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Over the Top!
Trench Warfare
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Wilfred Laurier
The 20th Century Belongs to Canada!
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Why did he say that? It seemed ridiculous at
the time that a sparsely populated, weakly
industrialized country with tons of cultural
infighting could be a world player at all, but
this course is about how Canada turned around all
of those areas to become a member of the G8 and
one of the UN Human development index top 6
places to live in the world. His prediction,
though disregarded at the time, in hindsight
seems prophetic.
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1900 Canada is   1. A British colony -own
government, but cant resolve foreign disputes
(Ie. Alaska Boundary Dispute) -English proud
British subjects, French want own country, dont
support Boer War, want language rights   2.
Victorian values -religious, women had few
rights, literature has happy ending, harsh laws,
enjoy sports, little concern for the environment  
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3. Racist (Chinese Head Tax, Komagata Maru),
build West with Ukrainians etc, but dont like
them, Aboriginals forced onto reserves supposed
to farm, but not given resources, residential
schools force assimilation   4. Rural -most
people live on farms, but cities and factories
are growing -Cities are unsanitary   5.
Technology/Economy -phones, radio, cars,
airplanes, x-ray, sanitation in hospitals -gold
rush, mining, Panama Canal makes shipping easier,
developing unions
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1. Autonomous of British Government (own charter,
constitution) 2. Canadian Values -Polite,
environmentally conscious, celebrates diversity,
peacekeepers 3. Multi-cultural Society (open
immigration laws) 4.Urban 5. Technology/Economy
-Computers, internet, Ipods, GPS, satellites -
Tourism, resources, technology