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Francis Pegahmagabow (+1)
He was an excellent sniper and scout and was awarded three Military Medals. He was one of 4000 Aboriginals who served in the war. -
Billy Bishop (+1)
He was a member of the air force in WW1. During the time flying was still not perfected as taking off and landing a plane without crashing was an accomplishment. Billy Bishop became famous because of his exploits, such as when he flew across enemy lines and attacked a German aerodrome, where he shot down three German planes. -
The second Battle of Ypres (-1)
6035 Canadians, 33% of them, became casualties of whom more than 2000 died. However Candians managed to persevere despite the gas -
Battle of the Somme (-2)
Of 801 men at the beginning, only 68 were not killed or wounded. Many French-Canadian soldiers died shortly after they were promoted. -
Jeremiah Jones (+2)
He rescued his unit from an enemy machine gun nest during a battle that is now known as Canada’s greatest success and a great source of national pride. -
Borden extending the right to vote to female relatives of soldiers and nurses (0)
For the election, Borden had extended the right to vote to many women because the Conservative government felt that these women “had made the supreme sacrifice”. However many women were not happy with this because the vote was only for certain women. They would believe that all women are equal. The vote was also not extended to women of colour and some provinces still did not allow it such as Quebec -
Prohibition (-1)
In 1918, the federal government enacted prohibition which banned all liquor from being made and/or sold. It was supposed to be seen as a social sacrifice to win the war however many people were unhappy with it and lots of illegal manufacturing and selling was caused. Not only that but it also brought violence and instead of liquor, people were resorting to drugs which was worse. -
Mae Belle Sampson (+2)
She helped treat over 15000 troops in a hospital with only 2000 beds. She was an excellent nurse and proved that women are not just fragile and weak creatures -
Spanish influenza epidemic (-2)
50,000 Canadians died due to it and the country had already suffered 60,000 dead from the war. Soldiers had to come home to this. This orphaned thousands of children and left many families without a primary wage earner. -
1920s (+1)
In the 1920s also known as the “roaring 20s”. Many changes were made after the war had ended. Most people became materialistic and had a large desire to be wealthy. Women changed their look from the original Victorian style to something more free and different.