Canadian History - By Rama Al-Noori

Immigration

The small Down of Dulbo in Canada welcomed 100 refugees in it, and made them feel like they are apart of the people.

Technology

The beginning of the internet was invented during 1969.

Refugees

it was mentioned that in the years ahead, the refugees would become now citizen's of Canada, and would be apart of the nation and define it.

Rights

The bill of rights gives the rights to equality and protection from the law which was set in the 1960’s.

Dances

People celebrated that ww1 was over with dances such as Charleston and the Black Bottom

Flappers

Women called ‘flappers’ excessively talked about their need for independence

Flappers

Flappers pushed against the misogynistic norms in their communities and stereotypes placed on them such as women are made for cooking and taking care of kids

Entertainment

Learnt about entertainment in 1920s (movies, dances, music)

Fashion, Sports

Learnt about fashion and sports in the 1920s

Hope in Post-War Period

The post-war period gave people hope for a new life, however the dirty 30s (or great depression) was slowly approaching…

Spanish Flu

Spanish flu began after ww1 ended, became a pandemic (history repeated itself)

Inflation

Economy was inflated after the soldiers returned home to Canada

Inflation

Workers unionized against the inflation

Immigrants

Immigrants suffered from backlash and racism for working less than minimum wage (because others lost their jobs and immigrants took them for less money)

Winnipeg Strike

There was a Winnipeg strike, (ended with all workers back to their jobs and was a failure)

Women's rights

Women's rights were taken more seriously since they were in control of keeping the economy running when the men were at war

Canada's Independance

Canada got their own seat in the league of nations

Battles

Learnt about bttles during ww1 and Canada's involvement in them (ypres, somme, Passchendaele).

Weapons

Learnt about what weapons each of these battles used and new technology that was invented. (Germany used a poisonous gas to win the Ypres battle)

Causes of WW1

Causes of WW1 (indirect causes- imperialism, nationalism, alliances, militarism) direct cause- Archduke Franz and his wife were shot to death.

Roles of Women

Since women had to work and take care of everything in Canada when the men left for the World War, their role became much more important and valued at this time.

Homelessness

The 1930s were known as 'the Great Depression'. Homelessness became so common that around 30% of all Canadians became homeless. The government set up relief camps to aid the homeless, however their help was very limited and below expectations

Why?

Homelessness was so common due to inflation. The stock market had a huge crash and millions of investors closed down their companies, which gave less people the opportunities to get a job or to be able to support their families,

Women's Roles

Despite the fact that many women worked harder jobs than men during the 1930's while having the responsibility to take care of their homes, they where paid significantly less than men. Even though women's rights and roles had a higher status over the years, they still had less opportunities, and men were deemed more superior.

Employement

Job opportunities were very limited during the Great Depression, which made it hard for families to sustain their homes. Since people had many kids at that time, families were big and the food was limited. The government did not interfere with aiding Canadians at the time as much as they do today, so people struggled to live and some got evicted.

Movements

We researched movements that took place in Canada (i.e. BLM, LGBTQ+, Indigenous, feminism, and environment).

Unempowered Groups

Learnt how each group was unempowered and marganalized, and what movements Canadians did to fix the issue

Africville

Africville (a city in Nova Scotia, Canada) was a refuge for freed black people from slavery which was in inhumane conditions. Despite the fact that the black people requested support from the government (running water, electricity, sewer systems, etc.), they got no support. Black citizens ended up being evicted from Africville.

BLM

The BLM movement was at its peak after George Floyd got killed unjustly (2020).

Racism

Who suffered from racism during ww2:(Japanese, black people, Indigenous, Jewish).

Hiroshima

Hiroshima got bombed with nuclear weapons, there is still evidence of damages till today.

SS St Louis

When Hitler began his quest of killing all the Jews in Germany, over 200 of them fled on a cruise ship called the SS St Louis. Multiple countries turned them away (including the US and Canada) and they had no choice but to return to Germany. They ended up getting killed by Nazis.

Battles of WW2

Many battles took place during WW2, the ones I have learnt about during this semester were the Battle of Britain, Normandy, Atlantic, etc.)

Manhattan project

The Manhattan project was a project that took place to be able to make nuclear weapons. It was being researched during WW2.

Hitler

Even though Hitler made Germany one of the most powerful countries in the world, Germany eventually had its downfall when Hitler decided to send his army to fight against Russia. The Russians where strong and ready to fight, while the German army was tired and divided. They eventually got defeated and Hitler ordered his soldiers to kill him.