Enemy Aliens & Internment in WWI
A study of the War Measures Act and the internment of Ukrainian and other European immigrants during WWI.
Key Questions
- Critique the justification for invoking the War Measures Act during WWI.
- Explain why specific immigrant groups were targeted as 'enemy aliens'.
- Assess the long-term consequences of internment for affected communities.
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