Reflection #1: Causes of the Great Depression

Could the causes of the Great Depression happen today? Are we in any of those situations that were happening in the Roaring 20s?

The Great Depression is a major historical event that changed the lives of many people. The great depression was caused by the stock market crash in the latter half of the 1920s. In 1929, the New York Stock Exchange collapsed. Since Canada had a close relationship with the United States, they suffered a lot financially

I think with Covid-19 that it might happen again, stores forced to close down, no one goes out, and a great number of people have been laid off but it won’t be as bad as the great depression and thanks to our government our economy stayed afloat

 

Reflection #4: Movie Pitch

This story started in the US in front of the White House gates in February 1917. It started by women fighting for the right to vote and one of the women stated, “Mr. President how long must women wait for Liberty?” Female protesters started in February, which they got a lot of support but it caused a lot of them to be arrested and jailed. By the end of the year President Woodrow Wilson listened to them and women had the right to vote in 16 states by 1917. These protests and their aftermath are the most recognizable events of the suffrage movement.  WWI had a big impact on the suffrage movement

Reflection #3: Interwar Autonomy

Summarize what happened with Canada and the Chanak Crisis, Halibut Treaty, King-Byng Crisis, and the Statute of Westminster? Explain how much autonomy was gained by each?

During the four events, Canada was starting to gain independence from Britain and started to be more independent. The Chanak Crisis marked the first time that Canada didn’t automatically support Britain in a war. In 1922, when Britain asked for Canada’s support when they were being threatened by nationalist Turks, Canada didn’t automatically say yes. Instead, they had meetings in Parliament about it and in the end, when they agreed to help the war was kind of already over, A bit of autonomy was gained during the event because Canada didn’t go running to Britain when they needed help. The Halibut Treaty marked the first time that Canada negotiated and signed a treaty independently and without Britain. The treaty was negotiated between Canada and the United States to protect the halibut along the coast of Alaska and British Columbia. When Britain tried pressuring the King into letting their representative sign the treaty, the King insisted that it was a matter between Canada and the U.S, He threatened to set up an independent Canadian representative in Washington, and Britain backed down. This was the first treaty negotiated and signed independently by the Canadian government. In 1926, Mackenzie King publicly challenged Britain over the role of the governor-general. Since the King-Byng crisis, no Governor-General has acted against the wishes of an elected prime minister. This event made Canada gain a good amount of autonomy because they were independent.

Reflection #2: The Roaring 20s

What parallels exist between the prohibition of alcohol and the prohibition of marijuana?

marijuana: In 1923, when cannabis was outlawed in Canada, few people in this country had ever seen or heard of marijuana, Until the 1960s, marijuana use was rarely encountered in the mainstream population. But then its popularity and use began to increase among educated, white youth of higher means and social status.

 

alcohol: by 1917, prohibition had arrived or was on its way in every province but Quebec, where one could buy wine or light beers, but not hard alcohol, The temperance movement gained extra force in Canada because of the parallel rise of the evangelical denominations, the support of working class organizations, the role of maternal feminists, and fears associated with immigrants from non-traditional sources

Reflection #1: Post WWI Canada

How would you describe the first few years after WWI? Who was happy, who wasn’t, and why?

WW1 had a very big impact on the families. As most soldiers had gone to fight in the war, women had to replace men in the workforce. … families were happy they were reunited, Many of the men who came back from the War were suffering from serious injuries, which made them unable to work also some Canadian workers were not happy because their stores were closing, and the ones with jobs were not happy due to the fact that their wages were so low that they could not afford basic necessities. A lot of people were going on strikes because of all the Industries were shutting down after the war and the workers demanding to get higher pay

 

source:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aftermath_of_World_War_I

 

 

WWI Reflection #4

How would you best describe the Treaty of Versailles?

peace document signed at the end 9of World War I by the Allied and associated powers and by Germany in the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles, France, on June 28, 1919; one of its goals was to punish Germany, also France got the most out of it

the list of terms

  1. the surrender of all German colonies
  2. the return of Alsace-Lorraine to France
  3. Cession of Eupen-Malmedy to Belgium, Memel to Lithuania, the Hultschin district to Czechoslovakia.
  4. Poznania, parts of East Prussia and Upper Silesia to Poland.
  5. Danzig to become a free city;

WWI Reflection #3

What was it like to fight on land, sea and in the air?

Air: There was no shortage of volunteers for the air war, which initially appeared a glamourous way to fight. but the planes were new so there were a lot of technical issues ” I had been flying every night just the same but eventually came back one night and as I got out of my machine I felt that something was radically wrong with me.” Baird, Gavin Gibson Letter: 1929 December 13th

 

Land: they are in the front line, close to the enemy always in danger or in the fire line “At. 1 p.m. we were having a regular scrap, the German shells making craters all around us. At 1.05 Jackson is shell shocked, and goes off for a rest; the rest of us keep plugging along, very busy dodging shells. At 1.30 I am hit with a piece of a 128 lb.”Morris, Harry Letter: 1917 April 5th

 

Sea: Life at sea could be infuriatingly difficult. Many merchant marines lost their lives trying to transport goods across the Atlantic.

in the sea, from what Fred says they were comfortable and they had a good food source ” I can eat as much as when I was in Toronto and probably a little bit more” Nickle, Fred Letter: 1918 May 12th

Today I see the beginnings of the fifth year as I am many miles at sea, celebrating it or rather, remembering it, by doing a little duty trip. Out for all day. Left in the wee small hours of the morning and will not likely get back until very late.

WWI Reflection #2

 

  1. Find evidence that reveals how happy soldiers were being in the war.

We are all in good health and happy as larks could not be better, & are looking forward to our return back to Canada.” from Robus, Walter Thomas Letter: 1915 May 7th 

I believe that they are happy because their families and friends at their hometown are safe

2. What evidence do soldiers provide that reveals why they are fighting or what they are fighting for?

I tell you, Mother, it was great. If the Canadian people could only have seen their boys for a few hours there, going for the Fritzes like good fellows.” Cobourg World Letter: 1917 May 11th.

they were fighting to stop Germany, as William john said    “poor things going along the road crying with 4,5,6 , children & all with a bundles that was all they could take from their homes as the Germans had all ready started firing on the town”

3. What seems to be the morale of the soldiers during the different battles?

the longer the war goes on the less and less their morale becomes. they start using (if, or whether)

  1. How would you summarize Canada’s role over these major battles? (continuity or change?).  Canadas role during the war started out just to support Britain but after battles it changed and defined what Canada is all about. it made Canadians be prouder of their country,