HIS312H1 Lecture Notes - Oskari Tokoi, Winnipeg General Strike, British Nationalism
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Lecture november 5 2013 socialism and repression. Hall socialism socialist parties and ethnic minorities labor unions and ethnic minorities alarm and red scare repression. 1919 year of revolt the great depression (1930s) Canada"s immigration boom: homesteaders find seasonal paid work immigrant workers for the industrial frontier immigrant workers in urban industries some immigrants were active in canada"s socialist and labor movements labeled dangerous foreigners. Public alarm and a red scare state repression of immigrant radicals socialism appeal. Oskari tokoi (socialist prime minister) and his cabinet. Many finns were apolitical on arrival in canada (were not active on the red exiles = key leaders in canada leftist side: became socialists here. Finnish socialist organization of canada (1911) renamed. Ukrainian farmer labor temple association (1917) Others too : hungarians, poles croatians etc. (jewish) labor league (1926) renamed the united jewish peoples order. Everyone welcome but educated by socialist leaders.
