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War Artists (painters, photographers, writers and cinematographers)
+2 Economic change
- They were paid hefty amounts
- They can practice and hone their skills
- Have the opportunity to become famous because their art would be in exhibitions -
Mae Belle Sampson, Katherine MacDonald and Nurses Overseas
+2 Social change
- Women were respected more both on the battlefield and back in Canada after news on how they were risking their lives nursing soldiers back to health
- Canadians don’t think they’re frail and useless anymore -
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Unit 2 Summative Task: TIMELINE WITH ATTITUDE by: Alice Wu
To what degree did this time period represent a period of progress or decline? -
Jeremiah Jones and Black Canadian Soldiers
+1 Social change
- Jeremiah Jones proved that black men are as worthy as white men.
- He was even recommended for a medal because he rescued his unit from a machine gun nest
- He has contributed to one of Canada’s greatest victories
- Unfortunately there is only some progress because black people were still being discriminated against though it wasn't as bad as before the war -
Lieutenant F.O. Loft, First Nations Veteran
-1 Political change
- The First nations people served in WW1
- peaceful and law abiding
- They demanded more rights, justice and fair pay
- The Indian Act was changed to limit their rights even more
- The First Nations had the right to vote when they were soldiers but not after the war
- Some Aboriginal veterans got their land taken away and given to white veterans
- A little bit of progress because they had the right to vote as soldiers and some white Canadians tried to defend them -
Sikh Families
+1 Social change
- Changed the Immigration Act to allow non-native Indians to bring their children and wives(under 18) into Canada (1919)
- Have to wear Canadian-style clothes in public
- Rarely mixed in with white people
- Most young boys stopped wearing turbans and bought Canadian-style clothes to fit in
- A new generation was started when the immigration ban got lifted in the 1920s because the families now had a permanent community -
Group of Seven Artists
+2 Social change
- The group of artists got a lot of recognition and their works were displayed in galleries
- They became pioneers to an art school
- They got money from their paintings (famous)
- Helped Canadians gain respect for artists and the Canadian landscape
- Emily Carr, a pioneering female artist also got recognition, appreciation and was treated as an equal
- She became good friends with the group and got welcomed into their circle of influence even though she was female -
First Nations Children
-2 Social Change
-First Nations children between the ages of 7 and 15 were forced into residential schools that trained them mostly for labor
-Indians had inferior education, thus making them unqualified for most jobs
-“get rid of the Indian” inside of them and teach them the ways of white people which is also considered cultural genocide
-The students were physically and mentally abused
A doctor sent to assess the conditions in these schools said that they were a “national crime” -
Robert Gray, Automobile Manufacturer
+2 Economic change
- Commanded the making of 26,000 cars
- Company provided many jobs and contributed to charities
- manufactured the Grey-Dort, a good quality and popular car back in the 1920s -
Frederick Banting and the discovery of Insulin
+2 Economic change
- He served 3 years at the front and earned the Military Cross because be continued to treat soldiers for hours despite being injured himself
- Discovered insulin and saved the life of a young teen
- This discovery was crucial because it meant that patients with diabetes can regain a normal life
- He sold the insulin patent for only one dollar as long as the profits went towards medical research
- Nobel prize was awarded to Banting and the other founders of Insulin -
Emily Murphy and The Famous Five
+2 Political change
- Emily Murphy organized a group of like-minded women, also known as the famous five to aid her in trying to overcome the law that stated, “women were not persons in the matter of rights and privileges”
- Because Emily Murphy and the famous five challenged the law, women were able to become senators
- Women can apply for a job that only men could in previous generations
- More job opportunities because now females can become senators or any other appointed office
