HIS102Y1 Lecture : lecture notes
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The era of appeasement: canada in the dirty thirties. Conventional/prevailing economic policy at the time: raise tariffs on imports to encourage domestic industries, hence economic warfare tense relation with other countries (also possibility of retaliation) Weak democratic power of 1930s: hesitant, incapable of resolving the problem at the time. Threat of communism: foremost in mind of policymakers/political leaders in the. Western countries, as it threats the very core of democracy. To end depression or die trying (promised canadians the world) Statute of westminister 1931: an act of british parliament, british recognized that the colonies/dominions could run their own foreign policy thus part of british law and. Blasting into world markets: raising tariffs to extremely high level, thus virtually blocked other countries from importing any products into canadian market thus closed off the. Canadian market, also hurt the homefront, as some foreign goods could be bought more cheaply than producing at home. Mackenzie- paineau battalion (foreign enlistment act 1937)
