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Economical Depression
When World War One began Canada was going through an economical problem.
Factories closed, and unemployment was high. Two years of drought ruined most of the Praire wheat crop.
Over 50,000 people lost their jobs on the railways, due to Canada’s railway debt. -
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The Munitions Scandal
Sam Hughes, Canadas minister of militia and defence, responded to the war by making his friends who were already wealthy business people, richer.
Hughes associated with Shell’s Committee, whose members used their influence to land and profit from, one hundred and seventy million dollars in government contracts to make artillery shells.
In 1915, this profiteering and making, excessive profits had leaked.
The Scandal ruined Hughes’ career. -
Vimy Ridge And Canadian Identity
Historians see the success at Vimy Ridge as a historic moment in Canada’s history.
The success gave Canadians fresh pride and an identity.
Canadians led the way, now making them a force to be recond with.
