1) Both the US and Canada forcibly relocated indigenous peoples from their native lands to make room for settlers and railways, disrupting indigenous cultures and livelihoods. 2) The US engaged in hostile campaigns against resistant tribes, while Canada handled disputes more peacefully and recognized mixed-race peoples. 3) Both countries used boarding schools in an attempt to eliminate indigenous cultures and force assimilation through religion, education, and farming. 4) Karaganda, Kazakhstan and Billings, Montana resemble each other ecologically but represent very different cultural identities - one a place of exile and imprisonment, the other a symbol of frontier freedom.

1. Comparative History By: Twyla Gollery

2. Conquering & Settling the West Both the US and Canada moved Indians out of there Native lands so they could obtain the land for other uses In both countries railroads brought farmers, miners, and merchants each overused things that Indians depended on to survive such as the buffalo People also demanded that the Indians should stop practicing their culture

3. Conquering & Settling the West The US had much dispute with the Native Americans and even campaigned against tribes and bands considered hostile Canada on the other hand was able to handle disputes peacefully Canada also gave rights to people of mixed races The United States in contrast ignored mixed race people unless they chose to live with the tribe

4. Conquering & Settling the West Both countries used education, such as boarding school to try to eliminate Native American culture out of the children Both also wanted the Indians to accept churches, education, and farming into there customs Neither country was willing to give the Native Americans as much land as they needed

5. Conquering & Settling the West Karaganda and Billings Montana are compared to be the same place Both are in the same topographical zone Before technology both areas were supported mainly by agriculture Each native people from each land were nomads because they had to travel for food

6. Conquering & Settling the West The west is a place were people went for freedom, the last frontier Northern Kazakhstan represents a place were people are in exile, and imprisonment Although they may resemble each other in some ways when one thinks of each place, they have very different representations of what they stand for

7. Cultural Change in the 1920s After World War I, Americans were after the feeling of normalcy People loved new technology and movies were very popular Movies directly influenced the culture change in the 1920's because so many people were influenced by the movies

8. Cultural Change in the 1920s Movies became a major factor in reintroducing traditional values that may have been lost Movie makers would provide stereotypes which people could relate to but with the attitudes changing so fast a movie maker was uncertain of how long a stereo type character would last

9. Cultural Change in the 1920s Americans brought Jazz music to their troops while at war for entertainment When the French herd this new music they weren't quite sure what to think of it Jazz originated in American, but it soon gained widespread popularity in France, Britain, Germany, Italy and else where.

10. Cultural Change in the 1920s During war the French warmly accepted African American soldiers who were willing to fight Some African American's later traveled to Paris to preform Jazz which thrived and expanded Many African Americans considered France a color blind country because of how good they were treated

11. Cultural Change in the 1920s With Jazz musicians spreading out to preform in different countries, some countries believed they were losing their traditional culture Jazz music could also be listened to from the radio and phonograph which helped Jazz culture to become even more popular in more places