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#: Trench Warfare WWI +2
The Trench Warfare showed a lot of progress, it played a big role in WWI. Since the soldiers lived in the same trenches after a period of time, they eventually built a whole system of different trenches. So these trenches definitely showed progress because they helped these soldiers move from place to place, and provided them a living place. -
#: Chemical Weapons in WWI -1
Chemical Weapons in WWI showed decline for Canadians because it was used against them. On April 22, 1915 the German army released about 170 metric tons of chlorine gas close to 6,000 cylinders buried in defensive trenches at Ypres, Belgium. This toxic gas that the German army released resulted in an outcome of 6,035 Canadians dead. -
#: No. 2 Construction Battalion +1
It shows some progress because Black Canadians were able to sign up for the army when previously they couldn’t; they had an opportunity to prove their value. -
#: The Battle of Vimy Ridge +2
The Battle of Vimy Ridge definitely showed a lot of progress for Canadians and Canada as a nation. In other words, The Battle of Vimy Ridge is Canada’s most celebrated military victory, even though the bodies of 11,285 Canadians who died in France were never found. -
#: The Battle of Passchendaele +1
The Battle of Passchendaele did not really show a lot of progress. Despite Canada winning this battle and capturing the ridge, 15,654 Canadian soldiers were dead or wounded. The Third Battle of Ypres also known as The Battle of Passchendaele resulted in little significance with 310 000 Allied and 260 000 German casualties. The Battle of Passchendaele did absolutely nothing to help the Allied effort; instead it became a symbol of the unconscious slaughter of WWI. -
#: “Canada’s Hundred Days” +2
From 8th August to 11th November 1918 became known as Canada’s Hundred Days. During these hundred days the Canadians Army with the allied forces pushed the German Army from Amiens, France, east to Mon, Belgium which of course consisted of a series of battles. This was a drive that forced German forces to surrender which resulted in the end of World War I. This event showed a lot of progress to Canadians and Canada as a nation. -
#: Prohibition +1
This did show progress to Canada. Although not all Canadians were happy with the prohibition of alcohol a brisk of illegal alcohol trade started developing. The governments lost the income generated from alcohol taxes. By 1921 the provincial governments began to revoke prohibition laws and replace them with government- controlled liquor sales, so you can say this did show progress because it is controlled and fair now. -
%: One Big Union +1
This did show progress to Canada because workers were underpaid and were working in bad conditions. So they all formed a branch called the One Big Union to fight for their rights. They planned a country-wide general strike on june 1st if the government did not respond to their needs. -
%: The Winnipeg General Strike +1
The Winnipeg General Strike shows some progress. Workers/trade unions were underpaid and working in harsh job conditions. These workers wanted better working conditions and a wage increase, so as a result of that they went on a strike to claim what they deserve. Within days the number of strikers had risen to 30,000. -
$: Urbanization +2
This certainly showed a lot of progress to Canadians and Canada as a nation. Cities expanded, tall buildings were built, Streetcar and road systems linked suburbs to the centre of these expanded cities, Telephone and telegraph communication also connected city dwellers, grocery and clothing stores, housing, education, health care, and so on. -
#: The Person’s Case +2
The person’s case was a constitutional decision that entrenched the right of women to be appointed to the senate. It also meant that women could no longer be denied rights based on a narrow explanation of the law. The Person’s Case definitely showed a lot of progress to Canadians and Canada.