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In Montréal, French Canadians viewed Jews as exploiters, threats to Christian morality and civilization, and as symbols of the evils of internationalism, materialism and urban life. -
Germans and immigrants from the Austro-Hungarian Empire were dismissed from their jobs, while some were placed under police surveillance or in internment camps. Their language schools and many of their churches were closed, and during the war, rioting soldiers and civilians attacked the premises of German clubs and German-owned businesses. -
In 1917, Ontarian women were finally granted the right to vote. This revolutionized Canada's treatment and expectations of women, as they were finally considered "persons". -
The No. 2 Construction Battalion was the first and only all-Black battalion in Canadian military history. It participated in the first world war in 1917. -
At the Paris Peace Conference, Canada was represented as a separate nation from Britain; Canada assumed a cautious role in the newly established League of Nations. -
Workers formed trade unions in many different industries. These groups went against the horrible working conditions and demanded higher pay, better working conditions, and an eight-hour workday. -
Canada began the 1920s in a state of economic depression. Prairie farmers suffered from a collapse in the wheat market; many moved to the city to find jobs, but soldiers returning from war created a surplus of workers. This would result in high unemployment rates (15%) and, in turn, poverty.
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This revolutionized the therapy and prognosis of diabetes. -
The discrimination towards immigrants from Europe was getting extreme. By the early 1920s, central, southern and eastern European immigrants were officially classified among the "non-preferred" and restricted categories of immigrants. -
In 1923, Parliament passed the Chinese Immigration Act which restricted all Chinese immigration to Canada.
