Returning HomeCANADA AFTER THE GREAT WAR

What does Canada do for its returning soldiers?

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Soldiers Returning Home

Conflict! Soldiers vs. Civilians- Factories were laying off workers- Women and immigrants had work- Soldiers returning home needed jobs but

many found themselves unemployed

Soldiers Returning Home

- Soldiers needed money to support themselves and their families

- Demanded cash bonuses from the government denied

- Instead, the government offered small pensions, free land in the west, hospitals for the wounded

Soldiers Returning Home

- Soldiers were ready to die for their country, but their country wouldn’t even give them a job?

- Soldiers felt proud of their victory, but unemployment in Canada made them feel humiliated

Spanish Flu, 1918-1919

- This deadly virus spread quickly in the trenches

- Soldiers returning home carried the virus with them

- Crowds and parades helped the virus spread quickly

Pandemic

Spanish Flu, 1918-1919

- In Canada, some schools, theatres and churches were closed to stop the spread of the flu

- Many died about 50 000 Canadians

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