How has Canada matured after World War 1?

Answer 1

• · After WWI Canada was known as an independent country, not just part of Britain's Empire
• · Immigrants had come to Canada and taken all the soldiers jobs when they were gone.
• · Most of the nation had no jobs or money
• · Was low on money
• · Canada has spent most of its money on the war
• · Country went into a depression after the war with some bloody riots
• · Casualties rate high - 66,000 dead and 127,000 wounded out of 620,000 soldiers
• · Veterans returned home with no jobs
• · Conscription divided the country
• · High cost of war (taxes, victory bonds)
• · Spanish Flu 20 to 40 million dead world wide
• · Gave Canadians national pride
• · Victorious
• · Some women received right to vote
• · Had to borrow $2500 million to finance the war
• · During 1917 - 1922 we borrowed $700 million to create Canadian National Railway
• · Economy prospered and manufacturing industries grew (visual page 127 of Spotlight)
• · Women roles changes - worked in factories
• · Seat in the league of Nations
• · Received respect from other nations (Passchendaele and Vimy Ridge)
• · Germany took full responsibility for WW1
• · Germany agreed to pay for the full cost of the war $30 billion
• · All German colonies were surrendered to the allies (Shanghai, Cameroon, central Africa)
• · The French were alienated
• · By 1918 the war was costing Canada one million dollars a day

Answer 2

Canada gained a greater reputation and role in the world for its participation in World War I. It also experienced a significant expansion of several of its industries, such as agriculture.

Answer 3

By the Passchendaele battle and they have learned to become a independent nation.