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Impacts of WWI on Canadian Society

By: Liam Deliyannides

Debt/ Taxation:

• Canada’s efforts in war lead

to massive debt problems

• This lead to a massive

inflation of taxation

• The lower class were
• utraged

Propaganda Posters

• Led to Propaganda posters

in order to receive donations

• These propaganda went

much better than expected

Debt/ Taxation:

Exports:

• Mass exports of Timber/ Wheat assisted in

Canada’s debt problems

• Canada had 2 export countries, Britain and

USA

• Canada attempted to import very little good, in
• rder to lower debt

Results:

• These three ways of overcoming debt assisted,

but didn’t overcome Canadas debt problems

• This past debt, likely contributes to Canada’s

currents debt

English and French Canadian Relations:

• Rumors suggested the French- Canadians would

turn on the English

• This Resulted in hatred between French and

English Canadians

• Led to many political parties, either supporting

the French, or English

• When WWI ended, the English government

showed their respect for French- Canadians

• The government enrolled French as a course

within schools across the country

Autonomy:

• WWI Reflected Britain’s reliance
• n their Commonwealth

Colonies

• Canada consistently assisted

Britain throughout the war

• The Canadian Military proved

itself in battles such as Ypres, Passchendaele, and Vimy Ridge

• Britain showed their

appreciation for Canada, allowing them to sign the treaty

• f Versailles

Women’s Rights:

Occupations:

• Due to men being sent to war, there was

many job openings for women

• These included factory jobs, mainly involving

military supplies

• When the men returned the women kept

these jobs, leading to a larger variety of jobs

• pen for women
• Before this, teachers, nurses, or maids were

the only acceptable occupations for the women

Women’s Rights:

Voting Rights:

• The push in women’s occupations caused

women to push for voting rights

• Suffragists claimed they would make a

positive political difference

• Suffrages achieved voting rights for women

in Manitoba in 1916

• Voting rights for women spread throughout

Canada in 1919

• Women continued to push for more rights,

prior to WWI

Racism/ Discrimination:

Multi- Cultural Military Enrollment:

• Originally Foreign Canadians weren’t allowed to

fight for Canada

• French, and English- Canadians were the first

allocated to serve

• As less people began to volunteer, more Foreigners

were allowed to volunteer

• Over 4 000 Aboriginals, and around 300 Asian

Americans fought for Canada in WWI

• These soldiers would fight alongside White

Canadian Soldiers

Racism/ Discrimination:

Racism Throughout WWI:

• Germans, and Austria- Hungarians were

not allowed to fight due to their enemy heritage

• Foreign Canadians who served were not

given the same gratification as English and French Canadians

• This led to many protesting the

treatment of Foreigners

• Riots began to outbreak throughout

Canada

Racism/ Discrimination:

War Measurement Act:

• The Government implemented a War

Measurement Act during WWI

• This Act was heavily favored against the

Germans and Austria- Hungarians

• They were forced to carry an ID Card at all

times

• They could be arrested without a fair trial
• They were often held in internment camps
• This was to limit enemy spies throughout

Canada, and to make sure they weren’t living among dangerous citizens

Pandemics:

• Many Soldiers returned from the war

with a severe flu

• This spread throughout Canada Rapidly
• This flu was known as the “Spanish Flu”
• r “La Grippe”.
• This led to 50 000 deaths of Canadians,

and 21 Million deaths worldwide

• Killed more people than the Black

Death

• Masks were mandatory in public
• Schools temporarily closed down

throughout the country

Conscription:

• Conscription is the Random selections of citizens to

fight in the war

• Due to limited citizens volunteering for WWI near

the end of the war

• Military Service Act placed Conscription upon

Canada

• All Canadian Citizens between ages 20- 45 were

forced to fight if selected by the Government

• Controversial throughout Canada
• French- Canadians were outraged, as this forced

some of them to fight for the British

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