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The Great Depression in the early 1930's was a economic shock for farmers. You might think farmers would be well off during this time considering they harvest there own crops and make their own food, but the weather conditions weren't farm-able in the prairies. There were years of drought throughout The Great Depression and this made the fields of crops look like desserts. All the crops that were harvest-able were most likely eaten by swarms of grasshoppers. Or blew away in the Dust Bowl.
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Farmers during the great depression were poor and struggling to gain any income because the dust bowl and the overload of grasshoppers completely destroyed any harvestable crops and the land around them. The Great Depression lasted a decade and farmers dealt with this the whole time. This was a change at the beginning for farmers because it was unexpected but quickly turned into continuity because it last 10 years and became the new normal.
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During the Great Depression the federal government created relief camps for the unemployed. They were given a bed, water, and food in exchange for hard worked labor. The government partially created these camps out of fear. They were scared or riots or protests happening in their home town. They weren't used to daily hard work labor, and dealing with horrible conditions, so they walked to Ottawa to complain about these conditions. This was called Onto Ottawa Trek.
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This was a change for the unemployed men. They went from living on the streets homeless to being supplied food and a place to stay. Although these camps weren't the best and they didn't have proper supplies to support basic needs. They were also forced to do hard labor to make some money, but these conditions were gruesome and caused the men to speak out.
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When WW2 started the demand for both military and industry personnel was crazy high. All of the young men that were in relief camps got real opportunity's to be in the military for a higher paycheck. Even women got jobs in the medical fields or in some mechanic jobs. Compared to WW1 the job opportunities were way less limited and people had more options for what they wanted to do. The demand for workers was so high that even once the war started they were recruiting men with little experience.
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Unlike WW1 the diversity within Indigenous people in WW2 was greater and more common although there were still very little amounts or indigenous peoples. There were about 1800 Indigenous peoples in the army. Even some Indigenous women enlisted in the CWAC, RCN, and WRCNS, filing many different clenical roles. Some Indigenous people had less benefits than others but it was still a great change compared to WW1 because at least they were being appreciated and had small amounts of recognition.
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The WW2 employment rates were very different compared to WW1, there were way more acceptions for who could be in the military and men were recruited from many different relief camps. This was a change for these men because they had actual responsibilities and new job opportunity's to help support there families or themselves.
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In WW1 Indigenous peoples were discriminated against and not allowed to contribute to the war, so once they found out it was legalized that Indigenous peoples could fight for their country it was such a great change for them.
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By the end of 1941, farmers income was at its highest since 1929 during The Great Depression. Their production rates were going up every day. The climate was back to normal to grow crops and sell them to gain income. This was a change for farmers considering they went into poverty the decade prior to WW2 during the depression.
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This was a change for farmers, they were finally gaining income again and were able to harvest crops and sell them for. The grass started growing and the climate was getting back to normal. From being in poverty and now being able to finally harvest their own crops, this was such a positive change for farmers
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During WW2, the federal government built a military camp on a reserve land that's occupied by first nations. the government had initially made an offer to the Stony Point First Nation but they rejected it. The government eventually took the land under the war measures act. They wanted this land for military use training. This was a change for the Stony Point First Nations because they were essentially forced to leave their homes and never claimed their land back until 1995.
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The Indigenous peoples that owned the land o Camp Ipperwash were devastated when they were kicked off of their own land. This was a change for them because they essentially had to move to a different area and lots of them were left homeless.
