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For many families, a homestead was the dream life to grow up in, and when lots of good terrain for farmland was found, it was cherished and used to feed families and the military. However, in 1930 the features that made up the beautiful landscape for crops were blown away by a massive cloud of dust and powerful wind. Many animals suffocated to death, and large areas were evacuated. some landowners attempted to be patient and wait out the storm but received nothing from it. -
during November 1938, Antisemitism (discrimination of Jewish people) boomed in berlin, with over 90 Jews dead and hundreds of businesses destroyed. Jewish people looked to Canada for an escape, a place to find refuge, however, they were met by some more antisemitic world leaders and dictators. With nowhere to go, they were stuck in an evil Germany ruled by white supremacists and murderers of innocent people. During this time, Canada's immigration laws were severely swayed away from minorities. -
Indigenous people have been bravely fighting for their home country with pride and strength since WWII, and while they were welcomed to join, there was a time decades before WWII it wasn't voluntary. But now that the bad blood between white Canadians and the original indigenous people of Canada has tarnished, they gladly served the country. out of the approximately 3,000 indigenous soldiers at least 17 decorations for bravery were given to them. -
Women have typically been set up until this time, told to dress a certain way, eat, talk and work in a way that was considered "polite" at the time, the more "proper" jobs were fitted for women. However, things took a turn during WWII when over 2 times the amount of permanent jobs became held by women to support the war effort. these jobs included factories, manufacturing clothes and ammunition, loading ammo clips, and farming. There was also an extreme boost in female participants of the army.