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The treatment of women (-1)
Women had to enter the workforce to provide for their families. Despite this being a little bit of progress, lots of decline were made as many women worked for long hours only to be underpaid (lowest being $6 or less) and died from the bad condtions. -
Canada's Air Forces (+2)
Air pilots made a lot of progress by helping Canada’s air forces in WW1, by flying across German ships while aerial attacking them. Billy Bishop, a Canadian pilot, helped advance Canada’s reputation as a reputable air force by accomplishing many feats like flying across enemy lines and attacking a German aerodrome and shooting down three German planes. -
Treatment of First Nations Soldiers (+1)
First Nations soldiers got a bit of progress, as they were allowed to fight in the war. Despite the little progress, Canadians continued to show racism towards them even after their efforts in fighting the war. The First Nations people still felt a lot of discrimination from Canadian soldiers (quoted by Francis Pegahmagabow), which is why I would say they made a bit less progress. -
Experiences of French-Canadian soldiers (-2)
The opinions between Britain and France caused this decline, as the French people believed that, Canadians would be getting dragged into it. Leo Le Boutillier quoted that he went through 4 days of hell and talked about the amount of casualties they had compared to the army in France, and Louis Tremblay quoted that they no longer see Canada as a beautiful land and wanted to prove that French blood can flow through Canada’s veins, and assured that they will defend them and will hold on. -
Borden's Letter (-1)
Borden's letter caused a lot of decline with the Nova Scotia citizens. He had to enlist 3500 men to help him in the war against the Germans (orders from the king and prime ministers). Because of this, this influenced many people to decide to enlist. -
The mistreatment of "enemy aliens" in Canada -(2)
Many Canadians showed a lot of discrimination towards "enemy aliens" who were Canadians that were born in different countries. These Canadians were put into internment facilities for no reason and were forced to work in jobs with horrible conditions that are far away from their families. Some Canadian officers were allowed to deport these Canadians and were allowed to abuse their positions by beating immigrants up in the internment facilities. This was a decline in Canada. -
The damage from the war (-2)
Many Canadians were wounded mentally and physically during this time because of both the psychological trauma and the physical injuries the war had on their bodies and emotions. Because of having to fight, soldiers had to face extreme conditions and attacks, resulting in many deaths and serious injuries. Many soldiers came back from the war traumatized and their lives were changed, as the fights took many lives away because of the people's sacrifice. -
Canada's economy crisis (-2)
Many Canadians went in so much debt during the war. Because of the declaration of WW1, the war was pricey. Canadians had to pay taxes for a lot of basic items, such as coffee and tobacco, to help support the war expenses. The tax laws were so strict that if anyone didn't pay taxes, they would be given a penalty or would have to pay a huge fine given by the government. The government needed to rely on the citizens on everything they needed to cover for the war expenses. -
Experiences of Black-Canadian Soldiers (+1)
Black Canadians made a lot of progress, as they were a big part of the victory at Vimy Ridge. Despite the reluctance from other soldiers, they played a role in defending Canada from the enemies. Jeremiah Jones, a Black Canadian, was a major contribution to the victory, as there is even a cartoon of him sitting on the Vimy Ridge while playing a harmonica to celebrate his victory. -
Nurses in WW1 (-2)
With women nurses, they could not have a say in the war or have another position (which was a decline). This led to many of the women (who were feminists) to have different opinions on war compared to the men. Nellie McClung said that many Canadian women joined Britain’s red cross and volunteered to prove their worth as Canadian citizens, but many of the women were feminists and did not agree with the idea of a world war because it was a waste of human life, and it went against human morals.