Why Is The 20th Century Was That Of The United States?

Do you agree with Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier’s quote, "As the, 19th century was that of the United States, so I think the 20th century shall be filled by Canada."

Yes, the 20th century was filled by Canada. Canada did a lot of development during the 20th century and everyone tried their best to do great things for Canada. The 20th century was filled by Canada’s participation in one of the their successful battles named Vimy Ridge in World War One, Canada’s role in women’s right, and the 14th Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson helped Canada distinctive it is own flag. First, Canada played a huge role in one of their World War One battles named Vimy Ridge. By early 1917, French and British forces tried to take over the German stronghold on Vimy Ridge, but they were unsuccessful. Canada tried as well and they were successful because their commander had learned a lot of experience
Every woman has the right to moral, legal and political choice. When we look at the past, we can see that women fought for the right to be treated as men and fundamentally to have the same rights as men. In the beginning of the 20th century women had little to no rights, but World War One and Two gave way to change allowing women to work and vote. In 1977 the Canadian Human Rights Act ensured that women could no longer be discriminated based on their sex, race, religion, or sexuality. For example, women were allowed to get educations and go into teaching and nursing positions. Furthermore, the 1918 Act allowed all women that were over 21 years of age to vote even if they did not have the provincial licence. The war brought many changes to Canada and women finally become more recognized for their efforts and new freedoms. In the 1920’s women became more involved in society and they started to participate in the workforce. In conclusion, Canada made sure that women had the same rights as men by ensuring the Canadian Human Rights