Changes In Canada In The 19th Century

The Battle of Somme had a significant impact on Canadian nationalism by uniting people under a shared identity. This battle brought Canadians together against a common cause despite the intensity of the war and the heavy death toll. The majority of the deaths were young men from Newfoundland. The Battle of the Somme was a significant event in the First World War. The bravery and accomplishments of Canadian soldiers there helped establish their growing reputation as skilled defensemen who could face opposition in the face of heavy fire. Before WW1, Canada was merely a Federation that did not have the soul and unity of a nation. Residents did not identify themselves as “Canadians” until this momentous occasion in the war that helped cement the

The 1920s “roared” for technology in Canada. New technological development was happening very fast in Canada. The first piece of evidence for this can be found in the radio. The 1920s in Canada saw the first commercial radio station in the world set up in Montreal. Over the rest of the decade, Canadians saw radio stations set up across the country, as well as new forms of media entertainment, and cheaper and easier versions of the radio. This made the radio very popular with Canadians, and allowed them to have easier access to information and entertainment. In addition, few Canadians had telephones in 1920, but by 1929 three out of four families had one which shows how it improved communication and made it easier to connect with other people.

A newspaper in Washington said “we are not prepared for war” (doc D), stating that we are outnumbered, that the American people dreaded the thought of invading Canada, that if we declared war America would ultimately fail. Our foreign policy was another issue on the table, as people wondered whether to try and ally with France and Canada or to go ahead and proclaim war on them, too, in hopes of conquering the British Canada. A congressman says that war is unnecessary, that “A war of invasion may invite a retort of invasion”. If we take Canada as our own territory and expand north, the British could easily gather their grounds, invade Canada and take it back just as easily - and that was if the Americans could beat the British for Canada in the first

When it comes to Canadian History, perhaps the most controversial and widely disputable topic of debate would have to be one of Canada’s greatest wars: The War of 1812. A wide array of views are held on many aspects of the war ranging from who won to what ramifications the war would ultimately sire. In yet another discussion on the ever so controversial War of 1812, a new question was posed and deliberated by five historians: whose war, was it? Like any other question posed about this war a multitude of ideas would ultimately arise in each of their differing viewpoints. In their roundhouse discussion, the historians would ultimately serve to paint the War of 1812 as a war that transcends much further than the nationalistic view. A view that, though an important part of Canadian history, has been exaggerated to the point of choking out the many voices who fought and continue to fight for inclusion in the narrative. In their remembrance of the War of 1812, society unwittingly failed history in their lackluster commemorations which exclude important narratives and voices and stand tainted by the misuse of history to serve the nationalistic agenda.

Up until the Battle of Vimy Ridge, Canadians were loyal citizens of the British Empire. We had a lack of experience with wars and basically no equipment compared to others. Terrible losses like the Battle of Second Ypres and Battle of the Somme caused Canadians to doubt British leadership. At the Battle of Vimy Ridge, Canadians became more confident in themselves. Canadian nationalism was founded in the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

 The world has experienced many changes in past generations, to the present. One of the very most important changes in life had to be the changes of children. Historians have worked a great deal on children’s lives in the past. “While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.”- Author Unknown

The most important aspect of this proposal deals with the aftermath of the Canadian insurrections. This will be of extreme to significance to the reader as the aftermath of the rebellion would change the destiny of Canada. After learning of the uprisings in the Canadian colonies the British parliament sent a commission to study the causes. Lord Durham was named governor on May of 1839 and was in placed in charge of establishing an inquiry into the rebellions. From this inquiry came a list of recommendations submitted to the parliament in London (Outlett, 275). Two recommendations in this report became extremely significant to Canadian history.

Hence the word citizen, these military forces were composed of people living throughout the colonies. In 1774, as war became closer and closer, some militias even began forming companies known as minutemen, which were groups who boasted they would be ready to fight on a minutes notice. If it weren’t for these minutemen, then the British would have never of learned at Bunker Hill that “defeating the Americans on the battlefield would not be so quick or easy”, or they would have never been able to have killed 1,000 redcoat soldiers. Also, if it weren’t for the colonists actions in these Patriot forces, then they would never have been able to win the Battles of Saratoga, Kings Mountain, Yorktown, and many others that they took part of, as the win was a group effort of the entire army. People like George Washington could not win these battles by himself, he had to have the help of others, and they happened to be ordinary colonists. If the colonists really were passive and did not participate in the physical fighting for independence, then the Revolution would not of happened simply due to the fact that these colonists formed the American armies. If they didn’t exist, then America would not have anyone to fight for them. Therefore, Britain would not have any trouble taking control

The act of applying conscription during the First and Second World Wars have nearly torn Canada apart. The conscription crisis of 1917 was a treacherous event that occurred during the First World War. During this time the relations between Quebec and the rest of Canada were in an all time low in our Canadian history. The Québécois thought conscription was merely unnecessary no matter what circumstance; while all other Canadians did essentially want conscription occur. The contrast was inevitably high on the issue of conscription between the Québécois and the rest of Canada thus creating a solution when conscription was indeed needed was impossible. However while William Lyon Mackenzie King was the Prime Minister during the Second World

In the period of time before the United States became the young country it is today, in order to secure and protect established borders, the colonists were in need of the assistance of the standing army of King George, the British Red Coats. As soon as the colonists decided to revolt excessive taxation and other mandates being imposed on towns and states,

Thesis: Americans wanted to take over Canada with their army and navy and successfully defended

Canada faced dramatic changes through the decades of the 1960’s and 1970’s, but in particular the province of Quebec. In 1959, Quebec Premier Maurice Duplessis died, this marked the beginning of the Quiet Revolution. Duplessis was the Union Nationale leader and the party had controlled Quebec for decades until shortly after Duplessis’ death, a provincial election was held where the Liberals, led by Jean Lesage, had won the vote. The Liberals started moving away from the Catholic ideologies, traditions were being shifted and a transformed society was taking over the province of Quebec. Lesage was famously quoted in 1962 “There is no doubt in my mind; it’s now or never that we must become masters in our own home.” which became the Liberals

The Statute of Westminister allowed Canada to make their own laws and regulations. Britain couldn’t rule Canada, but the Privy Council in Britain is still higher than Supreme Court of Canada. The document was signed in Britain since Canada was still part of British Empire at the time. Britain passed the Statute of Westminister on Dec. 11, 1931, and Canada gained complete independence. This Statute affected not only Canada but five more colonies, the Commonwealth of Australia, the Irish Free State, the Dominion of Newfoundland, the Dominion of New Zealand, and the Union of South Africa. The provinces and federal government couldn't agree on making changes to the B.N.A. Act and freedom would be given to the countries under the British Ruling. To be able to do things that they wanted to do, weren't forced to do anything. Canada was now able to govern itself on its own rather than with the help from Britain & it became a self-governing nation. It was the first time that Canada wasn't controlled by any other country. This was a

The North-West Mounted Police also known as the NWMP was most effective from 1873 to 1920. It was created after the confederation. The NWMP had a big role in stopping the whiskey trade and the violence that was involved with it, on the southern prairies. Sir John A. Macdonald knew about the harmful effect of the whiskey trade on the Blackfoot, and Blood tribes, along with other First Nations. Lieutenant William F. Butler a British army officer said that the regions in Saskatchewan had no law, rules, and/or security for property or life. This caused robbers and murders to get away with their crimes, with no consequences. In June 1873, over 30 Assiniboines, American Indians were killed by the whiskey trade in an event called Cypress Hills Massacre. The NWMP affected Canada as it enforced the federal laws in the west, and the Arctic. They also helped end the North-West Rebellion with the federal government and made rules for the Klondike Gold Rush.Therefore, Canada was affected by the North-West Mounted Police in many ways.

The search for reform in rural Canada during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries reveals a deep connection between educational movements and social reform. The readings for the first three weeks of this course have provided an overview of how social reformers during this period were keen to promote an “urban and modern orientation” to direct social reform movements in rural Canada. Often, this perspective came into conflict with the needs of the rural society at the time. Therefore, the widespread discontent within the rural society was illustrated through the various efforts of social reform in Canada during the 1860s-1960s.