HIS312H1 Lecture : Radicalism and Repression
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they became radicals because of their work experience they felt they were being exploited. they were shown very little respect, this bred resentment amongst these people. they became isolated from the main stream and kind of found one another since they were deemed unwanted. We are taking a look at leftwing immigrants. Radicalism spread in canada from socialist activist that were exposed to them in europe once they got here they reached out to their own kind they worked within their own ethnic communities. many of the imm. were peasants so the had not been exposed to radical thoughts. they felt it was important tot build an international movement. Ukranians, jews, finns a component in each of these groups was unusually active on the left. after russian revolution, finland wasn"t owned by russia, so they had to decide what side they were on.
