Canadian History Essays, Research Papers & Term Papers (162) essays
Canadian History essays:
The War of 1812----General, Glorious, Great
... American Independence. The offensive actions of the United States failed in every attempt to capture Canada. The Effects of the War of 1812 were on Britain politically, economically and socially. First, the political effects: The Treaty of Ghent (1814) ended the war ...
A Critical Review of Peter H. Russell's Essay "Can the Canadians be a Sovereign People?"
... of the closed negotiations revealed at Meech Lake in 1987. According to Russell, the Meech Lake Accord was not seen as a total compromise, but as succumbing to Quebec's demands. The proposals were again disapproved in the end, this time ...
How Canadians Lived Through The Depression Years (dirty thirties).
... Depression, such as introducing high tariffs, relief camps, government relief and day to day things men and women did to ease or counteract the depression. However, none of the methods really did much. In fact, it was the outbreak of World War Two that put an end to Canada's Great Depression of ...
This Essay describes the Halifax Explosion that occurred in Canada in 1917.
... bright sunny day in Halifax. World War I was going on its peak in Europe. The port of Halifax was filled with different ships of war relief supplies and munitions. People of the city didn't have any idea of ... to pass. By this time she was really close to the Dartmouth coast. The Imo, however, ...
Discoverer of Insulin an Influential Canadian
... of expertise. He was a medical practitioner in World War I and also in London, Ontario after the war ...
William Lyon Mackenzie
... United States. Mackenzie garnered support in the U.S. for an invasion into Canada, but many of his supporters were really just American opportunists, only interested in American expansion and wealth. All of this evidence proves that while Mackenzie did have interests in reforming Canada's governing ...
Freedom or Security? An Analysis of the War Measures Act, 1970
... government and democracy of the province of Quebec by using violence and terrorism. The federal government was confident that , through laws such as the War Measures Act , it would be able to put an immediate stop to such terrorism. The War Measures Act was greatly ...
Canadian Sports in the 21st Century
... greatly missed by the League, players and fans, and one day, maybe a second "Gretzky" will emerge into the big leagues. Sports events within and relating to Canada have always been full of energy if not fun. Canadians ... Provinces, Quebec and Ontario. It was a journey that Canadians would never ... of time ...
Honour of the Battlefield (Canadian point of view)
... World War I, the Canadian military basically did not exist. It consisted of a platoon, and a couple of militias - a mere branch of the British army. When WWI had begun, the Canadian Army recruited men from all across the country to form a nice sized, small-country army. The Canadian ...
Rival Cities: Victoria, Fort Langley and New Westminster
... of a war between the miners and the Natives, and the threat of the land being claimed by the Americans. Governor Douglas sent a request to Lord Lytton for military support, declared the mainland to be a British Colony ...