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"Enemy Aliens"
Canadian citizens with nationality of the enemy countries (often referred to as enemy aliens) were taken and imprisoned in camps without trial to work hard labour for 25 cents a day. -2 (because of how tragic what these people had to go through). -
WW1 Starts
Canada then enters the war on August 4, 1914. 0 (because many lives were lost but allowed Canada to be independent). -
Canadians dead at Ypres Salient
While fighting at the Ypres Salient, 2000 of the 18,000 Canadian soldiers there died from a new German Weapon, poison gas. -2 (because of all the tragedy that occurred) -
Vimy Ridge Captured!
All Canadian divisions came together and fought Vimy Ridge which resulted in capturing it. +1 (because over 3000 died and over 7000 wounded) -
Conscription
The law for conscription was announced. -1 (because it caused a big division in the country between the English and French Canadians). -
Halifax Harbour
A French boat delivering supplies to Europe collided with another ship, exploding in the Halifax Harbour causing a massive explosion. This resulted in over 1600 deaths and many injuries. -2 (because of all of the deaths and injuries that occured). -
Women Voting
Certain women were able to vote. +1 (because not all women were allowed to vote and weren't until the 1940's). -
WW1 ends!
World War ends! +2 (because the war is over). -
Post War: First Nations
After the war the First Nations soldiers went back from being soldiers to being mistreated and being called "Indians". -2 (for the mistreatment of people who deserve to be treated with respect). -
Post War: Economy
After the war, there was a sudden high demand for jobs and not enough to fill it, resulting in a poor economy, low wages, and illegal jobs. Also, the price of living was not going down to make it easier to stay afloat. -1 (because of the many people jobless). -
Post War: Canada
Canada was becoming a nation separate from Britain. In a 1919 conference, Prime Minister (at the time) Robert Borden referred to Canada as a separate nation from Britain. +2 (because this is the start of Canada's independence from Britain).
