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The declaration of Canada's participation in World War 1 on August, 1914 was due to their close ties with the British Empire. Since the country was allied, both personally and financially, Canada was automatically entered into the war with Britain. The time period began a change in Canadian economy, as well as social life in preparation for the war. Canada was asked to join the battles of Ypres, Vimy Ridge and Somme. Overall, Canada's participation was a decline in my criteria for progress. -
Trench Warfare began in 1914 after the early war of movement in the late summer of 1914. The artillery and machine guns forced the armies on the Western Front to dig trenches to protect themselves. Many soldiers died and suffered injuries throughout these wars, however, the trenches brought forward many technological advancements such as the gas mask and hand grenade. As well, in the final months of WW1, Canada developed its air force which helped locate german trenches and their supply lines. -
The Second Battle of Ypres was an overall decline for Canada. The battle was fought with incredible resiliency against incredible odds, and the Canadians suffered great losses. Over 1/3 of all soldiers were killed in the span of 3 days. The Germans released 160 tons of chlorine gas into the Canadian ranks which resulted in many casualties. Many of the soldiers died and were insignificantly pushed back by the Germans. However, the Canadians managed to hold on to most of their positions. -
The Battle of the Somme was meant to push a decisive offensive victory for the British Empire on the Western German front. The 22nd Battalion of Canada joined the Newfoundland Regiment for the Battle of the Somme, consisting of mainly French Canadians. The battle suffered disastrous casualties and did not penetrate the enemy as hoped for. Overall, the battle pushed the Germans back and assisted in winning the war, but given the losses the battle did not achieve much for the Canadians. -
In my mind, Conscription was a decline for Canadians, forcing men between 20-45 to go to war, with the exception of stated exemption. This act, also called the Military Services Act, took away the rights of Canadians, which goes against for criteria for Canadian progress. The French Canadians were against the law the most, which sparked up conflict between English and French Canadian ties. Exemption also was proven to be unfair, which proved conscription was a decline for Canadian history. -
On December 6, 1917, a French cargo ship laden with high explosives collided with a Norwegian vessel causing a massive explosion. There were over 2,000 deaths and another 9,000 people injured in Halifax and Dartmouth. A large amount of fire, debris, collapsed buildings caused the obliteration of every structure for a half mile radius. The explosion was the worlds biggest at the time, and caused a large decline in Canadian history for the political, economic and social aspect. -
World War 1 finally ended in the winter of 1918, when the Germans surrendered, signing the Armistice at Le Francport, ending all fighting on land, sea, and air. As well, the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919 in the Hall of Mirrors at the palace of Versailles. The end of the war meant for a period of peace and prosperity, however the Canadian losses were great. 67,000 soldiers died, as well as 173,000 were wounded, making up over 1/3 of the 650,000 Canadians in the war. -
Working Canadians were angry at the fact that they were being poorly paid and were working in terrible conditions. In response, over 30,000 employers quit their jobs and stated a strike resulting in a hard earned victory that took many deaths to succeed. There has been a great deal of continuity and change as the strike helped bring a Nation together. However, the police force that responded to the strike did a poor job at handling therefore creating uncertainty in Canadian police forces. -
The Chinese Immigration Act, or Chinese Exclusion Act was a series of laws passed to discourage and ban most forms of Chinese immigration to Canada. As well, throughout this time period(1920 - 1930), Chinese people who entered the country were being heavily discriminated against, including Chuck Lee. Chuck Lee was the first Chinese civil engineer to graduate from tech school. However, after becoming a certified civil engineer, he could not begin his profession because of discrimination. -
The Great Depression which took place in 1929 was a social and economic shock that left millions of Canadians unemployed, hungry, and homeless. The widespread loss of jobs transformed the country economically, and the 1930s where the Great Depression remained intact began to be known as the dirty thirties. Shareholders even lost more than $500 million each. It was investors and the governments worst nightmare. Overall, this crash was a great decline for Canadian history.
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