The Home Front
Give an example of honour rationing
use less butter, sugar, meatless Mondays
What is the Military Services Act?
Mandated enlistment to men between ages of 18-45 in Canada
What campaign did Canadian soldiers lead at the end of the war?
100 Days Campaign
What are women called who fight for the vote?
suffragists
Define Conscientious Objector and give an example.
Somone who is opposed to war usually on religious grounds. Mennonite, Jehovah Witness, Duhkabor, Hutterites, etc
Where did most of Canada's goods go and what happened in Canada as a result?
Britain and the war effort. Goods were scarce to find and the cost was expensive.
Identify the Quebec nationalist who was against conscription and give one reason why.
Bourassa - canada had lost enough men, spent enough money, spending any more money would bankrupt Canada, straining Canada's economy, etc
Identify the 2 events that are considered the turning point of the war.
Russia leaves the war (signs its own peace treaty) and the US enters the war.
Who was excluded from the Military Services Act, of 1917?
conscientious objectors, disabled, clergy, those with essential jobs (framers) or skills
What is significant about the Halifax explosion?
It is the greatest WWI tragedy on Canadian soil.
exaggerated the number of enemies dead, minimized the number of allies lost, made enemies look like barbarians/inhuman,
Why is the Wartime Elections Act significant to women and immigrants? Include who the act affected.
It gave the vote to women, federally, for the first time, though only female relatives of soldiers. People who came from an enemy country after 1902 could not vote anymore.
Who did not support Canada's involvement in the Paris Peace Talks and why?
US - Britain should vote on behalf of the empire and if Canada had its own vote, it would be another vote for Britain.
How would female relatives of soldiers help the Union Government win the election and support conscription?
Since it is the Union government that provides women with the vote, they will support them. Family of soldiers would support conscription because maybe then their loved ones would be sent home sooner.
Which promise did Borden have to break? Why?
Conscription - Because there were more casualties than enlistments and Canada needed to send more soldiers to Britain for the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
Identify 4 ways Canadians supported the war effort.
victory bonds, honour rationing, income tax, corporate tax
Who won the election in 1917 and who supported them?
The Union Government, armed forces and women
Identify 4 clauses (with actual details) of the Treaty of Versailles.
War Guilt Clause, Germany had to give up colonies, Germany's army could not exceed 100,000 men, reparations to France and Britain, Poland is to become its own country, Rhineland is demilitarized, Alsace-Lorraine given back to France, Germany cannot have a military or air force, etc
Identify 4 countries that didn't exist before WWI that exist after.
Poland, Yug, Czech, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Turkey, Danzig, Saar, Ireland, Rhineland, Montenegro, USSR
Identify 4 countries that changed or disappeared after WWI.
USSR (smaller), Germany (smaller), Serbia (gone), Montenegro (gone), Austria and Hungary become their own countries, Romania (larger), Italy (bigger)
Identify and describe two ways women's lives changed after the war.
Federal vote: women were now allowed to vote in federal elections and run for the House of Commons
Women showed others that they were capable of taking over responsibilities usually given to men like farming, factory workers, secretaries, etc
Why were French Canadians opposed to conscription? (4 reasons)
Which clause of the Treaty of Versailles would most upset the Germans? Explain with facts and details
War Guilt Clause, No navy, no airforce, reparations of $30 B, an army of 100,000 soldiers, loss of colonies, loss of land in Europe, demilitarization of the Rhineland
What challenges did veterans and aboriginal veterans face when returning home?
Lack of jobs, no medical services, no steady pension, faced prejudice
What is propaganda, how is it used in Canada and how is the information disseminated?
Distortions to provide social pressure on Canadians to eat less, send men to war, buy Victory Bonds by way of newspapers, radio, magazines, films, etc