Fear and Suspicion 500,000 Germans, Austrian, and Hungarians, and some Ukrainians from the German territories in Canada during WW1 They were treated fairly at first but as the war started they were viewed with suspicion Citizens were afraid and hysterical and rumors that these immigrants were spies were going around. Fear that they would blow…
On December 7, 1917, Canadian newspapers told the grim news of the Halifax Explosion “the dead piled high at morgues in Halifax”. 2000 dead because a ship carrying weapons and ammunition exploded in the Halifax harbour. This event brought the war to Canadian shores, but Canadians were all involved in the fight well before this.…
When England declared war, Canada knew that we too would be involved in the fighting. The tone was excited, everyone thought the war would be over by Christmas. Most people felt it was their duty to help Canada (Britain) achieve her goals any way they could. Many young men enlisted in the army. Pacifists are…