HIST 325 Lecture Notes - Miscegenation, English Canada, Continentalism
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Review: unlikely canadian persons of international interest (pauline johnson, lucy. Writers during that period were less known (usually not persons of international interests) Why was johnson so special: developed a unique stage persona, performed (1982-1909) her patriotic poetry and short stories in canada, us, Her legacy: died in vancouver sick and poor; buried in stanley park, her reputation quickly faded; mixed-blood . Canadian troops to british in the boer war; no debate in parliament. -threat of war: robert borden"s conservative party anti-free trade with us; succeeded in winning the federal election of 1911 (canadianism or continentalism). Empire into a partnership of equal states, the commonwealth of nations (british commonwealth: canada joins the war, intense nationalism + imperial competition led to war in europe 1914- 1918: bourassa came to oppose canadian participation in wwi because borden had announced the dominion"s entry without consulting parliament, reality: when britain declared war on germany on 4 august, 1914,
