Was it fair?

        During WW2 there was a shortage of workers, to fix this, the Government campaigned to recruit women into paid workforce. This is an image of women working in the factories. In my opinion the Government was not fair to the many female engineers who were asked or volunteered to take the male soldiers' work positions for the remaining time of WW2.  The women who worked in the factories were treated disrespectfully by the remaining men, they would scream at the women while training and the females were payed less money for the same amount of hard work. The men thought that working in the factories was a "man's world," and that their woman should be working at home and taking care of children. After working in poor conditions; without masks to block black smoke, working in noisy positions and having to wear goggles, the many women were laid off at the end of war-time. I don't think women should've been laid off because a woman can do any job a man can, and in fact they seemed to be more efficent with their work, and were happy to come in everyday they were needed. I think the women should've had the choice to leave or stay the "man's workplace." Some women even resisted and started Women's Rights Campaigns. Therefore, it was NOT fair for the women who worked in the factories during WW2, for their disrespected treatment, poor conditions, less money paid compared to men and being laid off without choice.



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The Raid on Dieppe

In my opinion the Raid on Dieppe was successful. This is an image of the Raid, our soldiers preparing for battle and helping those who are wounded. Us Canadians had a good amount of armed soldiers and were able to reach some set objectives, like the ones on the Western Flank. Our soldiers were able to reach the bullet-sweep streets of Dieppe and follow strategies.  And we were also successful at destorying the enemy gun batteries. Although the attack wasn't as successful as planned because we were unable to successfully undergo our sneak attack delaying any "surprise," and some men were captured, we were able to obtain quality battle experience. This taught the Allies that much stronger military forces were requirewd to break through the German Coastal defences. So overall, the Raid wasn't as successful as planned BUT it was successful in my point of view because of the learning experiences our soldiers went through, which lead to the VICTORY of D-day! 



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POWs in Devestating Camp Conditions

During WWII many soldiers were taken prisoner in unfair and dangerous camp conditions.

The camps were enclosed with barbed wire and contained guard towers manned by armed German Soldiers ready to shoot any run-aways. They were usually housed in one-story wooden barracks which had bunk beds and a charcoal burning stove in the middle. They were generally given two meals a day consisting of; thin soup and black bread. I chose this image because it shows how these men were carelessly and cruely treated in this camp. Not only did they starve and dealt with sickness, but they were put to work around camp and locally. "267 died from their treatment in prison camps"(Quinlan et all, 126). This proves how disrespectful and unfair the Germans were towards Canadian Soldiers. In my opinion, this devestating time in the camps, made Canadians stronger and helped them in future battles by upgrading their count of armed soldiers and creating better strategies to win battles.



Canada Revealed, SS St. Louis.

During May of 1939, the SS St. Louis set sail with 937 Jewish refugees aboard, to Cuba. These refugees were hopeful of being saved from Hilter's coming madness. The many refugees were stateless and unwanted. As they discovered this, they began to rely on the perminent escape of sucide, many tried to plunged overboard and harm their bodies. But, the captain of this ill-fated ship, took a desperate charge towards the shores of Canada, in hope of acceptance of the refugees. When they arrived, the Jewish passengers were refused entry. The director of the immigration branch of the Department of Mines and Resources in Canada, Frederick Blair, states, "none is too many" when it comes to Jewish immigration. Due to past Canadian Government's unhumanitary decisions, many Jewish refugees were unable to settle in Canada, and had to find elsewhere to be accepted. After World War II, Canadian Government's notted their wrongdoings and slowly allowed Jewish immigrants to settle in Canada. Becuase of Canada's wrong doings and uncalled for rejections, this reveals that Canada was discriminative during this time in 1939.

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Canada was affected by the Stock Market Crash of 1929

This is an image of the many unemployed people during the Stock Market Crash of 1929. I chose this image because it shows how negatively affected Canadians were after this crash. The Stock  Market Crash was a big surprise. When people started selling shares for what they bought them for and no one bought them, the Stock Market crashed. Not only was it because of the lack of sell, but the bankers and owners were becoming very greedy, they decided to sell things for a much higher and unreasonable price. Canada was affected by this crash because the U.S. was our biggest trading partner, since many people became bankrupt from losing their jobs, the U.S. was unable to export their goods to Canada. 

The Canadian Homefront during WW1



This is a picture of many women working in a factory during WW1, while the men left as soldiers to fight for their country.

I chose this image because I think it shows that the Canadian Homefront during WW1 was very supportive. I believe this picture represents that we were supportive, because the women took over the mens jobs as; farmers, factory workers and other occupations; sewing, producing food and materials and general supplies to ship to the soldiers at war. Not only did the women work long hours in difficult and dangerous conditions, but we, as Canadians used our time and money to support and lead our soldiers to victory. Therefore, I think this represents how Canadians were supportive during WW1.

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Canadians as Peacekeepers



                                              

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This photograph is a sign of peace.

I chose this image because i think it represents a lot of what Canada stands for and what we as Canadians believe in.



I think this picture represents Canada's Identity because we as Peacekeepers, are maintaining the peace within our country and are trying to spread the peace around the world for a happier place to live.

 Part of Canada's reputation is a peacekeeping nation.

This shows the sacrifices we as Canadians made during the war as our attempt to keep the peace!

Therefore, I think this represents Canada's Identity.