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From 1914-1920 people who were not born in Canada and immigrated here were considered "enemy aliens." these people were not allowed to work. this was a huge decline for Canada because it made our country look racist.(-2) -
Frank Walker is a soldier that journaled the whole time he was at war. before he was actually sent to war he stated "I have been on pins and needles" referring to the fact that he was scared to see if he would be sent out for war. I think that most of the soldiers that didn't go to war right away can relate to Frank. Franks statement can also be used to show that the mental state of a soldier can start to be ruined even before the got to war. (0) -
On July 28th 1914 the war officially started (+1) -
Throughout the time of war women had to work on the Homefront because men weren't around to work. this was a huge progress fir Canada because women were allowed to work for the first time but when the men returned from war they were expected to give their jobs up for the men so they could go back to work.(+1) (the date stated is not accurate but the year is) -
on September 25th 1914, Arthur Mignault offered to donate $50,000 to the government to help with weapons and formation of the military. Arthur's generous donation was definitely progress for Canada.(+2) -
Nellie was part of the famous 5. She was known for being an author. Nellie also was one to fight for women's rights.(+2) -
in 1915 Sir Robert Borden was to send troop members to Europe to help them but continuously procrastinated which resulted in the loss of war for Europe. thins was a small decline for Canada because if gave us a bad reputation for a little bit.(-1) -
On January 27th 1916 most of the men were out at war and there was an election that needed to happen. The government decided to let the women of Canada to vote if they had a close relative in war. This was the start of a great progress for Canada. (+2) -
In 1917 the government passed the conscription law. the conscription is where all men are forced to be enlisted to war. now, there are some exceptions but you must be excepted to be exempted. some people viewed this as a decline for Canada but some people viewed it as progress for making people be involved with their country. (+1) -
In 1917 the government started to collect income taxes from those who were working and not at war. They did this because they needed more money for war. this was a small decline for Canada because the government was and still is taking money that the people earned.(-1)