1. Please ensure you have read pp 4-19 from the text.
2. Add a comment to this post in response tpo the following prompt:
"What did it mean to be Canadian at the start of the twentieth century"
You should ensure your response is a diverse one; don't focus on one aspect of life only. For example, you could comment on immigration, employment, technology, foreign affairs and language issues.
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In the twentieth century to be Canadian it ment hardship and descrimination. Most Canadians lived on farms or in small villages and depended on charities for clothing and food. The french were concerned that immigrants would reduce the population that was francophone, and others wanted to keep Canada a "white man country" so, anybody who wasn't white was often put to unpleasant work. And after a short time weren't welcome in Canada anymore.. It was hard for most to be Canadian..
ReplyDeleteThe one thing that stuck out for me was it seemed like there was no middle class you were either poor or rich and no inbetween. It also seemed like it were lots of sorta factory jobs quick may be why there was no middle class?
ReplyDeleteIn the twentieth century there were a lot of different definitions for "Canadian." immigration was encouraged for a while but soon there was a head tax on Chinese people and eventually they weren't allowed into Canada at all. Immigration was tightly wound with discimination. For example, when europians came to canada they would take land from aboriginal people bcause they weren't as important apparently. Technology grew quickly in the twentieth century; lights, phones, radios, cars... The use of radios had a huge effect on rescuing the people who were on titanic. I think for the majority of the people in Canada, bing Canadian meant working hard for what you had.
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ReplyDeleteIn the twentieth century there were a lot of different definitions for Canadian. I like what Amber said about the twentieth century being about "hardship and discrimination" but I think it was more than that. Immigration definately used to revolve around race and therefore discrimation definately look place. Immigration was encouraged for a short whole but soon there was "a head tax" placed on all Chinese immigrants and eventually they weren't allowed into Canada at all. As well as when Europeans came to Canada they would take land from aboriginal people because Canada wanted to be "all white" and therefore the aboriginal people weren't as important as the Europeans. Technology grew quickly in the twentieth century; lights, phones, radios, cars... The use of radios had a huge role in rescuing the people who were on the Titanic when it went down. I think the majority of the people in Canada, being Canadian meant working extremely hard with whatever you had.
Thank you for your comments. Remember to check the rubric to see the shape a good blog post should take. Thanks also, to the rest of the class who, after failing to get to this comment, did manage to write a paragraph in order to make things better. Please take time to consider what I mentioned about the social contract that you and I implicitly enter into when we meet together in class.
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