canada in the first decade of the 20th century
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A Different Nation
The Dominion of Canada in the first decade of the 20th century
J. Marshall 2007
Political
• Queen Victoria
• Wilfred Laurier
• King
Edward VII
1896-1911
An Un-Wild West
K Division NWMP, Yukon 1901
A Policy of Assimilation
Reserve Lands for Farming
Residential Schools
Elimination of the ability to live a traditional lifestyle
Boer War 1899-1902(South Africa)
Imperialism
Cecil Rhodes
Klondike Gold & Alaska
The Golden Staircase, Chilkoot Pass, Yukon
1910 Naval Bill: trouble for Laurier in Quebec (you can’t please all the people and if you try, you’ll please none!
HMCS RainbowHMCS Niobe
How dare they call it a tin pot navy
Racism: Asiatic Exclusion League
Vancouver, 1907
Vancouver, 1914
HMCS Rainbow: RCN’s First ship
Vancouver supporters arrive
160 ACRES FOR 10 bucks!
(If you make im
provements within three years)
The Good Ole CPR
A Class Society
Victorian homes reflected the attitudes the age; they were over-done and very decorative.
Moral Values Crept into all Facets of Society: RULES
WERE RESTRICTIVE
ESPECIALLY FOR
WOMEN!
BUILDING FOR SUCCESS
Quebec Bridge
Industry - Hewers of Wood and Drawers of
Water
Technological advances made work easier
Silver Dart, Baddeck, N.S.1909
THE WORLD GETS SMALLER as we enter
Canada’s century
ACROSS THE POND
IN UNDER SIX DAYS
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