blog week 6

I believe that Canada was looked over during the second world war. Canada was not treated as the rest of the allies, and given all the hard jobs like the battle of the Dippie. At one point they were even called the Cinderella army because they had to do all the hard jobs , yet they still got recognition for it. During the beginning of the war Canada was not given a fair opportunity to prove their worth to the rest of the world. I think if the rest of the world had given Canada a fair shot from the beginning it would have taken pressure off the rest of the Allied forces. I believe that the Allied forces should not have looked over ready and willing man no matter what country they were from.

week 7

    I think that the topic of the holocaust is so interesting to me because it is so unbelievable that any thing like this could ever happen. To learn about this unimaginable horrors is intriguing. The horrible things done by the Nazis in the concentration camps is terrifying. I also believe  that history dose repeat itself and the more we know about this genocide the less likely it is to happen again. I also think that the people should learn form there mistakes no matter how huge and terrible thy might be. In conclusion  I enjoy learning about topics that are unimaginable like space and human anatomy, although this topic is bigger then I could or care to image I still find it very interesting.

Week 7 #2 - Intriguing Disasters

(This is a replacement for week #4 blog)

The disgusting moments of World War II are interesting because they show what kind of twisted things people can do. It also shows that people should be more aware and more mindful of what people can do. Also, people are curious of what happened because a lot of people like to see disgusting things to test their guts, and see how long they can stand without finding it disturbing. This is most interesting to me because we actually see what was done to the people instead of hearing about it. We get to see the amounts of dead bodies, we get to see the destruction caused, not just to the buildings but the people. Learning about what happened is so we can be prepared to spot if something similar is going to happen.

Week 7 #1 - War Crimes

Yes, the Allies should be tried for dropping the nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The reason for my opinion, is because they used a weapon that could not tell the difference between civilian and the enemy. Secondly,  they mass murdered civilians. They also destroyed their buildings, supplies and such in two different cities. Not only that, anyone who died either went quickly or died slowly, these were civilians. These are my reasons for wanting the Allies to be tried for bombing Japan.

Week 6

During World War II, Canada's involvement was significant. First of all, Canada joined on their own, meaning they are more independent. Canadians were the ones who attack Juno beach and were successful. Canadians were also the liberators of the Netherlands. The Government also help Camp X, a spy compound, in Ontario during the war. Canada was very useful during the second World War.

Week 5 - St. Louis

I disagree with the Canadian Government's idea to refuse to dock the St. Louis. It was irresponsible to refuse a boat of many human beings (Jewish). Canadian responsibilities should be to protect civilians and they denied a safe location for them to stay. The government also didn't apparently realize there were specifically all Jewish people, not realizing something is strange when people of a certain belief are all on one boat. They just decided to not even ask why they were all on the boat. This is why refusing the St. Louis was irresponsible.

Week 3 - British To American Influence

- American films were shown more at theaters.
- Canadians thought New York's fashion was great, and took inspiration from it.
- Advertisement were also for American products, even in Canada.
And that is 3 ways that America was starting to have more influence over Canada.

Week 2 - Treaty of Versailles

I think that the Treaty of Versailles is fair. Germany's army is reduced, which means they can't counter attack after the agreement. Germany pays for the damage of the war, as they were the last enemy country to still be in the war. Germany's land was reduced, showing that they could be invaded easier if they decided to act against them. And, after they agreed, they would be left to figure everything out on their own, so we would not bring them down further. This is why I think the Treaty of Versailles is a fair treaty.

Second Blog - Woman At War

                                Women At War

In 1900, women composed one-quarter of the manufacturing workforce in Canada. The largest number of women worked as domestic servants. Three of every four teachers were female. Women teachers were paid less than the men.

Nowadays female or male teachers would get paid the same amount.

Back then it would be hard for women to find jobs because everyone thought they weren't built enough to do the jobs.

Today women can work almost anywhere they want and get treated equally.

Blog week #7

So for this blog I will be talking about Nuremburg trails and how even decades after the trails Nazi Commanders are still being hunted for what they did during the war. The Nuremburg trails were a series of trails held after the war by the allies, the purpose for these trails was to find and convict Nazi commanders that committed crimes during the war. One example being the concentration camps and how the people in them where treated.  Now because of the things these commanders did I can understand why the allies would want to find them even 70 years after the fact, but what I have to question is is it really worth hunting and finding them at this point. I mean sure they did some really really terrible things but by this time the ones that are still alive are either in their eighty's living very quiet lives, or are dead and buried under an unmarked gave. So in my opinion there really isn't a point to hunt them anymore.  

hardest thing Canada had to deal with in WW2

I think the hardest thing Canada had to deal with in WW2 was the raid at Dieepie because Canada lost 916 men also many more were injured. the raid was very poorly planed out when the Canadians arrived the french alardy were per pared for them because the timing was off and the french saw the canadains out at sea. Also the tracks on the tanks did not work well on the beach and the tanks could hardly move. The raid started at 5 am and by 1050 am Canada had to retreat.

Blog 7

The thing I found most interesting this week was the atomic bombs because of how big of an explosion they can make. I also find it interesting that there is uranium in them.

week 7 topic two

   I think the bombers should still be punished even if they are older now. The crimes they committed should still be punished because they killed many people with the bombs they built and dropped. Even though they're old now, they need to understand what they did was wrong and should not have been done. If it was someone else did something like that and was found years after they would still go to jail. Even though they may not spend a lot of time in jail they still shouldn't be let free because it was a long time ago.
they should still have to pay for the crimes the committed.

Canada's Involvement in WWII

    Canada's involvement in WWII was HUGE!!! The amount of effort and help that they put into the war was incredible. Canada was the main supplier because Britain was being attacked and couldn't do anything. Ships and vehicles were but 2/3 were for the allies, and the care packages that were made, were shiped over to Russia to help them out. Canada's involvement was big because they fought hard no matter what the weather was, and the only thing on the soldiers mind was victory. This is what drove the Canadians to do well.

The A bomb was a good thing

The A bomb was a good thing for the U.S.A to use because it got the world to the point where there are no more world wars and there wont be one for a long time. the reason there wont be one for a long time because after the A bomb was built it started an arms race so that we have gotten to the point where we will kill everyone on the planet if another world war were to start. i think that the U.S made a good decision because the bomb showed everyone that they are not a country to mess with. If the U.S had never used it we don't know what our world would be like right now so i am glad they did it.

The Holocaust

    
    The Holocaust was a pretty dark and scary time during the end of WWII. Even though Canada wasn't really apart of it, it was rude that they turned down the Jews from entering Canada. The Holocaust was harsh to the Jews because they were starved to death, baked in an oven, worked until they'd die and they even sent them into ditches and shot them. The reason why all of this happened was because of Hitler. He wanted to get rid of all the Jews. Other people were targeted as well like: Soviet POWs, Communists, homosexuals, mentally and physically disabled, plus more....

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Blog Week #7

What I thought was interesting about this week is that how the first nuke was made and I also was wondering what else the nuke needed to help explode, what explosives, how much of the element that was in it, what elements were in it, and how much did the nuke punch in a mathematical term.

week 3 Nathan

3 Ways that showed Canada was moving away from British influence towards American are:

1. One thing is baseball this is a good example because baseball was an American sport and then the sport of Baseball spread to Canada

2. The second reason is that magazines. Amereican magazines started to sell in Canada.

3. Thee final reason is film and movies. Ameri movie theatres and movies started to get popular in Canada

Week 6

What I learned from World War 2 is that if we did not enforce the treaty of Versailles, the world would not have in peril from the blood thirsting Nazi Army. We would not have lost solders in doomed missions as in the first Dieppe raid and hong-kong.

WW1 Propaganda

This poster was made to get young men interested in joining the army. somethings that are used are big letters to draw peoples attention also the men in the picture look strong and are standing up straight to show power and authority. This makes young men believe that if they wear the uniform they will have the same power. On this poster it also tells you about where you are able to sine up for the war .

The Winnipeg General Strike

 The Winnipeg General Strike was called by the Winnipeg Trades and Labor Council on May 15th 1919 because workers wanted a fair living wadge as well as hours, also people wanted the right to organize in a union. In no time at all 30, 000 workers had left their jobs leading to all the cities factories being closed along with no retail trade or running trains. After the strike took place Winnipeg was effected so much that others were worried it would spread to other cities, therefor the Federal Government of Canada ordered Senator Gideon Decker Robertson to reason with both sides and come up with an agreement. Not long after he agreed with the strikers, concluding to the City Council to accept the employees proposal.

week 5

In the 1930 time period the people did not bode well with the low economy.We worked for our food.We had to do this that way the government was making some revenue. Our responsibilities were met to a below mediocre fasion.

week #4

Week 4- Canada in 1920's Social/Cultural

There was a lot going on in Canada during the 1920's in terms of their Social/Cultural situation. One thing that was happening was that soldiers were coming back from  the war and getting married, which meant their was going to be a lot more family's being started. More people were starting to move to Canada which men't more jobs were required. The people of Canada started to have social get together's like picnics. There was also this boat that took people on rides through the rapids, that boat was called the rapid prince. Speaking of water, more and more people from around the north america started to come and see the natural wonder of the world that is Niagara falls. There were also other activities to do like going to the movies, horse races, and skiing. That's about it for Canada's Social\Culture situation during the 1920's.    

Canada during the depression

    The great depression hit Canada hard. Leaving millions of Canadians unemployed, hungry, and without a place to live. With millions unemployed they had no source of income. This meant they couldn't afford food and couldn't pay rent for there houses. All the beautiful cars and houses they had they had to sell to try and support there family's. The Government set up soup kitchen's for people to eat. It cost no money but they would make you work for your food by digging a hole and filling it back in. Without a place to live and no transportation they would rely on the railways for a place of transportation and somewhere to sleep.

week 4

My impression of the 1920 time period is very lively. this impression comes from the thriving stocks.
 the economy was very fast paced we were producing a large amount of cars. The stock market was rising greatly. Everyone was living a lavished lifestyle

Blog Week #6

I learned that in WWII Canada played  more supportive role in the war because we didn't have much of an army that was trained for battle, but we had more industrialization then we did in WWI so we could supply our allies easier than we could in WWI. Another reason we played a more supportive role is because we had teens and adults that weren't properly trained for going to the war.

3 worst things about trench warfare

The three worst things about trench warfare are trench foot, there's gonna be dead bodies lying around, and there's a lot of rats. The very worst thing about trench warfare would be trench foot. Trench foot is the worst because your foot would get infected for being in the mud for so long. The second worst thing about trench warfare is that there are a lot of rats in the trenches. It's the second worst because the men have to sleep in the trenches so they don't get shot and when they sleep the rats will start to eat the soldiers. The third worst thing about trench warfare is that there are dead bodies lying around everywhere in the trenches. That's the third worst because after some time the bodies will start to smell really bad.

Dealing With The Depression

       In the early 1930's was the time of depression. This had happened because people had lost their jobs, nothing was being made which means less people were needed to work. This is because WWI ended and the factories were not needed any more. The way everybody had dealt(coped) with it, was: going to soup kitchens, and living off of what they had. They were mainly for just the men but women were allowed to.

This is just one of the many soup kitchens that men went to to get something to eat because they couldn't afford to buy food.

week 1

the worst thing about trench warfare was the trench foot,
 because if you get it bad enough you lose your foot
the second worst thing is the rats.
because they can chew on you and your clothes which would be shitty because you'd be cold
the third worst thing is the smell and dead bodies.
because you could puke and stuff over how bad the smell is and stuff

blogger #5

In the 1930's the stock market crashed and created the great depression, there's different explanations for the crisis, and some blame the uneven distribution of wealth and purchasing power in the 20's. whatever it is the economy was not prepared for the crash. Most people coped with the depression by going to food banks. There was no insurance or compensation for the employed, so when people stopped earning they had to stop spending which made it even more difficult to deal with the depression. One other way that helped people out was one man named Herbert Hoover but he said that solving such problems was not really the federal governments job. Most of the solutions he suggested were voluntary. He asked the state governments to undertake public work projects, he also asked big companies to keep workers' pay steady, and asked labor unions to stop demanding raises. The crisis worsened and soon unemployed people did whatever they could, like standing in charity breadlines and selling apples on street corners, to feed their families

3 worst things about trench foot warfare

The 3 worst things about trench foot warfare is getting trench foot because your feet get mold because the boots they have don`t are not water proof and if it gets bad enough you might have to cut your foot off. Also another reason is because there is rats all around you and and when you sleep in the trench is that the rats can crew on your body and put wholes through everything. why that`s bad is because then you will get wet from all the wholes and be cold. Another bad thing about trench warfare is how it smells really badly because all the dead bodies are laying there and they are not putting them somewhere else.

Canada during the 1920's

    During the 1920's Canada was doing really well. The stock markets we're sky rocketing and with that happening people were making lots of money and they were able to by new cars, houses, were also able to eat out at restaurants. Everybody had jobs most worked in the factory's maxing supply's for the war.

   The technology during the 1920's were improving. All the soldiers were returning home from war and they wanted to see the new technology such as new radio's, silent movies and Henry Ford's new car. It was the first car model ever. They also came up with new medicine created. Silent movies were invented in 1922 and they were a extremely popular way of entertainment and it was the 3rd most popular business of the 1920's

WEEk 1 Nathan.

The 3 Worst things about trench warfare.

1. Its very dirty. This is bad because the soldiers get really wet and dirty so they are extremely uncomfortable and can get sick easy.

2. Another bad thing is bombs. if a bomb is coming in the trench there isn't much places to run because if you go forward you run int to enemy territory and behind you there might not be a way out.

3. The third worst thing about trench warfare is gas attacks this is bad because gas is very deadly and hard to get away from. although there is a way to save your self, if you not fast enough it will kill you.

Blog week #5

People in the Thirties dealt with the depression by, playing games that they could play without spending money, reading thrown out books and magazines, by talking with others that were around them, and by playing card games on small tables or on the ground.

The Three Worst Things About Trench Warfare

Trench warfare had multiple flaws, but I would say the worst part about it is the use of mustard gas because before gas masked were used there was almost no way to protect yourself. Also with the trenches being constantly muddy and filled with water it was very common for soldiers to get trench foot as well as a lot of sickness went around in the trenches. Lastly the trenches were described as sickening because of the odor of going to the bathroom in them as well as the dead bodies of soldiers.

How Has World War 1 Changed The Role Of Woman?

World War 1 changed the role Canadian woman had tremendously because before the war had started women would usually stay at home and be considered "housewives." Leading to woman not having their own say or even be allowed their own income. But during the war, after all the men had been sent out the women were needed to take the jobs of the men. Then once the men came back the women didn't want to pass up their jobs because it meant their individuality they've gained will be lost, so they protested to be treated equally and as capable as any man. Therefor the role for women has changed a lot due to the result of World War 1.

3 example of American influence in Canada

IN the nineteen twenty's Canada started to drift away from British influence and more towards American influence, there were many reasons for this but here are just three. The Charleston is one example of American influence. It is a dance move that was among the first dances that didn't require a partner and was danced to the tune " the Charleston". Another example of American influence was Warner brothers studio. founded in 1923 by four brothers, Warner brothers studio opened up a lot of chances for Canadian actors to make it big on the big screen. A third example of american influence in Canada was American magazines, these magazines helped Canadian citizens keep up with american news.  

1914-1929

1914-1929

Canada in 1914 were in the middle of WW1. They were under control by Britain. Canada was told when and where to fight by the British. They were trying to grow there independence and trying to become there own country

My impression of Canada in the roaring 20's was that they were doing really good. Everybody was making lots of money from their jobs and the stock market. They had lots of money to spend and they were buying new cars houses and they could afford to eat out at restaurants. WW1 was going on so Canada was under control by Britain. They were told where to fight and when to stop fighting. They were trying to get there independence.   

Week 1 - WW1 Artifacts

The World War 1 artifacts were a very fortunate lend to allow us to learn more about the war. What I enjoyed most about the artifacts, was seeing the equipment in person. Being able to physically feel the objects was an amazing experience. All of the artifacts were interesting to learn about, and had a variety to them. Also, it was a great idea to have real and recreated artifacts in the box. I would suggest to the company providing these artifacts to add more details about the artifacts (if possible), the details seemed too short.