Effects of WWI Social Economical Political and neighbours
Effects of WWI Social , Economical, Political and neighbours States
Social q Roles of females – women got more jobs = nurses, staff officers, 2000 women worked as nurses, 6000 worked in the civil army, when men came back most women lost job- soon after this famous 5 were fighting for their rights, women helped by sending food, pyjamas and clothes for the soldiers at war q • Minorities, ethnic – aboriginals were still being discriminated but made contributions in the war… gov’t didn’t expect them to be part of the war – were seen as ‘savages’ – 4000 volunteered for service in 1913 – gov’t slowly stopped their racist attitudes towards them – borden put the ‘wartime selection act’…
Social II French and English Canadians separated – different thoughts, French had problems with them because Manitoba’s school act 1890 restricted French instructions in school, French didn’t follow instructions for the war because they were against the British Government did nothing for the soldiers who returned
Economy • Canadians in early 1900’s didn’t think war in Europe would affect their rights • ^ more focused on unemployment, economic depression, threat of crop failure • War hurt the troubled economy cause the unemployment rate grew cause soldiers left, and some people were not allowed to work = Germans, etc. 20% of world’s prewar employees left ….
Economy II • Debt ridden railway systems became a national disgrace – because of debt. . no credit – and 50000 workers were out of job from 1914 -1915 • 1913 – gov’t spent = the same amount they spent on the military alone in 1915 • not a good time for Canada to enter war but pressured by Britain • 1915 – British ministry of munitions created the imperial munitions board (started to flourish) – and produced a millions shells per day and 1/3 of it used in the war each day – Joseph Flavellle – 1917 = the largest business in Canada >> employed 150 000 workers • 1917 – Britain could no longer afford Canadian goods – Canada gained money through taxes = tobacco, asked citizens and got 100 million from them- introduced victory bonds = 2 billion! – bonds in general covered 80% of the war’s cost
Economy III • Thomas White was the finance minister in Canada at the time • December 1917 – Halifax relief commission formed – 30 million • After the war ended – a lot of steel making and chemical making factories – after war – no demand of these things and these factories just shut down = unemployment
POLITICS: • Canada had a new and stronger relationship with Britain – Canada was now being heard by other countries – Borden had to deal with Canada’s debt • Maritimes – building ships/ transporting – so their manufacturing levels went down of corporate take over reduced the number of companies = unemployment • 1917 – 1921 = maritime production stopped by 40% - over 1000 people left Maritimes • social problems --- 600 000 men went over seas – and the rest of the soldiers who survived had trouble getting back to Canada
Politics II • Most of the country divided after the conscription act and the war times measure act • Winnipeg general strike 1919– when soldiers returned they had no job and the had a strike • Spanish flu – 100 000 approx. soldiers stuck in Europe – end of war – and this flu caused devastating effect to the people in Europe and the soldiers brought it back to their countries – and there was nothing to fight it with – that was the last big pandemic – about the same number people that died in the ww 1 died from this flu all over the world
AMERICANS SOCIAL: • National War Labour Board – started at the beginning of the war Mediated labour disputes Resulting in improved wages, 8 -hour work days and organized unions
AMERICANS • Women started working in factories in jobs that were normally male-oriented Police officers Factory workers Southern blacks also were allowed to hold jobs, and were not forced out at the end of the war Mexicans had lots of political turmoil. Since there was a labour shortage in the States, they immigrated to the USA to take the jobs
AFTER THE WAR • even though women were put of their jobs, returning soldiers still had trouble finding work • Government was no longer controlling prices and rationed goods • Huge spike in prices of goods -> inflation • Many worker strikes • Strikes were considered a “European Communist” behaviour, and scared many people • Lots of racial movement. Returning soldiers were not allowed their jobs which had been taken over by people of a different colour
AFTER THE WAR • People felt that foreigners moving from Europe were bringing communist studies with them • Led to the American idea of associating foreigners with unrest and violence and things that were generally unacceptable • A lot of bombing and terrorism happening against these European countries • FBI was formed to control terrorism • Huge amounts of Russian and other immigrants were deported • Immigration was severely limited and restricted after that
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