The Laurier Era lasted from 1896 to 1911 and was a monumental time in Canadian history. Sir Wilfred Laurier had the immense task of leading our country, which evidently involved many defining moments, such as the Boer War, the Naval Service Bill, and the Alaska Boundary Dispute.
The Boer War was the first event to, in reality, launch the French Canadian Nationalist Movement because Quebec was inherently against fighting a war for England. Troops were sent a Quebec politician, Henri Bourassa, who had to forfeit his seat in parliament. Prime Minister Wilfred Laurier, who was also Quebecois, had a duty to appease the overwhelming desire of the English-speaking majority, and therefore was forced to go against his own anti-war sentiments by sending soldiers to South Africa. Laurier thought the Dutch farmers were not an impeding threat to Britain and therefore support from the colonies was not essential. .
Despite opposition from Laurier and his native province, Canadians did go to war. The first troop of 1,039 soldiers arrived at the Cape of Good Hope on November 29, 1899. The soldiers were paid their first wages before departure and went wild spending money like they were millionaires "drinking champagne and relaxing in expensive hotels. But, alas, it would be one of the last joyous occasions for these Canadian men for a long time. The soldiers were not expecting the harsh dry weather and cruel sandstorms of the desert, nor were they prepared for the deadly epidemics that emerged as a result of exhaustion and malnutrition. .
The first assignment for the troops was to march to a holding camp at De Aar. Long, grueling marches would become a staple of the Boer War, one that wiped out many soldiers. The troops would become so thirsty they would drink out of swamps and pools contaminated with dead Boer soldiers and animals, an epidemic of enteric fever broke out as a result, and at its peak it killed 2,000 British soldiers (including Canadians) in a six-week period.
He served 15 years as prime minister and because his era was so successful people referred to it as the "Golden Age of Laurier". Throughout his political career, Laurier was known for his ability to compromise. ... Laurier is known for his ability to compromise. ... Canada had finally grown up, all because of Wilfrid Laurier. ... Laurier continued in politics until he passed away in 1919....
In 1920, the first radio broadcast took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and it marked a new era for technological beginnings. ... Laurier claimed that a better Canada would result from this agreement, but his true intentions were to gain and win votes, especially among the prairie farmers. This clearly shows that the intentions of Laurier were not to take care of the Canadian people, or their economy, he only wanted to benefit himself. ...
Edmund Dujardin's Les Lauriers sont Coupes is the first example novel of this style, but Dorothy Richardson, James Joyce, and Virginia Woolf are the ones as pioneers of this technique. ... On Victorian Era, there are guides book for women which tells how to act, prepare food, drees up and take care of her family in terms of finance, sickness and education. In Victorian Era, there is an idea that differences between men and woman were determined by nature and women were naturally unsuited for male roles. ...
In the 1954 novel, "The Black Donnellys,"" Thomas P. Kelley recounts the story of an Irish, immigrant family. The story begins at a hanging in Canada. Many gathered at the popular event including Felix Marra, a friend of Dan Donnelly. Felix wrote to Dan in Ireland to urge him to sell his farm and immigrate to Canada. ...
