Timeline Progress or Decline

  • Beginning of the War for Canada

    Beginning of the War for Canada
    Progress or Decline for Canada; +1. Canada had a chance to improve during the war and prove itself as a respectable country.
  • Canadian Women

    Canadian Women
    Progress or Decline for Canada; +2.
    Canadian women had a chance to serve in the military proving their worth as Canadian citizens. This has later caused women to vote.
  • Indigenous Soldiers

    Indigenous Soldiers
    Progress or Decline for Canada;-1.
    Indigenous soldiers were treated unfairly after their return from the war. However they were treated as equals in the army and it was a big let down for them the way that they were treated after the war.
  • Sikh Families

    Sikh Families
    Progress or Decline for Canada; +2. Sikh men could bring their wives and kids that were younger than 18. This was an example of acceptance and one of Canada's first step to multiculturism.
  • Bloody Saturday

    Bloody Saturday
    Progress or Decline for Canada; -2. More than 25.000 people participated in the Manitoba General strike, 2 people were killed and more than 2 were wounded.
  • Children of First Nations

    Children of First Nations
    Progress or Decline for Canada; -2. Agents were told to remove kids of first nations aged 7 to 15 and put them in residential schools.
  • Chinese Immigration Act

    Chinese Immigration Act
    Progress or Decline for Canada; -1. In 1923 Chinese people were excluded from entering Canada.
  • Housewives

    Housewives
    Progress or Decline for Canada; +2. With the new electronic advancements, their workload decreased drastically.
  • Mary Pickford

    Mary Pickford
    Progress or Decline for Canada; +1. She was a founding member of the International Academy of Motion picture arts and sciences.
  • The Famous Five

    The Famous Five
    Progress or Decline for Canada; +2. Women had the right to vote and could be elected to the house of commons. Emily Murphy and the famous 5 changed the definition of persons in the 24th section and got the right to be appointed to the senate as women.