Doukhobors
Came from which country?
Russia
Came from which country?
India
What does a head tax mean?
A fee chinese people had to pay to enter Canada
What happened to the Japanese homes and businesses when they were forced to stay in the camps?
They were sold and given away.
What is a push and pull factor?
Push - something to make you move away
Pull - something that makes you want to go to a country
What is a Czar?
The leader/king of Russia
How long was the Komagata Maru docked near Vancouver?
Over 2 months
What price did the head tax start at?
Which event caused the Canadian government to put the Japanese in internment camps?
Bombing of Pearl Harbour
What is the difference between emigration and immigration?
Emigration - the country you're exiting
Immigration - the country you're going into
What were the two choices Doukhobors had if they didn't want to fight for Russia?
Be sent to prison or exiled to Canada
What happened to people on the Komagata Maru that had previously lived in Canada? Why?
They were allowed to come on land since they had previously lived there and/or were born there.
What are two reasons English Canadians got mad at the Chinese workers on the railway?
They were willing to work for less money and they were harder workers.
Why did the Canadian government think the Japanese needed to be kept in the camps?
They feared they were spies for Japan
What are four pull factors that made people want to come to Canada?
Schooling
Religious Freedom
Gold
Land
Family
No war
What is the oath of allegiance the Doukhobors were asked to sign? Why didn't they want to?
It was a legal document saying they would fight/support the government of Canada. They didn't want to sign it because they did not believe in war or conflict.
How did people survive aboard the Komagata Maru with limited food?
What were the living conditions like for the Chinese railway workers?
They had to buy their own food, they were treated poorly and injured.
What happened if Japanese people resisted going to the internment camps?
They were forced to go to war camps that were even worse in Ontario
Why were the indigenous people made to sign treaties? Why was it a problem?
The government wanted control of indigenous land. They made them sign written agreements that they didn't fully understand.
What is a pacifist? What do they believe?
They are someone who does not believe in violence, war, or solving problems through conflict.
The rule that people could only enter Canada if they travelled continuously with no stops. Unfair because it was impossible to come from India without stopping for fuel.
It was a photo taken of the last spike being nailed into the railway. The issue was that no Chinese people were allowed to be in the photo even though they did most the building.
After the war was over, what two choices were the Japanese people given?
Move back to Japan or move to the prairies.
What were the Anti Asian Riots? What happened
English Canadians were tired of immigration and decided to destroy businesses to get the government to stop allowing people in.