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issues on the home front Flashcards

1
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what were the 8 main issues?

A 
recruitment
women
munition productions
financing the war and propaganda
war measures act
conscription crisis and registration
wartime profiteering
halifax explosion
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recruitment

what percent of Canadian soldiers were born in the UK?

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25%

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recruitment

what kind of people signed up for the war?

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factory workers, doctors, farmers, lawyers, miners, etc

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recruitment

why were so many people originally eager to sign up?

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for adventure; thought war would end before Christmas

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recruitment

what happened to the Aboriginal, Asian, black, and German population who wished to enlist?

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Aboriginals discouraged
blacks and Asians rejected
Germans not to be trusted

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recruitment

how did Aboriginals end up getting accepted?

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the number of white volunteers dropped

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recruitment

what percent of eligible Aboriginal men enlisted and why?

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35% / out of loyalty, to escape reserve system which restricted their rights

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recruitment

what happened in 1916 regarding black volunteers?

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they were recruited in non combat (dig trenches, load ammunition, cut down trees, lay railway tracks)

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recruitment

what was the final result of the discrimination of people of colour?

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there was a shortage of soldiers

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women
what occupations (for the war) were women not allowed to have?
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soldier, sailor, pilot

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women

why was nursing near the front lines dangerous?

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hospitals were under fire, disease, infection

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women

what did labour unions want to protect, and what happened as a result?

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protect jobs for men = no equal pay

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13
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women

how many Canadian women became nurses?

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3000+

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women

how many Canadian women became drivers in the air force?

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1000

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15
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women

some nurses were ___________

A

awarded medals

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women

what other jobs were women given?

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drive ambulances, run clubs and canteens

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women

what happened at home when the men enlisted?

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women ran farms and businesses rather than teaching or doing domestic work

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women

what happened after the war?

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many women were no longer satisfied as wives, mothers, domestic workers

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munitions productions

at the outbreak of the war, assembling _____ and ______ was difficult

A

materials / labour

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munitions productions

what did production require and what was the issue?

A

precision tools and highly trained workers which were scarce in 1914

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21
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munitions productions

Britain needed munitions and would _______

A

pay well

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22
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munitions productions

how much was the formation of a “shell committee” given?

A

$170M

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23
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munitions productions

which Canadian workers switched their operations to munitions?

A

those with experience in metal work (bedsprings, machinery, railways)

24
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munitions productions

the shell committee also made weapons for ________ when ________

A

the US / they joined the war

25
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munitions productions

what eventually happened to the shell committee and why?

A

they disbanded / they were profiting via dishonesty, delivered late, and only delivered $5.5M worth of munitions

26
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munitions productions

who was chosen to head the new board and how did they manage it?

A

Joseph Flavelle / team of experienced workers, forced other contractors to reduce prices, produced high quality munitions

27
Q

munitions productions

by 1918, what were the new munition producers making?

A

other weapons of war- airplanes, engines, guns, cargo ships

28
Q

munitions productions

how many factories were eventually made and how many were eventually employed by the production company?

A

15 000 factories / 300 000 employed

29
Q

financing the war and propaganda

what did Canada need money for?

A

train, transport, feed, equip, and pay soldiers

30
Q

financing the war and propaganda

about how much did the war cost the government per day?

A

$1M

31
Q

financing the war and propaganda

what did some banned posters promote?

A

hate of opposing countries, shame Canadians who did not do their share

32
Q

financing the war and propaganda

how much did selling Victory Bonds raise?

A

$100M

33
Q

financing the war and propaganda

what did posters encourage?

A

buy war bonds, enlist, work harder, change eating habits to send food overseas

34
Q

financing the war and propaganda

what did the government eventually do to raise money and is still in place today?

A

1916- introduce business tax
1917- introduce income tax
were both supposed to be temporary

35
Q

war measures act

the war measures act allowed the government to pass laws without ___________

A

Parliamentary approval during the war

36
Q

war measures act

the war measures act allowed the government to overrule __________

A

provincial law

37
Q

war measures act

the war measures act allowed the government to censor _______

A

news media

38
Q

war measures act

the war measures act allowed the government to label people as ___________

A

enemies of Canada

39
Q

war measures act

what was the war measures act based on?

A

fear that immigrants could become spies

40
Q

war measures act

what happened to “enemy aliens’” rights?

A

rights were restricted- they were only permitted to read/publish in English and French, could not leave Canada without permission

41
Q

war measures act

what happened to over 8500 “enemy aliens”?

A

placed in internment camps, forced to build roads and railways, mine, clear land, not given educations, fired from jobs

42
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conscription crisis and registration

what eventually happened to eligible men and what was the impact on the military?

A

they were less willing to enlist- soldiers lost in battle could not be replaced

43
Q

conscription crisis and registration

what was conscription?

A

forced military service

44
Q

conscription crisis and registration

who was forced to fill a registration form?

A

all men over 16

45
Q

conscription crisis and registration

Aboriginals were except from ________ but not from __________

A

conscription / filling out registration forms

46
Q

conscription crisis and registration

what did Aboriginals believe?

A

their treaties made them allies of Britain, not subjects

47
Q

conscription crisis and registration

what did the conscription lead to between Canadians?

A

riots and distrust between anglophone and francophone Canadians

48
Q

conscription crisis and registration

by the end of the war, how many soldiers overseas were conscripts?

A

24 000

49
Q

conscription crisis and registration

many _______ refused to register

A

Aboriginals

50
Q

wartime profiteering

food and fuel was scarce while millionaire industrialists grew richer from ____________

A

dishonest dealings in war contracts

51
Q

wartime profiteering

people wanted to conscript _____ and for the government to __________

A

wealth / take over banks and industries

52
Q

wartime profiteering

what types of “controllers” were appointed?

A

fuel (imprison coal hoarders) and food (oversee rising food prices)

53
Q

wartime profiteering

what did the food controller ask citizens to do?

A

to stop eating so much and to change their tastes

54
Q

wartime profiteering

what did the government do to curb the corrupt practices of private enterprises?

A

no serious attempts were made

55
Q

Halifax explosion

which ships collided?

A

the Imo and Mont Blanc

56
Q

Halifax explosion

what was the Mont Blanc carrying?

A

2400 tonnes of explosives

57
Q

Halifax explosion

what was the result of the collision?

A

the Mont Blanc exploded

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