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Billy Bishop (+2)
Economical change. Billy Bishop created the Air Force. He was known for his exploits in planes. He achieved attacking Germany by shooting down three of their planes. This changed Canada because he created the ability to fly planes. -
French Canadian 22nd Battalion (-2)
Political change. The French-Canadian joined forces with Britain. Many lives were lost in the great battle of Somme. The historical significance for Canada was that it unified the French and the English. -
Francis Pegahmagabow known as Peggy (+2)
Social change. Peggy was an Ojibwa in one of the 4,000 Indigenous people in the war. that showed progress by becoming the most effective and deadly marksman and surviving. He was awarded
three metals. This change Canada to realize the worth of Indigenous people and make them more tolerant. -
Income Tax (0)
Economic change. Canada needed help with money after the war. They began to add taxes to even the simplest of things like tea or coffee. Canada then began to add taxes to business's. Eligible people who did not pay the taxes were fined a maximum of $10,000. This changed Canada because taxes started to grow. -
Jeremiah Jones (+2)
Social change. Jeremiah Jones showed progress towards black men in a white army. He was very heroic for saving his unit from a machine gun which is knows as Canada’s greatest success in WWI. This changed Canada because it changed the way white men viewed black men. -
Women Operators (+2)
Economic change. Out of 300,000 workers at the factory only 1 of 8 were women. Women that worked as office clerks or domestic servants worked for better paying jobs in the factory. A lot of black women worked as domestic servants. Many women began to work for themselves instead of staying at home. This changed Canada because more women were able to work -
Hamilton General Hospital School of Nursing (-2)
Social change. In the end all the nurses died
trying to heal soldiers by getting attacked by a
German submarine that torpedoed into the
hospital killing hundreds of soldiers and
nurses. -
War Artist's (+1)
Social change. Artists were given opportunities to draw about WWI and become well known. Max Aitken created a Canada war art program. Artist's created 1,000 works of art and over 7,900 images. This changed Canada because it helped us have visuals of the past today. -
End of war (+1)
Political change. After the battle in Passchendaele, it resulted to the victory because Germany surrendered. Both sides then agreed to stop fighting for a certain time. Out of half a million soldiers went to war fighting and 60,000 to 70,000 never returned home. This changed Canada because of the rules made after the WWI. -
The Roaring Twenties (+1)
Social, economic and political change. People were depressed because they lost jobs and the economy collapsed. The roaring twenties came out because things started to look up and people started to enjoy life again by going out, listening to music and dancing. This changed Canada because the economy started to grow again.