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Life before WWI was great
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Militarism: A desire to have a stronger military than your
enemy.
Alliances : An agreement between two
countries to help each other if needed.
Imperialism: When one country takes over
another and subjects them to their rule
Nationalism: Supporting the rights and interests of your country; pride for your country.
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Everyone was happy that WWI finally was over after 4 years. Everyone was celebrating that it was over.
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In 1918-1919 the Spanish Flu was a deadly pandemic that killed between 20-40 million people around the world. The flu was transported to Canada and many other countries on board crowded troops ships carrying soldiers home from war. Out of 9 million Canadians, approximately 2 million contracted the disease. Eventually, 50,000 died.
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On November 11, 1918 an armistice was signed that finally brought the war to an end. They also wanted to ensure that Germany could never again rise to such a powerful position in Europe: Terms of the Treaty: Territories: Germany was forced to accept the independence of Austria, Czechoslovakia and Poland. Reparations: Germany was expected to pay damages of about $32 billion to Great Britain, France , and Belgium for losses during war. Military:The German troops army was reduced to 100 00 troops
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Soldiers returned home expecting to have a stable job. After all, they had just fought fort heir country. However, there were few jobs as industries shifted from wartime production to peacetime production. Many immigrants had settled in Winnipeg and were unhappy with the working conditions. On May 1, 1919 the Building and Metal Trades Councils in Winnipeg voted to strike. They asked- 1) Decent wages 2) 8 hour work day 3) Right bargain for better working conditions.
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New technologies: radio, automobile, passenger planes. Ford Model T or “Tin Lizzie” was most affordable car ($395 in 1924) and was
mass produced by assembly line. Ted Rogers: Canadian who invented the world’s first battery-less radio. Joseph Bombardier: Canadian who invented first snowmobile called “B-7”
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Benito Mussolini is the Dictators in Italy after the “March on Rome” in 1922. Mussolini creates fascism – a combination of dictatorship (one person in charge).Requirements to be Dictator are; They are quite intelligent (Sometimes).They are power Hungry Charismatic. They take power during Crisis, They promise a better Future, They are patriots- Proud, They rage RAGE WAR. They terrorize. Dictators (Franco, Mussolini, Hitler etc.) rise to power
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On Tuesday October 29,1929, the Toronto, Montreal and New York Stock Exchanges crashed. Many companies went bankrupt and those companies who did not, had the value of their shares drop by as much as 50%. Banks closed as well. Canada exported many products to the United States. There was little demand for Canadian products and, as a result, the Canadian economy began to suffer in an indirect connection to the crash. Many of the companies who bought Canadian products were now bankrupt.
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The term Holocaust means “an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire)” or “A religious animal sacrifice that is completely consumed by fire.” Stage1:Abuse Stage-Undesirables had to wear badges. Stage2:The Nuremberg Laws- Not allowed to marry Germans. Stage3:Kristallnacht -Beat them murdered them. Stage4:The Ghettos-The League of Nation didn't do anything to stop the axis. Stage5:Concentration Camps - Medical and Labor. Stage 6-Death camps/Exception -Gas Chambers
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Cold War Features;1. Economic Competition: Communism vs. Capitalism .2.Military Competition: An Arms race started when the U.S.S.R had the bomb in 1949. 3.Espionage: Spying on one another for secrets. 4. Propaganda: Fear of Soviets created in North America (the Red Menace) 5.War by Proxy: Involvement/encouragement in wars where the U.S.A backed one side and the U.S.S.R backed the other. 6.Technological competition: The Race for Space. 7. Alliances France, Great Britain, United States
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The Economy: Plenty of jobs people had money to spend
Factories, businesses, forestry, mining and hydro electric plants employed people across Canada. Prairie Farmers were prosperous because the federal government was selling wheat abroad. Society: Baby Boom; Record number of babies born in Canada after the war had ended. Couples were reunited, there were plenty of jobs, the future was optimistic. The birth rate jumped sharply in the late 1940’s and remained high for almost 20 years.
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