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The Enemy Aliens and the Homefront
The government passed the War Measures Act, which limited the freedoms of civilians. This led to Canadians of a German and Austro-Hungarian background to become targeted and arrested easily. Many were sent to internment camps as well. -
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Timeline of Events, People, and Developments During 1914-1929 in Canada
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The Start of WW1
Canada was automatically at war when Britain declared war on Germany because Canada was a British Dominion at the time. -
The Women and the Homefront
Women were encouraged to enter the workforce temporarily to both free up men for military duty and replace men in the workforce. -
The Economy and the Homefront
The Government raised and added taxes to many things because Canada was in debt from all the money it had already spent on the war. -
Conscription and the Homefront
The Government enacted the Military Service Act (conscription), making men between 20-45 years old mandatory to join the war because Canada had made a promise to Britain to volunteer 250,000-500,000 soldiers. -
The Spanish Influenza Pandemic
This illness killed 50,000 Canadians and many of the returning soldiers. -
The Consequences for the Role of Government
The Government enacted a prohibition, which banned the production and sale of liquor. -
The End of WW1
WW1 finally concluded with an armistice signed between Germany and the Allied forces. -
The Consequences for Workers
The cost of living had increased, but the workers wages had stayed the same. -
The Farmers
The wheat market collapsed.