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Progress and Decline for Canada (1914-1919)
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Mae Belle Sampson
(progress) Mae Belle Sampson was a part of the Canadian Army Medical Corps and was selected first draft for them. Mae spent two years in France at a stationary hospital. Also, she spent time as a stretcher-bearer at casualty clearing station in Flanders. "Mae Belle Sampson." Geni_family_tree. March 09, 2017. Accessed July 21, 2020. https://www.geni.com/people/Mae-Sampson/6000000054940632866#:~:text=24, 1914 as a member,casualty clearing station in Flanders. -
Enemy Aliens
(Decline) The term “enemy alien” referred to the citizens of states at war with Canada who resided in Canada during the war. Canada interned 8,579 enemy aliens in 24 receiving stations, and internment camps from 1914-1920. Canada and the First World War. Accessed July 21, 2020. https://www.warmuseum.ca/firstworldwar/history/life-at-home-during-the-war/enemy-aliens/the-internment-of-ukrainian-canadians/#:~:text=“Enemy Aliens” and Internment Operations,internment camps from 1914-1920. -
Francis Pegahmaga-bow and first nation soldiers
(Progress) Francis Pegahmagabow was an Ojibwa from the Parry Island Band in Ontario. He was one of the original members out of the 4000 aboriginals of the 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion and fought at the 2nd battle of Ypres in April 1915. "Francis Pegahmagabow." The Canadian Encyclopedia. Accessed July 21, 2020. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/francis-pegahmagabow. -
Warfare Advancement
(Decline) The most significant technological advance during World War I was the improvement of the machine gun, a weapon originally developed by an American, Hiram Maxim. Torrey McLeanReprinted with Permission from tar Heel Junior Historian. "WWI: Technology and the Weapons of War." NCpedia. Accessed July 21, 2020. https://www.ncpedia.org/wwi-technology-and-weapons-war#:~:text=Perhaps the most significant technological,ready to use in 1914. -
Leo Le Boutillier, Thomas-Louis and The French-Canadian army.
(Decline) French Canadian soldiers were not taken serious in the military because they had a hard time reading the English manuals. They didn't let anyone take advantage of them. After the 22nd Battalion, most French-Canadian men were able to move up in the ranks.
"Dispatches." French Canada and Recruitment during the First World War | Dispatches | Learn | Canadian War Museum. Accessed July 21, 2020. https://www.warmuseum.ca/learn/dispatches/french-canada-and-recruitment-during-the-fir -
First Nation Children
(Decline) During the First World War, thousands of Aboriginal people voluntarily enlisted in the Canadian military. While the exact enlistment number is unknown, it is estimated that well over 4,000 Aboriginal people served in the Canadian forces during the conflict. "Aboriginal Contributions during the First World War." government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. October 24, 2014. Accessed July 21, 2020. https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1414152378639/1414152548341 -
Jeremiah Jones
(progress) Jeremiah "Jerry" Alvin Jones was a Black Canadian fighter who served in World War I. He was suggested for a Distinguished Conduct Medal however there is no record of him having gotten it. Jeremiah Jones was racially profiled for being a black Canadians soldier. “Jeremiah Jones.” n.d. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Accessed July 21, 2020. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/jeremiah-jones. -
Conscription Act
(Decline) The Military Service Act of 1917 was a controversial law allowing the conscription of Canadian men for service in the final years of the First World War. The Military Service Act was a disputable law that the public had very biased statements about. "Military Service Act." The Canadian Encyclopedia. Accessed July 21, 2020. https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/military-service-act#:~:text=The Military Service Act,of the First World War. -
The Halifax Explosion
(decline) when two ships collided in the city's harbor, one of them a munitions ship loaded with explosives bound for the battlefields of the First World War. What followed was one of the largest human-made explosions prior to the detonation of the first atomic bombs in 1945. Nearly 2000 people died on that day, as well as 9,000 were blinded.“Halifax Explosion.” n.d. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Accessed July 21, 2020. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/halifax-explosion. -
Insulin's Discovery
(Progress) For many years scientists believed that some kind of internal secretion of the pancreas was the key to preventing diabetes and controlling normal metabolism. No one could find it, until in the summer of 1921 a team at the University of Toronto began trying a new experimental approach suggested by Dr. Frederick Banting. Because of Fredrick Banting’s discovery, it benefited many lives that suffered with diabetes.
