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The great depression
The great depression was a horrible time of decline in this time. It all started when businesses went bankrupt and when this happened, all the factories shut down, workers lost their jobs and people became homeless and the majority of the population was homeless. Everyone was forced to leave their families and lost everything, which caused everyone to be extremely desperate for food, for money, for a place to live, and for a place to work which was very hard to find during this time. -
The Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was an example of decline because people lost many things during this time. not only was the Great Depression happening at this time, but there was a terrible drought going through all farmland, then a huge dust storm blew across which was a terrible thing at the time because all the farmers lost all of their top soil. this meant they couldn't grow food and sell it, so all the farmers were forced to leave their farms to go find jobs and a place to work so they could afford a home. -
The Holocaust
the holocaust was a huge example of decline in this time. this all started when Hitler gained power and decided to treat the Jewish people horribly. Hitler started by taking away basic rights from Jewish people, then the Jewish people got their jobs taken over, then they were banned from most places, then put in concentration camps which were really just places they went to die. Millions of people died in this time which was why it was a terrible time for Jews and was a time of societal decline. -
The Regina Riot
The Regina Riot was a time of decline because of the amount of people that died and the amount of angry people. it all started when men got put into relief camps but they eventually got sick of the conditions. all of these men decided to get onto a train to go to Ottawa but they met in Regina's Square market and as that happened, more and more men joined, the government didn't like the idea of this so they came out with wooden bats to stop them but they fought back and it let to a riot. -
On to Ottawa Trek
This was an example of decline during this time because it caused many people to become mad men and protest for better living conditions. it started on June 3rd 1935, when men in relief camps got fed up with their living conditions, so around 1000 men hopped on a train to go to Ottawa so they could speak to the Prime Minister, Richard B. Bennett and protest. as their journey went on these men became famous, many people met them at locations to give them food, and many unemployed men joined them. -
The Battle of Hong Kong
This event was an example of decline. It started in November 41, when Britain sent the Royal Rifles of Canada and the Winnipeg Grenadiers, along with British and Indian troops, to help defend the city of Hong Kong, a British Colony. on December 8th, the Japanese invaded Hong Kong which forced the Canadian and British troops to surrender. Canada lost 290 soldiers in the battle, 10000 allied troops were taken prisoner, including 1685 Canadians. Of these prisoners, 260 died in Japanese Captivity. -
The Dieppe Raid
The Dieppe Raid was an example of decline in this time because of the amount of people that died. On August 1942, 5000 Canadian troops attacked the Germans at Dieppe, on the french coast. over 900 Canadians were killed and 1946 taken prisoner. there is still much debate about this attack because some argue that the lessons learned helped save lives later in the war, but others argue that it was a poorly planned attack that caused a great loss and of life and it had very little benefit. -
Juno Beach (D-Day)
This was an example of decline because of the amount of people that died and the feud that happened between Canada and Germany. Separated, outnumbered, and only lightly armed, the Canadian troops captured a German headquarters, destroyed a key bridge and seized an important crossroads. while this was happening, the Canadian air force was also dropping thousands of bombs on German coastal defences. In total, out of everyone who fought in this battle, 550,000 people got injured or died.
