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Mary Pickford
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Mary Pickford was A very popular, successful and rich actress who acted from 1898 to 1933 -
Women
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At the time when the war started women were not allowed to join infantry ranks, but they were allowed to become nurses, and those women played a big part in the war, and the women who stayed home were able to work as many men left there job to join the war, women were able to support there family themselves -
The economy on the home front
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The government needed help from citizens to held fund the war, so they introduced taxes on basic items, Canadians were also asked to buy victory bonds, business boomed for factory owners supplying the army, but there were many reports of faulty equipment. -
French Canadians
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The French Canadians didn't think that the war was there fight, and were labeled cowards bye the English, and after conscription which forced French Canadians to join the war the tensions and bitter feelings between French and English Canadians were at an all time high -
Spanish flu
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The Spanish flu Was brought back by returning soldiers returning from Europe, effecting 20M and killing 2M -
Enemy Aliens
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After WW1 many people thought that Canadians with German or Austro Hungarian background should be deported, it got so bad that they got attacked, and arrested forced into camps were they worked hard manual labor -
Workers
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When soldiers returned home unemployment was at an all time high, and combined with low wages people had a difficult time making a living -
First nation people.
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First nation children were stolen from there home and forced into residential schools, these schools forced children to learn Christianity and unlearn there culture, and many children were abused verbally and physically -
Black Canadians
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Racism and discrimination was still a major issue for black Canadians and the KKK were very prevalent at the time -
Chinese Immigrants
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There was a head tax for Chinese immigrants entering Canada so entering the country was difficult,, many families split up and Chinese workers had a harder time finding work and were paid less