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Immigration, Racism, and the KKK

Immigration, Racism, and the KKK. in the 1920s. Immigration. between 1919 and 1931, 1.2 million immigrants arrived in Canada this only accounted for ________ of the total population growth

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Immigration, Racism, and the KKK

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  1. Immigration, Racism, and the KKK • in the 1920s

  2. Immigration • between 1919 and 1931, 1.2 million immigrants arrived in Canada • this only accounted for ________ of the total population growth • the ___________ in the number of immigrants was due to the increased provisions by the _____________, as well as the fact that many people in war torn Europe did not have the means to ____________ • the Canadian government had a preference for potential ________________________________________________________________________________

  3. _____________ Settlement Act • was passed in ___________ • this act provided assisted __________________________ for married couples, single agricultural laborers, and domestic servants • ___________ immigrants were assisted under this act

  4. Immigration • in 1923, Canada opened its doors to ________ subjects, ____________, and citizens of “__________”, this included: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, and France • for all of the 1920s there was an “______________” which prohibited the admittance of “any immigrant of any ________ race” into Canada

  5. Racism • in the 1920s, all British subjects had the right to vote • discrimination for “________________” was allowed

  6. Social Darwinism • _____________ Canadians began to believe that the ______ _________ peoples and British principles of government were the key to Canada’s __________ • _________ began depend on a persons ability to conform to the ‘Canadian’ ___________, as well as their ___________

  7. Aboriginal Peoples • _______________ were taken from their homes in order to be education in ____________ which were run by the _________ or by a ___________ organization • anything connected to ________________ or __________ was excluded from school life • there was an effort to ______________ the younger generation into mainstream Canadian life

  8. Aboriginal Peoples • Natives living on _________ were __________ allowed to ______, lost their right to have ___________ forms of native _____________ • some groups banded together to defend their land and _________ and _______________ • there was a significant ________ of native peoples rights and __________

  9. Klu Klux Klan

  10. KKK • in late _____ Klan organizers came to _______________ to preach its message of _____________________ hatred and to sell expensive ________________ to fund its activities • By the fall of __________ local Klans had been established in over ____ Saskatchewan towns, usually _________________ by a ritual burning of crosses

  11. KKK • leaders claimed an overall membership of over _________, who had been attracted by the Klan’s attacks on the “___________” immigrants from _______ and __________ Europe • local _______ remained active until the worst of the ___________ struck the province

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