Changing Ways of Life


Unit 9 is about some of the ways that life began to change in Canada, especially during the early twentieth century.  Your study will focus on how World War I changed the way Canadian people saw themselves, the challenges in Canada at the time, and how a group of women became known as The Famous Five.


Targets


Read the I Can statements to see what you will learn in Unit 9.

I Can…

  • tell how World War I contributed to the industrialization and urbanization of Canada and shaped its identity
  • tell how the Famous Five identified the need for change in Canadian laws
  • tell how the changes brought by the Famous Five affected individual rights in Canada

Introduction


The main test to Canadian identity came in World War I. Would the French volunteer to fight in the war? Would they be treated as fairly as Canadians of British heritage?


Prior to World War I (1914 – 1918), women were not considered citizens of Canada.  Prior to 1929, they were not ‘persons’.  Their rights were quite limited.

Two women who promoted the rights of women at this time were:
 Emily Murphy and Nellie McClung.

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For a short introduction to these persuasive women, watch these Historica Canada Heritage Minute videos.



Library Books


Check out the library books for this unit.

Click here to download a PDF version of the Library List of Books.


If you are not able to find these library books, look for others about life in the early twentieth century and World War I.


Skill Builder


Click here to learn how to search for books in the library.

Notebook


Throughout this unit, you will keep a Notebook. The PDF downloads are the pages of your Notebook.

  1. Create a folder on your computer or in the cloud titled “Unit 9 Notebook ”.
  2. Save all of the PDF downloads to this folder.

Whenever you see this icon you will be directed to use the “ Unit 9 Notebook ”  folder you created.