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WWI Begins
August 04th 1914, Britain declared war which meant that Canada was automatically also at war. I rank this a 0 in progress made as there are declines as some groups faced racial discrimination. However there was some progress made in treating all Canadians the same despite gender.---- Social change -
Francis Pegahmagabow
Francis Pegahmagabow, was one of the Aboriginals who served in the war. Francis made a reputation for himself for being a talented sniper and he was seen as an equal on the battlefield. However, after the war ended, he winded up becoming an "Indian" again. This explains that there was no change made in the way the Canadians treated the First Nations negatively. I rank this a 0 in progress made.--- Political Change -
Enemy Aliens
Austro-Hungarians and German Canadians, refereed to as Enemy aliens during 1917, were interned without trial and were imprisoned in camps simply because they were related to Canada's enemy countries. I would rank this as a -2 with no progress made forced them to work hard labour for $0.25 a day. Not only did they lose their freedom, but they were also faced discrimination based on their background.--- Political and Social change -
Jeremiah Jones & Black Canadians
Jeremiah Jones was one of the few Black Canadians which managed to become a soldier during the first world war. He contributed in giving Canada its biggest victory in the WWI as he rescued his unit from an enemy machine gun nest. His bravery changed the Canadian soldiers views on Black Canadians and it became a step closer to racial equality. However they still faced discrimination therefore, I would rank this event as +1 in progress made.--- Social Change -
Conscription
Due to the war's interest going low in 1917 and not as many men enlisting, Sir Borden government decided to set up a Military service act which made military service compulsory for young men, at the ages of 20 to 45. I would rank this event a -2 in progress made as it took away the freedom of choice of the people.--- Social and political change -
War Artists
During the first world war, artists and photographers created pictures and paintings that were used as official reports for the Canadians at home. War art is now valuable pieces used as primary sources today in teaching the history of the First World War. Therefore this was a time period of progress for War artist (+2) (Social and Economic Change) -
Female Nurses
Women were given the role of being nurses. They worked in dangerous and crowded environments. After, “Images and news of nurses working hard at the front and sacrificing their lives helped to change notions of women as fragile, helpless creatures.” It gave the public a view that women are not weak and they are also as capable as men. This even would rank a +1 in progress made as it was a small step towards gender equality for Canada.--- Social Change -
Prohibition
Prohibition of alcohol in 1918 had both positive and negative impact. The benefits of the prohibition was that the number of domestic violence and public drunkenness decreased. However the ban of alcohol made people make a business of smuggling alcohol in from America and even make some homemade. Prohibition did not make any progress (0) in Canada ---- Political change -
Residential Schools
First Nations children lost their freedom by being forced to attend residential schools. These schools had, physically, mentally, and sexually abused the First Nations children. They were also not allowed to practice their cultural traditions and had to follow western beliefs . Residential schools was a complete decline in Canadian history (-2) Social and Political Change -
Women as "Persons"
Emily Murphy assembled 4 other ladies (known as the Famous Five) and they chose to challenge the governments law to find out whether women were considered "people". Their challenge was a success and in 1929 both women and men could vote as well as run for senate. This would ranks as a +2 in progress made Political change
