History of Quebec and Canada 414 WWW Links

Annotated Links by Module to History of Quebec and Canada  414

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• TOPIC A: ECONOMIC PROSPERITY

A Short History of Immigration to Canada
Early immigration to Canada was generated by a network of emigration agents -- salesman who advertised Canada's attractions to prospective immigrants. They targeted wealthy farmers, agricultural labourers and female domestics, preferably from GreatBritain, the United States and northern Europe.
History of Refugees in Canada
Canada is a land of refugees. Many of us, or our ancestors, came here because of religious intolerance, political repression, economic hardship, or other intolerable circumstances at home. However, Canada has always been very selective about immigration.
Alberta and Saskatchewan, 1905
Following the acquisition of the West by Canada, the government hoped to increase the population there very rapidly. In the years after the building or the CPR the population of the West grew and and prairie settlements became cities and towns modelled after the farming towns of the East.
Economic Development: 1870--1920
There were three major elements in the development of the Canadian economy between 1871 and 1928: (1)
transcontinentalization, associated with the construction of railways and western wheat exports; (2) continued industrialization, led by the expansion of industries based on technological advances of the late nineteenth century; and (3) a deepening renewal of the North American forest and mining frontier.
 

•   TOPIC B: BRITISH IMPERIALISM VERSUS CANADIAN NATIONALISM 
   

  Nationhood
 Canada developed from a British colony into a completely independent country in a series of small phases ending in 1982 with the patriation of the constitution. The participation of Canada in the military and diplomatic affairs of the world was the most obvious marker of its growing independence from Britain.
Canada and the First World War
When the First World War broke out in 1914, Canada was a much different country than it is today.
Statute Of Westminster
Canada's substantial role in World War I won it representation distinct from Britain in the League of Nations after the war. (see A Nation Matures)
The Statute of Westminster, 1931
That no law hereafter made by the Parliament of the United Kingdom shall extend to any of the said Dominions as part of the law of that Dominion otherwise than at the request and with the consent of that Dominion:
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
 The fifteen years of Laurier's government were distinguished with unprecedented growth and prosperity.
Immigration expanded, especially in the West, leading to the creation of the provinces of Alberta and
Saskatchewan in 1905. Such growth required expansion of the railways and two new continental lines
were built.
The Boer War 1899
War was declared between Great Britain and the Boer Republics of South Africa in 1899

• • WW I: The conscription crisis
    When World War I became a truly globabl conflict and dragged on for more than two years, Britain looked to her Empire for troops for the battlefield.
     
  UNIT 2: THE SECOND PHASE OF INDUSTRIALIZATION IN QUEBEC

  TOPIC A:  CHARACTERISTICS
   
  Economic Development: 1870--1920
  There were three major elements in the development of the Canadian economy between 1871 and 1928: (1)
  transcontinentalization, associated with the construction of railways and western wheat exports; (2) continued industrialization, led by the expansion of industries based on technological advances of the late nineteenth century; and (3) a deepening renewal of the North American forest and mining frontier.
  HydroQuebec
  Look for Hydro-Québec sites open to visitors all over the  province and let us introduce you to fascinate world energy .
  Alcan
  Alcan had its beginnings in Shawinigan, Quebec, where hydroelectric power facilities had earlier been  developed. The first primary aluminum in Canada was produced on October 22, 1901. The operation was then a subsidiary of Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa), the pioneer producer on the North American continent.
  Québec forest industry
  In 1870, Québec already had seven pulp and paper mills. The industry then grew very rapidly: in 1880 there were 18 mills in operation and in 1890, more than thirty.
   

  • TOPIC B: SOCIAL CHANGES :
    WORKING CONDITIONS
    UNIONS
    URBANIZATION
     
  UNIT 3: THE GREAT DEPRESSION
  TOPIC A:THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE CRASH
  The Hungry Thirties
  From 1929-39 Canada suffered the longest and deepest economic depression in its history. TOPIC B: THE REACTIONS TO THE CRISIS
    BACK TO THE LAND ?
   
   

  • Module 1 - THE FRENCH EMPIRE IN NORTH AMERICA 
  • Module 2 - CANADIAN SOCIETY DURING THE FRENCH REGIME
  • Module 3 - THE CONQUEST AND THE START OF BRITISH RULE
  • Module 4 - THE EARLY STAGES OF PARLIAMENTARY GOVERNMENT
  • Module 5 - QUEBEC AND CONFEDERATION
  • Module 6 - INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
  • Module 7 - CONTEMPORARY QUEBEC