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During the great depression, many women started joining the workforce due to the unemployment rate and the lack of resources. Their pay rates were meagre, and their work conditions were low. This continued to happen because female workers were cheaper to hire.
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This event changed a lot of things for the female workforce, unlike in WW1 where women were encouraged to stop working. Men coming home from wars didn't stop the women from continuing to work throughout the years. They may not have been paid enough but they were able to prove themselves useful.
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At this time anti-Semitism was very common and accepted in Canada. This event was a sign of continuity for Jewish immigrants. After escaping major fascism in Germany, they were faced with the same treatment overseas.
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In Christy Pits Park, Toronto at a baseball game a Nazi-youth group was provoking Jewish groups and fans with their swastika flag. This caused a fight among these groups and was named the “Christy Pits Riot”. Luckily there were no casualties.
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Many Canadian civilian Nurses volunteered to join the effort in 1939, and the army employed over 9,000. Some of the requirements were to be white, physically active, and not get married or pregnant.
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The Nurses serving in WW2 were a change from the ones in WW1 since they were now fully involved in the Canadian Military. They also had more variety in their wardrobe since some of them were now serving in the navy and other military facilities.
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This event showed how the Canadian Government Continue to disrespect the Indigenous rights and wishes. They even promised to give the land back after WW2 and couldn’t even do that. Unfortunately, this is nothing new for the Indigenous peoples.
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On January 28, 1942, Camp Ipperwash was formed as an army training facility. However, this facility was built on the Stoney Point Reserve which was in control of the Chippewas Stony Point First Nation. After being rejected by the Chippewas, DND (The Department of National Defence) still proceeded to build the facility.
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On February 24, 1942. Japanese-Canadians were targeted by the Canadian government to be removed and detained after the attack on Pearl Harbour. On March 16, Japanese-Canadians were brought to Hastings Park, Vancouver. Their living conditions were severely reduced; no electricity, running water and over-crowded living areas. In 1946-1948 they were being released from camps.
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This event showed Continuity and change in the treatment of Japanese-Canadians. Even when first arriving on Canadian shores they were deemed “undesirable”, these views continued into the early 20th century. This also changed the way Japanese-Canadians viewed their own country. Tom Tamagi says, “a prisoner of my own country of birth.”
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Many Indigenous men were enthusiastic to join the war but were met with the same discriminatory treatment upon returning. 1945-1946 was when Indigenous veterans started coming home from the war, they were left with trauma and scars from the hardships they had to face. This was also further fueled by the lack of recognition they got for their achievements.
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Indigenous peoples never received any acceptance, even after WW1, they also did not get the right to vote either. This was an unfortunate act of continuance for them. Only when they were serving for the military did they receive any acceptance, that is the only reason they continue to return.
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