all over Europe to build his idealistic society. This meant the wipe of about 11 Million Jews and 6 million others. -
The Manhattan Project
Canada had sent its most advanced and brightest scientists and engineers to the several facilities in the US involved. This meant that Canada had signed onto atomic weapons testing which split the citizens because some felt more powerful and some felt like they entered a new dangerous era of weapons. This May have influenced the next election because Mackenzie King had gained more supports and remained as the PM of Canada. -
Little Boy
Launched the nuclear age by dropping "Little Boy" on Hiroshima, Japan, in a bid to end World War II.This bomb killed hundreds of thousands. Many young Canadians of multiple races had to work countless hours for 30 cents an hour in the Uranium mines trying to mine 60 thousand tonnes in the aboriginal territories of Nunavut. This caused outrage for aboriginal communities because much of their land was invaded and the hunting practices came to a decline because of wildlife leaving the area. -
Fat Man
Fat Man on Nagasaki was a game changer for the world. It was the first and only time nuclear weapons have been used against populations in war. The destructive power of these bombs ushered in the atomic age and the world was forever changed. Canada had sent 17 of its brightest minds to contribute. The destruction was unprecedented in the history of warfare. The blast incinerated buildings and people, leaving lifelong scars on survivors, The damage was not only physical but also psychological -
Draft of the UNHR
UN Economic and Social Council established the Commission on Human Rights, comprising 18 members from various nationalities and political backgrounds. The Commission, a standing body of the United Nations, was constituted to undertake the work of preparing what was initially conceived as an International Bill of Rights. The bodies working on this project must conclude a deal for all nations to sign on. -
Canada's Signing Of the United Nations Declaration of Rights
Canada sent its leaders to Paris to sign the act which provides everyone living in a signing nation humanitarian rights after the second world war. This provided hope for so many Canadians and immigrants fleeing their nation for better. Canada saw an increase of 13% in population and the strongest years to follow of economic success after the war. Canada's identity had been widely known as a respectable and one many wanted to strive in. This act made Canada the multicultural nation it is today. -
Final UNHR Draft Signing
The final draft of the Declaration was put before a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on the night of December 10, 1948. It was adopted unanimously. 48 World leaders invited werein favour, none against, and eight abstentions. -
Talks Die Down
Canada's hunt for communists began to lose momentum in the mid-1950s as the anti-Communist fervour died down throughout the West. However, Americans were dealing with much more pressure. The talk of communists overthrowing the government was old news and the people begun to forget the possibilities after all the years since the first talks. Canada continues developing its economy and its tradition and culture was restored. -
The CBC
Canadians were feeling scared and filled with worry during the great depression. To escape the reality of what had been going on in Canada, many tuned into the CBC to distract them from the depression. The CBC made Canadians more confident and changed society to try and unite in hopes of overcoming the depression. Many political campaigns ran on TV such as Mackenzie King which made Canadians think about going to the polls in an effort to make the country great again. -
First Air Time
The first show aired on national tv. Those who were able to watch, saw a comedic drama on the station at 7:40pm on september 8th. This was featured in black and white. Canadiens were now able to broadcast and listen to the news all over Canada to aquire details about whats going on in the otheer side of the coast instead of recieving and sending letters to mail posts and families who live thwir. It was a way to unify and include all Canadians who could watch the channel a time to understand -
Enforced Hate Crime Law in Canada
This act expanded on existing Canadian hate crime law ended any motivated for a criminal to act upon a victim's gender, orientation, race, disabilities and capabilities. Europeans (Specifically those who didn't fit into Hitlers ideal Germany), had to survive these actions when hate crime was not looked at as being terrible at all for many decades. Preceding WW2 some action was taken place to limit the feeling of discrimination such as the UNHR but only recently has it implemented seriously. .
