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Form this perspective this is a -1 decline for Canada because of the war for oblivious reasons. Although, the only thing stopping it from being a -2 is how aiding Britain in the war will prove their own worth and power as a country and as an ally “To let Great Britain know that there is in Canada but one mind and one heart, and that all Canadian stand by their mother country” ~ Sir Wilfred Laurier
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This is a -2 because during the war the production numbers were outrageous, over 700 factories were pumping out aircrafts, warships, and shells. But, this is not all for during the peak of the war the federal budget for war production was $740 million and the national debt sat at a whopping $1.2 billion. Also, the government was in such a rough patch that they turned to the citizen for help, taxing everyday items like Tobacco, alcohol, transport tickets, and even coffee (Notice for the new tax)
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Jeremiah Jones and black Canadian soldiers were a huge progress for the end of discrimination against black people for during the time that was an extremely frequent practice, the black Canadian soldiers’ bravery in Germany at the battle of Arras and Jeremiah’s heroic act of rescuing his unit from an enemy machine gun nest at the battle of Vimy ridge and his recommendation for a Distinguished Conduct Medal showed the black man's worth in a white man’s army. (Picture of Jeremiah)
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This is a -2 because being forced to risk their lives in war, although this was an honourable thing to do this still filled Canadians with anger and resentment. Also, this created an even bigger rift between the French and English Canadians because now the French Canadians felt that the government had no right involving them with war (Document of the conscription rules)
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I this is a +2 for this period because with the with huge waves of immigration into the country following the First World War. The influx of global immigrants looking for new and better opportunities helped to create our cultural tapestry, drove the economies of our largest cities and helped populate the burgeoning West. (Group photo of immigrants)
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Billy Bishop’s involvement with airborne warfare is commendable. The development of not only fighter planes, but tanks and chemical gas were immensely helpful in defending the peace of our home from the enemy and it forever changed the art of war. (Photo of Billy)
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war artists were the first to use multiple media to tell the story of WWI, combining moving pictures, war, first person accounts and official reports for Canadians back home. Aside from being particularly useful in gathering and receiving information, the rise in the use of photography, art, and film would involve development in these departments, allowing them to be used to progress technologically. (Photo of people inside a museum with photos from the war)
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the Spanish flu. In 1918–19, it killed between 20 and 100 million people, including some 50,000 Canadians. The pandemic brought not only death but social and economic disruption as well. Children were left parentless and many families found themselves without their chief wage earner. Businesses lost profits because of lack of demand for their products or because they were unable as a result of a reduced work force to meet the demand (Inside a clinic during pandemic)
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I think this was a time of progress for Canada because Fanny was a woman who defied the odds, participating in the Olympics and even besting the champion sprinter of Canada at one point. Her presence encouraged other women to do better and even participate in sports (most women didn’t do sports because doctors said it harms their ability to have a child). (Fanny competing in a race)
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This is a +1 due to the fact that In 1929 the famous five fought hard and in the end women were at least granted the right to be considered "persons" which allowed them to qualify for appointment to the Senate. But, they still had problems getting a decent wage or a decent jobs (Picture of the five)
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billions of dollars were lost on the Canadian Stock Exchanges in such a short period of time, Canadian stocks diminished on average to well under half their market value. Shareholders in International Nickel and Imperial Oil lost more than $500 million each, those in Canadian Pacific Railway over $60 million. This was the event that caused a massive global economic collapse. (Picture of a grain exchange in Winnipeg)
