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The dust bowl was a serious negative change for Canadian farmers. Prices of crops dropped to record lows because of deflation from the Great Depression. Deflation during the Great Depression caused the prices of the majority of goods prices to fall. The enormous dust storms and locusts also caused farmers to lose their livelihoods and homes.
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During the 1930s an unexpected decade of drought occurred. The once lush fields of wheat in Western Canada were ‘cropped burned’ in the sun. Harvesting season is when farmers came to a grave realization; the dried topsoil was creating monstrous dust clouds. In the wake of these clouds millions of locusts followed, eating whatever was left: crops, gardens, even clothes. The Dust Bowl continued for nearly a decade, wheat prices hit record lows and farmers were forced to line up for monthly aid. -
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During the entirety of WW2 Canadian women played a vital role by taking on a wide variety of traditionally male roles in the workforce and by supporting the war effort. Women worked alongside men in factories, on airfields and on farms. They built parts for ships and aircrafts, manufactured ammunition as well as taking on police and bus conductor roles. Canadian women willingly accepted their new roles and responsibilities and greatly contributed to the success of Canada’s victory campaign. -
Working on the home front was a significant change for Canadian women. During WW2 women were able to prove they could do "men's work." Therefore labor demands after WW2 increased for both male and female workers. During WW2 there were countless atrocities but like a phoenix from the ashes women's rights came to the forefront of many peoples' minds.
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Pushing Canadian farmers to increase food production was a big change in. Though during WW1 farmers were pushed to increase food production they were pushed to a greater extent in WW2. The reason increased food production was such an immense change is because the dust bowl had just ended. Farmers went from producing next to no food to trying to adapt to the sudden large food demand.
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Wartime propaganda campaigns promoted planting more food for men on the front lines. Propaganda regularly reminded Canadians that food is a “weapon of war.” Young men left farms for the armed-forces or better paying jobs in industry and big cities. Despite shortages of labor Canadian farmers put in their best efforts to help the war effort. Temporary help from neighbors, family and friends eased pressure as well as, discontinuing compulsory military service for farmers' sons and farm laborers. -
During WW1 there was a vast amount of anti-German propaganda that labelled German Canadians 'enemy aliens'. Because of this during WW2 Canadians had a preemptive negative outlook on German Canadians. The federal government believed that anyone of German descent posed a threat to Canadian national security. Anyone deemed a threat to national security was sent to an Internment camp, they were treated as prisoners although more times than not they haven’t done anything wrong. -
Negative change for German Canadians. German Canadians were treated poorly before WW2 because they were foes of Canada and the Allies during WW1. They were treated as "enemy aliens" for the majority of the 1930s. As WW2 began Canadian citizens demanded "protection" from "enemy aliens" or German Canadians. German Canadians were imprisoned and anti-German propaganda was everywhere. Canada even went as far to erase German culture, changing the name of an Ontario town from Berlin to Kitchener.
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During the Second World War Canadian women -for the first time- were mobilized for service in the Canadian Armed Forces. Out of the nearly 50, 000 women that enlisted half served in the Canadian Army. The other half were given more traditional female roles including: cooking, laundry, and clerical duties. Some women in the CWAC also specialized in more complex roles such as working in technical fields and code breaking. The CWAC conducted essential tasks that helped to bring the Allies victory. -
The Canadian Women's Army Corps was a positive change for women in Canada. Women in the CWAC were able to work in technical fields and code breaking which was empowering for Canadian women. After WW2 women were confident enough to fight for their rights to be in a workplace.
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Although anti-Japanese racism was not confined to British Columbia the majority of racism towards Japanese-Canadians was rooted there. Nearly 21,000 Japanese Canadians, were displaced during the war. They were forcibly taken from their homes without any warning. Beginning on the date stated, almost 12,000 Japanese Canadians were exiled, shunned and moved to isolated areas called Internment camps. They were stripped of property by government and were made to accept mass deportation after the war. -
WW2 created negative change for Japanese minorities in Canada. In a situation similar to other minorities in Canada such as: German, Italian and Jewish Canadians, Japanese Canadians were treated poorly before the start of WW2. When WW2 began it created tension between minorities in Canada due to this Japanese Canadians were imprisoned. After the war old friends and neighbors treated Japanese Canadians as foes. WW2 created a huge negative change for Japanese Canadians long after the war.
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