Was This A Time of Progress or Decline For Canada?

  • August 4, 1914.

    August 4, 1914.

    Great Britain declared war. This would automatically force Canada into war. Rating, -2. This would be a time of decline. Sending people to go and fight in the war would end up with lots of lives lost. This was a political change.
  • April 9-12, 1917

    April 9-12, 1917

    The Battle of Vimy Ridge. This event was a time of progress and decline. We won the battle. We had some casualties. The Germans would take it back in another attack in 1918. Rating, 0. This was a political change.
  • November 11, 1918

    November 11, 1918

    The armistice was signed. This was a time of progress. This armistice put an end to the fighting. Rating,+2 This was a political change.
  • June 28, 1919

    June 28, 1919

    The treaty of Versailles was signed. This event was progress in Canadian history. Progress was made because this ended the war officially and this would be the start of Canada wanting to be recognized for their actions on the global scale. Rating +2. This was a political change.
  • 1920

    1920

    The Dominion Elections Act was passed. There was progress during this event. Most people could now vote. There were still issues with voting with the first nation and people with different backgrounds. Rating +1 This was a political and social change.
  • January 10, 1920

    January 10, 1920

    The League of Nations was formed. Canada joined the same day. This event was some progress in Canadian history. This would be a committee by different countries to promote peace. For the time it worked but it would end before World War two. Rating, +1. This was a political and social change.
  • 1921

    1921

    Sir Frederick G Banting, Charles H Best, and JJR Macleod discovered insulin for use of treatment of diabetes. This event was progress for Canada. This was a ground-breaking treatment for people with diabetes. Before insulin. People with type 1 diabetes would die after a year or two. Rating +2. This is a Medical change.
  • January 11, 1922

    January 11, 1922

    The first successful use of insulin for the treatment of diabetes. This would-be progress for Canada. This use and discovery of insulin would save many lives. Rating, +2 This is a medical change.
  • 1 July 1923

    1 July 1923

    The Canadian government bans all Chinese immigrants into Canada. This event was decline socially for Canada. This shows that there was discrimination against people of different backgrounds and skin colour. Rating, -2. This was a political and social change.
  • October 18, 1929

    October 18, 1929

    The Famous Five win the Persons Case in the Privy Council. This event was progress for Canada. Now women could serve in government and they were now more part of society. They were classified as a person now. Rating, +2. This is a political and social change.