1. Treatment of Minority Groups
Lesson 10

2. Hard times and intolerance go together
What does this quote mean?
What was the economy like in the 1930’s?
Why would discrimination likely increase during the Depression?

3. Changes for Immigrants
During the boom of the 1920’s, Canada continued to welcome some immigrants, such as white Americans and people from Britain and other Northern European countries.
But immigrants from other parts of the world were either discouraged or barred completely

4. Changes for Immigrants

5. Changes for Immigrants
When the Depression started, things became even worse for immigrants
Even members of groups who had once been welcome were discouraged.
With so many Canadians out of work, many people feared that immigrants would add to the number of unemployed
The government responded to these fears by limiting immigration and even deporting many immigrants who were already in the country.

6. Jewish Refugees
During the 1930s, the Nazis, led by Adolf Hitler, came to power in Germany and began trying to rid the country of people they considered undesirable.
These included Jews, Gypsies, communists, homosexuals, and people with intellectual impairments.

7. Jewish Refugees
Life in Germany became harder and harder for people who were the targets of Nazi brutality, and many fled.
They became refugees, people who leave their home country to escape persecution, or ill- treatment.
The largest group of refugees - more than was Jewish.

8. Aboriginal Rights
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Aboriginal people were moved onto reserves.
Their lives were controlled by the Indian Act, a law that defined what they could - and could not - do.
On reserves, First Nations people were actively discouraged from following their own customs and way of life.
The government’s goal was assimilation - to make Aboriginal people more like European Canadians.

10. Jigsaw activity Immigrants – p. 116-117
Name two immigration laws that were passed by the Canadian government. What message did each law send?
Jews – p
List four pieces of evidence that show that many Canadians were anti-Semitic during the 1920s and 1930s
Aboriginals – p
Explain how residential schools fit in with the government’s policy of forcing assimilation of Aboriginal people.

11. Name two immigration laws that were passed by the Canadian government
Name two immigration laws that were passed by the Canadian government. What message did each law send?
The Empire Settlement Act – 1922
Paid travel costs and other support for British immigrants
Message was: British people are welcome
The Chinese Immigration Act
Stopped nearly all Chinese immigration
Message was: Asians not welcome

12. List four pieces of evidence that show that many Canadians were anti-Semitic during the 1920s and 1930s
An organized campaign in Quebec tried to get people to not buy from Jewish businesses
The goal was to drive Jews out of Quebec
Many employers wouldn’t hire Jews
Many universities didn’t accept Jews
Jews were banned from golf courses, beaches, clubs, and hotels
Few Jews were allowed to immigrate to Canada

13. Explain how residential schools fit in with the government’s policy of forcing assimilation of Aboriginal people.
The goal was to make Aboriginal children forget their culture
Lived there full time for almost the entire year
Forced to speak English. Native languages were banned
Told their history and culture wasn’t worth preserving