To what degree does this time period represent a period of progress or decline?

By Leah_Pippy
  • The Enemy Aliens and the Homefront

    The Enemy Aliens and the Homefront

    The government passed the War Measures Act, which limited the freedoms of civilians. This led to Canadians of a German and Austro-Hungarian background to become targeted and arrested easily. Many were sent to internment camps as well.
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    Timeline of Events, People, and Developments During 1914-1929 in Canada

  • The Start of WW1

    The Start of WW1

    Canada was automatically at war when Britain declared war on Germany because Canada was a British Dominion at the time.
  • The Women and the Homefront

    The Women and the Homefront

    Women were encouraged to enter the workforce temporarily to both free up men for military duty and replace men in the workforce.
  • The Economy and the Homefront

    The Economy and the Homefront

    The Government raised and added taxes to many things because Canada was in debt from all the money it had already spent on the war.
  • Conscription and the Homefront

    Conscription and the Homefront

    The Government enacted the Military Service Act (conscription), making men between 20-45 years old mandatory to join the war because Canada had made a promise to Britain to volunteer 250,000-500,000 soldiers.
  • The Spanish Influenza Pandemic

    The Spanish Influenza Pandemic

    This illness killed 50,000 Canadians and many of the returning soldiers.
  • The Consequences for the Role of Government

    The Consequences for the Role of Government

    The Government enacted a prohibition, which banned the production and sale of liquor.
  • The End of WW1

    The End of WW1

    WW1 finally concluded with an armistice signed between Germany and the Allied forces.
  • The Consequences for Workers

    The Consequences for Workers

    The cost of living had increased, but the workers wages had stayed the same.
  • The Farmers

    The Farmers

    The wheat market collapsed.