Immigration to Canada in Early 1900s
Published on Nov 30, 2015
How immigration was like in the early 1900s!
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How Many People?
From 1902-1914 approximately 2.85 million people immigrated to Canada
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Russians/Mennonites
- Came because land was cheap
- Faced: Conflict and Disrespect
- Only Cooperation was within their own culture
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British
- British people would have to work with the army
- British people faced mostly cooperation and conflict issues
- They were treated better than other immigrants
- Given better jobs
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Germans
- Left because of World War I bombings
- Left Because sicknesses
- Canada was offering free land
- Were disrespected because they were enemies of the British
- Later the Canadians found out the Germans were good workers and artistic
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Scandinavians
- Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland are the main countries
- Income levels went down and jobs were becoming scarce
- Immigrated to Canada to live a better life and support their families
- Got everything they expected and were accepted into Canada as white people
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Icelanders
- Came to obtain freedom
- Came because there was a large tract of land available
- Came for their own language
- They fit in with the others and were treated as they expected
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French
- France had political problems so people decided to leave
- Faced Competition with other people who wanted free land
- Faced Conflict with others when they had to fight for the free land
- Experienced Cooperation when they were able to practice their religion
- Experienced Cooperation when they were able to speak in French
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Chinese
- Came to work on the Canadian Pacific Railway
- They had a hard time because they didn't speak English
- They had a hard time because they weren't prepared for the weather
- Weren't especially wanted by Canadians and suffered discrimination
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Japanese
- Came to work in gold fields
- Faced hardships because of their language
- Weren't prepared for the climate
- Weren't especially wanted by the Canadian Government
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Change?
- Immigration changed because people mostly travel by plane now
- People are usually welcome into other countries nowadays
- There is less discrimination and racism in the world today
- Immigration is done more professionally now and it is done by travel agents
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