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(2) The Bennett Buggy
Cars being pulled by horses became a common sight during the Depression.This affected Canadians because people had finally bought cars and now they would have to take out the motors and windows.The cars would have to be pulled by animals. -
(1) The Bennett Buggy
A Bennett buggy was a term used in Canada during the Great Depression. It was used to describe a car which had its engine and windows taken out and was pulled by a horse.
The canadian name was mocking Richard Bennett the Prime Minister of Canada from 1930 to 1935, who was blamed for the nation's poverty. Many Canadians had bought cheap vehicles for the first time, but during the depression, many found they did not have enough money to operate them. -
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WORLD WAR 2
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Foster Hewitt
1931- Hewitt was only 20 years onld when he announced the first radio broadcast of a hockey game. Hewitt was Canada's premier hockey broadcaster for the General Motors. He bacame famous for the phrase "He shouts, He scores" -
(1) The S.S. ST. Louis
The S.S ST Louis was one of the last ships to leave Nazi Germany in 1939 before Europe became involved in World War II. The ship carried 937 Jewish refugees who were persecuted in Nazi Germany. The Jewish passengers left behind many families and friends, hoping to bring them to Cuba when they earned enough money. Unfortunately the Cuban government refused entry for the passengers. -
(2) The S.S ST,Louis
They also tried to seek entry to United States and Canada, but they were rejected and not allowed to dock. Canada was not always a racism-free country, because Jews who were already in the country already had faced discrimination. For instance, stores had warning signs that said, “No Jews Allowed.” Canada had one of the worst records of refugee-receiving countries during the war. -
(2) Anti-Semitism In Canada
After the war, Canada finally allowed Jewish immigrants to come to their country. -
(1) Anti-Semitism In Canada
1930/1940- Canada wasn't always a racism free country. Canadian Jews were faced with anti-semitism, there was even stores saying "no jews allowed." During the the war, Canada admited only 5,000 Jews and rejected even more. In British Columbia and Saskatchewan, Jewish people were denied the right to vote, participate in jury duty, and be public officers or war volunteers. If they wanted to work than they would have to conceal their identities. Obviously this didn't go on forever. -
The Batlle Of Hong Kong
1941-Canadian soliders first committed to the battle during WW2. They sent a force of 1,975 which consits of two battalions. It took 17 and a half days of fighting. It didn't end well for canadians; 290 were killed and 493 were wounded. Some were imprisoned and were treated really poorly. Out of the 1,975 Canadians who sailed in Vancouver that October, 550 never returned. -
(2) The Evolution Of Human Rights
Without the right to vote, they couldn't hold pubilc office. In Nova Scotia and Southern Onatrio schools, there weren't a lot of financial opportunities for women all because of Anti-Semitism. All of this was part of the 1944 Racial Discrimination Act. -
(1) The Evloution Of The Human Rights
1944-During the second world war, Canadians only had about 5,000 recruits to enter the course of the war. This was because thousands of Canadian citizens of Japan and other minorities were rejected just because of where they came from. Many Japenese people were expelled from the west coast and deported back to their home country. Obviously, everyone in Canada did not have the same rights. Women didn't get to vote until 1940 and aboriginal people weren't allowed to vote until after the the war.
