Military history of Canada

Throughout history, Aboriginals have been misunderstood and mistreated, despite their contributions to the country. There were many native men who gave their lives during the first World War and numerous native communities that did anything they could to help the war effort in Canada. Aboriginals contributed in many ways to serve their country during World War I. At the beginning of World War I, the Canadian government was hesitant about Aboriginals in the military. When the war broke in 1914

Wives and Mothers, School Mistresses and Scullery Maids: Working Women in Upper Canada 1790-1840 by Elizabeth Jane Errington, illustrates the important roles women contributed to the success of their colonies. Errington offers an interesting examination into how sociological constructs were defined by life in colonial Canada. Women in Upper Canada had a distinct culture defined by marriage, age, location, class, and race. These factors all influenced how a women was defined, what was expected

The Groups masterworks have a perseverance and impact that represent some aspect of the Canadian experience. However, it is important to remember that the Groups perspective was that of a white, liberal, nationalist who believes Canada is a vast and empty land, waiting to be occupied. In his lecture, Andrew Hunter emphasizes the importance of challenging the relevancy of the Groups work as well as brought to light the cultures and individuals these painters forgot or excluded from the Canadian image

vimmy ridge. All of these events/people had great impact for Canada in the future. Sir Robert Borden had a great impact on Canada, because he led our nation through a difficult period of time in history. He also gave our nation more independence and separated us from Britain, which soon gave Canada its own identity. Over his 9 years of being Canada's Prime Minister, Robert Borden has led us through many different battles in helping Canada becoming an independant nation and also creating our identity

Interment is defined as the state of being confined as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons. Through the world's history there have been a great deals of examples of internment, such as the holocaust, and the japanese internments, they serve as acts committed by ultranationalists. The Holocaust occurred at the hands of a fascist and ultranationalist empire, as well, the Japanese internments happened due to the ultra-nationalistic beliefs of a certain race(caucasian). The incarceration

American and Canadian history. For the Americans it is something that they are ashamed of and tend not to think about too much, but for the Canadians it has much more meaning. Some historians believe that this event, this success, is what sent Canada on its way to separating from Britain and becoming its own nation. The success of Canada in this war can be attributed to the leadership abilities of men such as Sir Isaac Brock and Tecumseh, the unity of Upper and Lower Canada as well as the need and

In this thesis, I investigate the silenced histories of Indigenous peoples who have been written out of collective memory, official documents and, in some cases, their own family histories. I show how the actions of colonists can be explained through a colonial-Marxist lens of historical materialism and how this methodologically creates space for colonialism which, in turn, strategically silences and erases Indigenous lives. I focus my research on a family who has searched for answers for over sixty

The Challenging Relationship between English and French Canadians in the 20th Century Due to various historical factors, Canada is today considered an officially bilingual country. This means that both English and French are considered the official languages of Canada. As a result of this policy, all official documents and government services must be available in both English and French for all Canadians. This all sounds very positive on the surface, but in reality, the relationship between English

had the greatest riches and militaries often dominated the global political stage. Beyond that, there were countries which were not the biggest or strongest, but were influential through other means. These were middle powers, and Canada is one of them. A middle power is a country that uses its influence on issues which are perceived as “minor” in the scale of international politics – often because the great powers are too busy with

be a strong influence over Canada. Given its location, it was obvious as to which side Canada was on. While Canada believed in the same ideologies as the US, this nation was still reluctant to fully emerge themselves into the hysteria that had been emerging in the US. However, even though Canada had just received world recognition for its contribution during the Second World War, this large yet acutely populated country had much still to prove. During this time, Canada just recently became a founding