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Chinese Immigration Act (1)
The Chinese Immigration Act was a ban on almost all Chinese immigrants for 24 years. Before WW2 started it was extremely traumatic for Chinese citizens trying to immigrate to Canada. Families were separated from each other, Chinese Canadian men had difficulties becoming employed, usually working in small businesses. As WW2 began Chinese Canadians found this as an opportunity to prove themselves to the twisted Canadian government by serving in this war. As of 1941 Canada and China were allies + -
Chinese Immigration Act (3)
- they may have never been able to immigrate to Canada again.This was a very meaningful milestone to get Chinese Canadian families immigrated here as real citizens.
Peter S. Li, Chinese in Canada, 2nd ed. (London, UK: Oxford University Press, 1998), p. 68. © Oxford University Press Canada 1998. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.
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Chinese Immigration Act (2) primary source included
- allies against Japan. When the war was finally over, China was appreciated for their war effort and by 1947 the Chinese Immirgation Act was repealed. Families were beginning to reunite and Chinese Canadians could see themselves as real Canadian citizens. Chinese Canadians had a lot of positive change/acceptance in Canada post WW2. Once the Chinese Immigration Act was repealed they were able to regain trust with the Canadian government. Without the war effort Chinese Canadians brought to WW2 +
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Women in the Great Depression (1)
Through the Great Depression women had to take care of and support their families with little to no income. Their husbands were also off trying to get jobs but it was extremely difficult to become employed. Women were shockingly more likely to enter the workforce because of the terribly low wages. Women’s incomes were already lower compared to men but because of the Great Depression they were drastic. These women were working in poor working conditions with low wages. In the 19/20th centuries + -
Women in the Great Depression (2) primary source included
- women were mainly working as nurses, teachers, or maids. To switch into working in the workforce was a major change. Great Depression brought positive change for women. Even though the jobs women worked were paid very low with unsafe and unreliable conditions they were able to gain experience in their work. It helped going forward for them to be able to fight for their rights and prove themselves, and being employed during the Second World War. PS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd1zQKnaql0
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Unemployment Relief Camps (1)
Canada’s unemployment relief camps were created by Prime Minister R.B. Bennett. Since Canada was in the midst of the Great Depression (October 1932), there were thousands of single, homeless, unemployed men in need of jobs, so “relief” camps were this new incentive for men to get a job and no longer be doing nothing everyday. It was claimed that in exchange for a 44 hour work week with a 20 cent daily income, these men would be given housing, meals, and medical care. + -
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- These camps came with a lot of controversy towards the government because of the time spent on the physical labour the men partook in rather than creating a program with new fair wages and proper working conditions. By June 1936, after a year of being on strike for proper living and working conditions the camps were closed down. For years after the unemployment relief camps closed there were still an unbelievably high number of unemployed citizens in Canada. +
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Unemployment Relief Camps (3)
- The camps were a temporary fix for men to be able to work but since those were closed before the Great Depression ended there were still years of no solution. Unfortunately there was not a significant change for the people suffering through the Great Depression. The Second World War was what got the people out of the Great Depression, ending unemployment problems but obviously starting new ones (as wars do). Primary Source: pictured in 2 Barry Broadfoot, Ten lost years, 1929-1939 (pp. 103–105.
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Canadian Work Industry during War (1)
In World War 2 Canadian citizens who stayed home instead of going off to serve had a lot of different employment options. To work in food there was farming, food processing, and also in the manufacturing factories, as communicators, etc. Because of the toll the Great Depression had on the world Canadians were desperate to become employed and get jobs. They would take any opportunities given including travelling out of the country if it meant keeping themself and their families taken care of. + -
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There was definitely a lot more of the continuity through this second war from the first. I think Canadians as a whole took the First World War as a learning opportunity and was able to grow from that. There was growth and a lot more opportunities for jobs in WW2 so people were able to have more stability in their lives. Primary Source: https://youtu.be/kZ1NJylQKIs
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Jewish Canadians (2) primary source included
- to include jews. Canada's anti semetic government was in desperate need of workers post WW2. So, immigration policies lightened up and Jewish people were finally allowed to enter Canada. This brought on a positive change and improvement for Jewish families and Jewish Canadians. Although the circumstances were terrible, Jewish Canadians are strong and constantly finding strategies to better their lives here in Canada.
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Jewish Canadians (1)
Before WW2 Canadian Jews suffered a lot of anti semitism. Because of the Great Depression Canada was already extremely strict on who could come into Canada and the restrictions of immigration were very dreadful. Jews especially were not allowed to come to Canada because of the anti semetic wound in the government and society. Through the holocaust and WW2 Canada did not accept jews into Canada. Canada was in need of workers after the war, in turn finally opening up their immigration policies + -
Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service (1)
During the Second World War, the Canadian military struggled to keep men recruited to serve. It was suggested in April prior to 1942, for women to represent and join the force for non medical/non combat forces. Eventually the air force agreed and established WRCNS soon afterwards. By the end of the war 6 783 women served in the WRCNS, with 11 casualties caused by illnesses or accidents. These women worked on Canadian bases, in Great Britain, in Washington DC, and New York City. + -
WRCNS (2)
- The Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service was a big change from the first World War, the role of Canadian women consisting of living and working on the homefront trying to keep ends met. As well as, working in factories, or sending care packages to soldiers overseas. The WRCNS was a representation of many Canadian women in WW2. It shows the evolution and improvement of women’s rights and roles. Also proving how women are capable of doing more than staying home to care for their families +
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- (although this is difficult in itself, women are more than just caregivers to their children).There was a lasting impact on Canada because of the WRCNS, how women were given the chance to then serve in wars post WW2, they became more involved in the combat roles, and began to get closer to equal rights (minimizing the superiority men think they have over women).
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