The war affected many people. ... In World War Two Canada took part defending their parent country, helping the countries that needed their help. ... Canada's effort overseas was crucial to the allied war effort. ... Aside from this, the Canadian forces helped the starving people in Belgium at the wars end. ... The Canadian parliament helped by influencing factories to produce goods that would be beneficiary to the war effort. ...

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It wasn't until after world war two, even closer to the end of the 20th century for things to start getting better for women. ... During world war two, there was a major intolerance towards Japanese-Canadians. After the Japanese won the battle of Hong Kong, Canadians started to accuse Japanese-Canadians of being spies, only based on their ethnicity. ... Japanese-Canadians lost almost everything in world war two. Once the war was over they had close to nothing, and the Canadian government justified it all. ...

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This essay will go into detail about the Canadian roles in World War I and World War 2. ... Canada's military effort in World War I put the country into the world stage. ... More than 60,000 Canadian soldiers died in World War I. ... Meanwhile, in the air war, Canada had not been absent. ... The first major Canadian battle in this war, was the battle of the Atlantic. ...

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Canada, initially joined the war as a subdivision; a colony; lesser of the giant homeland, Britain. ... In these feats of patriotism, Canada was awarded a seat in the Imperial War Cabinet, full independence at the peace conference, and in the League of Nations. ... Many French Canadians revolted against the possibility of conscription, due to their non-loyalty to Britain and their origin France. Canada began as a colony of Britain, and joined as a colony of Britain during the massive world war, and came out as a recognized military identity after the war. Aside from the war, as a contrib...

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Question What role do you think Canada played as a Middle power during the Cold War and how did this shape our relationship in the Global Community? Response After World War II, Canada emerged as a world power, and ended up with a strong sense of pride and nationalism felt by the citizens. Our role as a "middle power" in the cold war shaped our relationship in the global community. ... This is because Canada managed to keep ties with Russia (Soviet Union). ... The most populated countries in the world still traded in Canada. ...

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In the context of World War 2, Jewish refugees were fleeing from Europe to Canada in order to find peace and security, but instead of aiding the Jews, the Canadian people greeted them with an anti – Semitic attitude. ... During World War Two, Jewish refugees were being treated harshly and unfairly in Canada in the context of the Holocaust, seeing that they were refused entry into Canada, they were sent to internment camps, and were labelled as "enemy aliens.... Canada held more Jewish refugees than prisoners of war in internment camps and this shows the biased and unfair treatment o...

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For most of the war, the mission caused appreciation and praise, but with minimal military advantages. ... For instance, the peacekeeping mission during the cold war used up pilots of small aircraft or the bilingual army signalers, scarce resources, as well as disrupting training of the navy, army and air force in preparation for war. Additionally, to majority of the senior officers, the missions tend to develop a naive feeling on the public and the soldiers as well: "that, by simply donning a blue beret, Canadian soldiers could bring peace where only war or civil war had prevailed ."...

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Europeans, many non-English speaking, came for many different reasons; the Mennonites settled in Canada to escape prosecution and war, the Jewish community wanted exemption from Adolph Hitler, and the people of Iceland moved to Manitoba in hopes of a good fishing industry. ... After the civil war the fifteenth amendment was developed giving black adult males those rights. ... After the Vietnam War the voting age got lowered from 21 to 18 allowing many more adult children to become voters. ... In Canada, this issue is no less evident. ... In Canada, this issue is no less evident. ...

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On July 1st, 1980, "O Canada" was officially adopted as Canada's national anthem replacing "God Save the Queen". ... "O Canada" became an official symbol of the nation and known as the best patriotic song in Canada. ... According to Statistics Canada 2013, Canada's biggest trading partner is now the United States, while Britain has become Canada's third important trading partner. ... Canadians would be still living in a selective and segregated society to the point that where another war could happen. ... The adoption of "O Canada" brought the whole nation together and sho...

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Japanese-Canadians were interned by the Canadian government as a result of this, therefore the Canadian government was not justified in the internment of the Japanese. ... Racism shown towards Japanese-Canadians had began years earlier, however it was most obvious and potent during the time period from 1942 (mid of the war) to 1947 (post war). ... There was no evidence whatsoever that the Japanese-Canadians residing in Canada at this time supported Japan rather than Canada. ... As a matter of fact, some had even served in the Canadian armed forces during World War I and were Japanese-Cana...

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This was the first battle Canada and the Allies had led and won in World War One. ... Leading the Canadian army into the Vimy Ridge was a Canadian war strategist Commander Arthur Currie. ... As a result of this victory during World War One, Canada won a seat as a separate nation at the peace talks after war. It was turning point in the war for the Allies and for Canada as a nation. ... Lastly, Vimy Ridge gave Canada a seat at peace talks after war. ...

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National security in Canada has proved to be an ideology of a practice that during the 1950's and 60's, had many Canadians skeptical. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) was responsible for this skepticism because they had used their power and authority to spy on Canadians. At the time there was much Cold War paranoia about communism and atomic bombs, however this is just an excuse. The RCMP had no right to spy on Canadians. ... Not only was national security made a mockery of by the Canadian government, but what the RCMP did was socially and morally unacceptable to Canadian c...

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He helped Canada through many different issues such as, economic, war, and cultural problems. ... Prime Minister Mackenzie King made it possible to give Canadians hope after the war. ... At this time, women began working in Canada to cover for their husbands who were overseas fighting in the war. ... During World War II, King declares that Canada joined the war with voluntary efforts to help Britain. ... This was also a major turning point for World War II, which gave Canada lots of credit. ...

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All these events have a certain meaning for Canada and Aboriginal population in Canada. ... For Indians Canada is their homeland. ... After World War II things started changing. ... It could make Canadian economy better. ... After that human rights started to be more respected by Canada, Canadian Government. ...

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Japanese-Canadian Internment World war II was a hard and trying time for many, but more so for the Japanese in Canada. ... The fall of Hong Kong was the second whom Canadian troops had a part in late December. The government took suck harsh measures as to relocate the entire Japanese-Canadian population because they believed that there might have been spies or that they might help Japanese invade Canada even though there was no evidence that the Japanese wanted to invade Canada. ... It was more than thirty years later that a formal apology was made by the Government of Canada to the Jap...

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The Opium War, and the opium trade proper between China and Great Britain lead to the development of sinophobic ideals surrounding the Chinese. As a result, Chinese immigration into countries such as Canada, as well as their integration into Canadian societies was immensely difficult within the years to follow. ... Canadians believed the Chinese were embodiments of social destruction. ... By the 1920's Canada underwent a self-induced "drug panic" such that Canadians believed that the drug situation was more prevalent than it actually was. ... I would argue that if the Chinese im...

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Unfortunately, this was a harsh reality for many soldiers in World War Two, more specifically the prisoners of war in Japan. ... Conversely, the treatment of prisoners of war in North America was much more humane, more specifically in Canada. Abiding by the Geneva Convention, any prisoners of war that were held in Canada were expected to be treaty with dignity and respect. ... The Canadian government even paid $12 million in remuneration to apologize for any injustices that occurred in Canadian camps. ... Canada looked after its prisoners of war and treated them in a civilized manner, so why d...

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This reference back to Socrates made Tim think about escaping to Canada to avoid going to the war. ... Canada looked better and better to him everyday although it was only a thought. ... He had a bus ride to Seattle and then to Vancouver, Canada. ... In Canada, there was nothing for him. ... He did not want to embarrass anyone, even himself, by weaseling out of the war and by fleeing to Canada. ...

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There are a lot of opportunities to invest in Canada. Canadian resources are appealing for foreign investors who may be interested in investing in Canadian operations.. Canada's imports from Japan totalled C$13 billion. ... Japan's Foreign Direct investment in Canada in 2011 was C$12.8 billion, which came from 330 Japanese subsidiaries and affiliate companies that worked in Canada. ... The Anti-nuclear movement ties in with the spirit of peace Japan maintains, having been excluded from any military activity since World War II. ...

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World War I and Canada World War I, a terrifying ordeal that robbed 25 million humans of their lives, began on August 3, 1914. ... Canada, a member of the British Empire, was now legally at war with Britain. The Canadian government was not consulted about going to war. ... Many believe that Canada's involvement in both World Wars I and II, was unnecessary. ... Both wars cost the Canadian government 23 billion dollars, putting Canada into great debt. ...

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"Trade is absolutely essential in Canada's economy in order to maintain the lifestyle's currently enjoyed by Canadians."... The trade war has also been hard on Canadian jobs. ... As much as both economies are being negatively affected "American Trade Ambassador Robert Zoellick feels that the trade war will continue unless Canada taxes its own lumber exports, which Canada has refused to do so."... In the past Canada had voluntarily imposed a temporary 15 % export tax on Canadian Lumber in 1991. ... Though Canada feels what the USA is doi...

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The British - American war that lasted for more than two years was crucial to Canada today, in terms of becoming, remaining and having roots of a British nation. ... Both sides failed in attempts to capture each others lands, and eventually settled on final boundaries which separated what is known today as Canada from the United States of America. ... After the peace treaty the British policy was consistently seeking entente rather than trouble with the Americans, so in a sense the Americans had won (Bumstead J.M., A History Of The Canadians Peoples, 2003 - pp. 118). ... The war of 1812 was su...

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Canada is an interesting Country. ... One thing about Canada is its population. 40% of Canada's population is unmixed British of Native born. 27% of the population is French origin. There is less than 1% of Canadians that are Black. In 1999 the population of Canada was 31,006,347 people. ... In 1756 - 1763 was the French and Indian War. ...

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But there in one exception: in 1968 Pierre Elliot Trudeau became the first Canadian leader to bring the gunslinger-Lone Ranger ethos to Canadian politics. ... Trudeau, the self- proclaimed socialist prophet of his people, waxed ever so eloquently against the sins of conscription, and yet Trudeau seemingly could not see in War measures that potential greater evil of a Canadian fascism that surly meant permanent conscription and enslavement of all. ... He says that he hesitated between law & psychology, but had to settle for law since Montreal didn't offer psychology and the war kept him in...

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Canadian Metis I agree with the statement because the Metis, the Aboriginal and the Political Parties did not win anything in the rebellion. ... The Political Parties did not win because many people in Quebec stopped voting for the conservative party (the party that hanged Reil), most people started to vote for the liberal party after they got a French-Canadian leader, Wilfrid Laurier. ... The Aboriginal people did not win because they were up down by force (were beat in war many lives were lost). ... When this happened the conservative party the people started to vote for the Liberal party...

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