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Komagata maru (time of decline -2)
The Komagata Maru incident involved the Japanese steamship Komagata Maru, on which a group of people from British India attempted to immigrate to Canada in 1914, but most were denied entry and forced to return to Calcutta, India. -
World War I (time of decline -2)
World War I, also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. -
Election (time of decline -2)
People were getting forced to join the war, if they do not have a reason to fight, it is their right to choose if he/she wants to serve or not. Forcing someone is not giving them the freedom they came to Canada to have. -
Enemy Countries ( time of decline -2)
A member from the political government in Alberta sent out an “act” which interrogated that votes would be taken away from anyone who was born in “enemy countries” such as Ukrainians, Germans, Austrians, Hungarians and Croatian people -
womens rights to vote (time of progess +2)
Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote in elections. Beginning in the mid-19th century, aside from the work being done by women for broad-based economic and political equality and for social reforms, women sought to change voting laws to allow them to vote -
Sikh Families ( time of progress +2)
During 1919 the Prime Minister had amended the immigration act to allow all Indian immigrants to allow their Wives and children who were under 18 to Canada.The six families immigrated to Canada for better life Opportunities -
Residential schools (time of decline -2)
In Canada, the Indian residential school system was a network of boarding schools for Indigenous peoples used as a tool of genocide to isolate indigenous people from their communities and strip them of their culture. -
Modern Technology (time of progess +2)
The 1920s was a decade of new inventions. This was the time directly after World War I, and when soldiers were eager to return to a more prosperous life. To help them enjoy their new lives new technologies such as the radio, silent movies and Henry Ford's automobile industry were invented. -
Housewives (time of progress +1)
Being a housewife meant staying at home and doing most of the household chores. The reason why many women were housewives was the fact that being immigrated to Canada was a dream to many, but poverty was a huge issue. -
The Chinese Immigration Act
The Chinese Immigration Act of 1923, often referred to as the Chinese Exclusion Act, effectively closed off Chinese immigration to Canada . Although immigration from most countries was controlled or restricted in some way, only the Chinese were so completely prohibited from immigrating.
