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Propaganda and Recruitment Posters
(+1) In order to enlist more soldiers and gain funding for the war effort, there were many posters made, they were used to encourage people to help out with the war effort. Canadian Military grows through volunteers signing up to participate in the war. -
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Returning Soldiers
(-2) Throughout the war, many soldiers would not be able to continue with the fighting, this was due to death, injuries or sickness and as such those soldiers would have to return home as they were unable to continue fighting. The soldiers who would return home would face many difficulties such as finding jobs, Spanish Flu and discrimination if the soldier was of a minority. Some of the veterans went on to become angry that immigrants had "taken" "their" jobs and would attack them out of anger. -
Prime Minister's Reaction to War
(+1) Sir Robert Borden the Prime Minister of Canada declares his intentions regarding the first World War. He goes on to say that he believes it to be the duty of all Canadians to help the British in their time of need. He goes on to say that it is for the preservation of Canadian Honor. By demonstrating our honor we are seen as an honorable country and one that should be respected for demonstrating such honor. -
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Canadian Identity
(+1) Both during and after the war, Prime Minister Borden made a push for Canada to be made independent of Great Britain. He did this because of the numerous sacrifices in which Canadian soldiers had made to help Britain in the war. The next Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie also pushed for Canadian Independence from Canada. This allowed Canada to gain quite a lot of independence from Britain -
Conscription and the Home Front
(0) With news of the many deaths overseas, not many people were as eager to join in the war effort as soldiers, since the Prime Minister had promised another 250,000 to 500,000 soldiers to Britain, he enacted the Military Service Act which made it compulsory for men between 20 and 45 years of age to enlist as soldiers. This would strengthen the Canadian portion of the soldiers but also cause more division among the English & French Canadians. Stronger Military but resulted in dividing Canadians. -
Jeremiah Jones and other Black Canadian Soldiers
(+0.5) Black Soldiers were mainly restricted to Construction roles, however some were able to enlist in battalions. Jeremiah Jones one of those such soldiers would go on to achieve much recognition for himself and other Black Soldiers. He saved his unit from an enemy machine gun nest at Vimy Ridge, one of Canada's greatest victories in WW1. But he had proven the worth of Himself and his fellow Black soldiers. Though he demonstrated such bravery, conditions did not change much for Black Soldiers -
Prohibition laws
(-2) Starting in 1901 with PEI, Liquor both making and selling it, was being prohibited by the government. This caused a lot of want for the product to be had and as such many "bootleggers" went on to take advantage of this. Many of them would smuggle the drinks from across the US border into Canada becoming very rich. The problem was that the people began to turn to illegal sources to "quench" their desires. By banning the product, many people turned to illegal means, causing crime to rise. -
Nurses Overseas
(+2) Women were unable to enlist in the military for fighting roles as such, their roles were quite limited. However around 1000 women signed up to become nurses. They worked in very stressful and dangerous environments and shared the same dangers as the soldiers in the Battlefields. Unfortunately many of the nurses passed away in enemy attacks, however the news of the nurses working hard overseas began to Change the view of women in society and inspire women. This gave women more opportunities. -
The roaring 1920's - Bad aspects
(-2) During the 1920's there was still a lot of segregation amongst different racial groups. First Nations people were cast away on reserve land and their children had to experience the horrors of Residential Schools. Black Canadians were given separate second handed services and black children were sent to different schools than that of white children. At the time, Asians were heavily discriminated against by the Government at the time & any asian person entering would have to pay a heavy tax. -
The roaring 1920's - Good aspects
(+1) The 1920's were a very prosperous time for some, especially white Canadians due to the segregation and discrimination in Canada at that time. However with the advances in production of vehicles, it meant that Canadians could travel with ease. The Group of 7 also emerged at this time which gave Canadians a new type of art to experience. Also with the war having ended, the world was mostly in a state of peace.
