The Great Depression Reflection #2

(Cause and Consequence) Do tough economic times bring forth greater racism? Use specific examples from the Great Depression and compare it to other eras. In Tough Economic Times bring forth greater racism. During the Depression, immigrants were viewed with hostility when they competed for scarce jobs. Many immigrants who were already employed lost their jobs […]

Post WW1 Reflection #4

For my movie pitch, I’m thinking of doing it on the Battle of Ypres. The son(soldier) who was regarded as a dead man, will be back in a few decades so it has a happy ending instead of a sad one. I am also thinking of using newspapers from the Battle of Ypres and letters that […]

Post WW1 Reflection #3

(Significance) 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? Chanak Crisis: In 1922 an incident broke out in the Balkans in a place called Chanak in Turkey. By the terms of the treaty ending the First World […]

Post WW1 Reflection #1

<Evidence/perspective> The first few years after WW1 World War One had lots of effects on Canada. First of all, WW1 made Canada go into debt because of the massive exporting that was done to support Great Britain. Before the war, exports and imports rapidly grew which lead to a recession. With new technology, Canada had […]

WW1 Reflection #5

Theme: love of family Characters: soldier (son) / civilians (parents) Soldier: volunteered for the Battle of Ypres Civilian: worried about her son Setting: Ypres, Belgium plot: A British Canadian soldier didn’t hesitate to take part in the Battle of Ypres. His mom was very proud of it, but on the one hand, she was worried […]