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CANADA 1914-1929 (LIVES OF PEOPLE IN THE ERA (Culture (The 1920s brings to…

- - - - The "Famous 5" who contested the legal interpretation of the word "person" before Supreme Court of Canada in 1927. In 1929 a law was passed and women acquired the right to exercise official functions, to attend university, and to practice a liberal trade.
- - - - Ypres(1915)- First time poison gas was used in battle.
      - Vimy Ridge(1917)- First time Canadians attacked as a national unit and won the battle.
      - Passchendaele(1917)- First time mustard gas was used by germans in battle.
      - The somme(1916)- First time tanks were used in battle.
    - - Two ships loaded with explosives collided in the narrowest part of Halifax Harbor on the morning of Thursday, December 6, 1917. It was one of the largest man made explosion until the Atomic Attack.
    - - Debt and Censorship was also practiced during the war.
      - Women were give right to vote.
      - More job opportunities for women as men were away fighting.
    - - CONSCRIPTION
        
        Prime Minister Borden ordered for conscription in 1917. This divided the country.
        
        English Canadians were in favor of conscription.
        
        French Canadians were not in favor of Conscription.
      - New tax introduced - INCOME TAX
      - WAR MEASURES ACT
        
        War Measures Act was passed which gave powers to the government. People from german and slavic Backgrounds were arrested without trials.