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World War I
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Francis Pegahmagabow (-2)
Francis experienced seeing many of his men died from gas poisoning from the Germans - Unit 2, Activity 2 -
Military Service Act (-1)
Men between the age of 20 - 45 were forced to enlist in the army. This caused fueled anger and resentment among Canadians. - Unit 2, Activity 3 -
Black men were discriminated in war (-2)
“Neither my men nor myself would care to sleep alongside them, or to eat with them, especially in warm weather.” - Unit 2, Activity 2 -
War Artists (+2)
War artists tell women and children the story of the war - Unit 2, Activity 2 -
War Funds (+2)
Canadians were asked to buy Victory Bonds to help the government pay for the war. By the end of the war, $44,545 had been raised.- Unit 2, Activity 3 -
Enemy Aliens (-2)
War Measures Act, German immigrants were called “enemy aliens” were sent to work had labour, and was paid $0.25 per day, but the government took their money and gave half the percentage back when they were done. - Unit 2, Activity 3 -
Katherine MacDonald (-1)
She was killed after an enemy air attack in her service - Unit 2, Activity 2 -
Consequences of Returning Soldiers (-1)
50,000 Canadians died from illnesses, which left thousands of families without a primary wage earner and thousands of orphaned children. - Unit 2, Activity 3 -
Chuck Lee, Chinese Head Tax Payer (-1)
Graduated from Technical College to be the first Chinese engineer, but was prevented due to racial prejudice. - Unit 2, Activity 6 -
Housewives (+2)
The 1920's introduced new electronic appliances which helped for sewing, which helped the housewives having no back pain. - Unit 2, Activity 6
