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As men left for War, there was no one to fill the massive hole in jobs in Canada. An opportunity for women arose out of the ashes. Unemployed single or married women were moved into better-paying factory jobs. Women underwent a significant change in lifestyle but in return got the right to vote, dramatically changing the attitude and perspective towards women, and their importance to Canada. -
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Enemy countries throughout the years of 1915-1920 suffered in internment camps intensively. As the war dragged on, Canada's labour force steadily became more needing of workers, leading to the release of internees and their employment into factories and farms. Internees were treated bitterly, and were forced to work in extreme conditions to the benefit of Canada and its people. -
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The shift to wartime production in the World War 1, required a heavy workload to match it. The government rapidly expanded the amount jobs provided to the public. Income Tax was implemented to support war efforts, only during the war, which was not done. Furthermore, the economy started to thrive, as unemployment vanished. However, with the many advantages that came along with the sudden jump in the economy, also brought along many consequences to accompany it, as well. -
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Women were prohibited to enlist as soldiers in WW1. Nurses worked in dangerous, overcrowded and stressful conditions while being unequipped to meet the demands and expectations in their role. Despite the hardships many women had to face, many had substantial influence in how the war was dictated. Serving in the front line as nurses, they began to debunking previous negative views and opinions towards them. -
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The Spanish flu also was thought to originate in Spain, but that was deemed false later on. The Spanish Flu was a devastating epidemic that killed around 50,000 canadians, it striked utter fear and panic to canadians from coast to coast with it deadly symptoms. Theatres, shops, businesses, entertainment areas all shut down due to the severity of the virus. -
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Soldiers who had survived in war, were expecting tor resume their day to day occupations, and/or roles in society. This turned out to prove false, as an influx of immigrants came into the country, causing rapid inflation of living. Unions were formed to combat the powerful opposition who supported the current treatment in workplaces. As a result of this a strike broke out, which proved to be progressive, but also costly. -
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The immigration Act was introduced after the actions of the Winnipeg Strike. The government wanted to limit the amount of hostile or problematic immigrants to enter the country, not considering the many upset but calm immigrants who wanted better treatment. The Act was made law on July 1st 1919 and had multiple amendments added upon it. It was later completely reformed to justify the immigrants of Canada -
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Many First Nations children were aggressively forced, to separate from their loved ones, and reside in Residential Schools. It was here where many young First Nations children experienced harsh physical and sexual abuse, that would result in long term consequences. -
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During the 20's medicine was just beginning to develop in its early stages. Insulin, a substance thought to be the key for many years, to battle deadly illnesses like diabetes and cancer was explored and researched upon. Frederick Banting, a man who had served in war and had a tough experiences in academics, discovered the key to utilize insulin, laying the groundwork for Canada, and the entire world. -
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Decline The Chinese Immigration Act also known as the "Chinese Exclusion Act", restricted the all Chinese immigration to Canada by narrowly defining the acceptable categories of Chinese immigrants.
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