Monday, November 15, 2010

Immigration

Immigration in Canada



Answer the following questions using your search techniques.

Ukrainian Migration:

1. Why did so many Ukrainians come to Canada from 1880-1914? Where did most of the Ukrainians settle?
2. Why was coming to Canada such an appealing idea to poor Europeans during this time period?
3. The experience of the Ukrainians shows that different factors caused people to leave their homes and risk beginning again in Canada. What are some of these factors?

Mennonites, Doukhobors, and the Hutterites

4. Why did these three groups of people leave Europe for Canada?

Immigrants and the City

5. Why did newly arrived immigrants and native-born Canadians not mix well in the cities of Canada?
6. What were Canadian cities like in the 1900s?

A Canada of Many Cultures:

7. In what way(s) did immigration in this time period put a strain on Canadian society?
8. What is Nativism?