Person, Event, or Criteria Used Ranking Explanation/Rationale Category Primary Source Evidence

Development
(-2, -1, 0, +1, +2) (based on what you learned about this person, event, or (Political, Social, (record bibliographical information if using
(from 1914-1928) development in the unit) Technological, outside sources)
Environmental, Cultural, or
Economic)

World War I (1914) Canada becomes -1 - Soldiers had to live in bad conditions (trenches) Political, Economic, Social https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
more independent - Many people died and were wounded from the war
- The rate of inflation was huge
- Money was lost because of the damages
- There were more job opportunities in WWI

Sir Robert Borden Better +1 - In 1917, Sir Robert Borden decided to conscript men ages Political, Social https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Borden
(1917) opportunities are 20 to 45 for overseas military service (Voluntary
available to recruitment was failing to maintain troop numbers, https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/socstud/foun
Canadians horrors of the war led to fewer volunteers) dation_gr6/blms/6-2-1f.pdf
- Sir Robert Borden believed in strong Canadian
contribution to the war and military value
- Sir Robert Borden helped Canada achieve greater
independence within the British Empire
- Sir Robert Borden gave women the right to vote (ages
21+)
- In 1920, Sir Robert Borden passed the Dominion
Elections Act to allow women to run for the Parliament
of Canada

Women Rights Men and women +2 - Women were able to work as nurses in WW1 Social https://www.canadahistoryproject.ca/1914/1914-
(1917) are treated equally - Women moved to the labour force and contributed to the 08-women-vote.html
war in the home front (more job opportunities for
women)
- The Military Voters Act of 1917 allowed women in the
armed services to vote
- By 1919, most women over the age of 21 were allowed to
vote in a federal election

The Spanish Flu Better living -1 - Millions of people died from the virus Social https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/artic
(1918) conditions for - Affected hundreds of millions of people le/1918-spanish-flu-in-canada
Canadians - Businesses declined because of the lack of demand for
products
- Lead to the creation of the federal Department of Health
in 1919

The 1919 Winnipeg Better -1 - The strike resulted in arrests, injuries, and the death of Social https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/artic
General Strike opportunities are two protestors le/winnipeg-general-strike
 available to - Factory workers, store workers, and transit workers went
Canadians on strike
- The strike helped unite the working class in Canada

Treaty of Versailles Canada becomes +1 - Sir Robert Borden led a successful and historic fight for Political Treaty of Versailles handout
(1919) more independent separate Dominion representation at the peace
conference, and separate signatures on the treaty https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/artic
- Sir Robert Borden insisted Canada gets their own seat at le/treaty-of-versailles
the table
- The Treaty of Versailles was important to Canada as it
contributed to Canada's independence from Great Britain

Residential Schools Canada and -2 - Stripped children of their culture and language Cultural, Social https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/artic
(1920 when it Canadians stand - Required to learn English or French and adopt to the le/residential-schools
became mandatory up for injustice foreign religious practices
to attend) - Children had to follow strict rules but if they didn’t
school staff used methods of physical and sexual abuse
- Children were traumatized from the punishments and
abuse
- Impacted the mental and physical health of survivors
(high suicide rates, depression, anxiety, PTSD)
- Poor sanitation, disgusting food, horrible health care,
high death rate
- Families were not allowed to see their children

Technology Technological +2 - During the 1920s, more people bought radios as the Technological page 213 and 217 in the textbook
(telephone, radio, advances are made technology improved and prices fell (radios became
automobiles) mainstream media)
[1920s] - Passengers riding in Canadian National Railway’s parlour
cars could listen to the radio
- Canadians listened to homegrown and imported drama,
comedy shows, music, and sports broadcasts
- Cars started to become cheaper, faster, and more
- reliable and comfortable
- By the end of the 1920s, there were nearly 1.62 million
motor vehicles in Canada
- Widespread car ownership also supported the expansion
of cities and the development of suburbs
- Telephone technology developed quickly after Alexander
Graham Bell made the first telephone call in 1876
- At first, phones were expensive and only wealthy people
were able to afford it. Overtime, innovations made phone
service much simpler and cheaper