the war at home Flashcards
how many people volunteered for the military
350,000
what happened to the volunteers
in 1916 the volunteers dried up. people realized what is really happening at war
what was passed
the Military service act: it was passed by PM borden and conservations
who was being conscripted
men at the age of 20 to 35
who was not being conscripted
women
farmers(needed to work on the farm)
manufactures( designing things for the war)
French Canadians( didn’t think that they had to fight since they were not bart of the British bloodline)
pacifists( doesn’t believe that violence is ever the answer)
how many conscripts were there in WW1
120,000
what role did women take part of during WW1
they were the following: -nurces( at the trenches) military office personnel(finding information, taking and doing statistics) ambulance drivers worked on farms worked in factories ran society raised houses full of children
what happened to women when the men returned from war
they lost their jobs, they were already getting paid less than the men
what is the suffrage movement
it means “the right to vote”,while the men were gone the women gained more political power
1917, PM Boren passed the wartime elections which means that if you are related to anyone in the war you can vote.
1918, he passed the Federal women franchise act, which means that anyone who is related to someone that WAS in the war can vote
why were the Russians upset during the end of the war
they were losing territory, the death toll was huge, the war soaked food shortages
1917 in the spring the Russians began rioting
the final German offence
APRIL 1918,
the German forces initially advanced 60 km
the allied (Britain, france, Canada, USA) counter attack began JULY of 1918
by AUGUST 1918, the germans were in total retreat
which means GERMANY LOST THE WAR
end of the war
it officially ended November 11th 1918 at 11:00am
a truce was used to end the world war and the fighting was ended,
THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES WAS SIGNED, a peace argument between the allies and Germany was signed
what were the restrictions on Germany
- they had to pay back the money for the war damage
- a harsh settlement was imposed on the defeat of Germany
- allowed only a small army (100,000)
- no tanks
- no heavy machine guns(artillery)
- only small ships in their navy
- no Air Force
what were the results
eastern Germany was give ton Poland
- Austria Hungary was split into two separate nations (1. Austria 2. Hungary)
- Germany lost control of its colonies
- the war guilt clause mad Germany say that they are responsible for the war
- germans were humiliated and bitter
in the end
8 million soldiers died
720 million soldiers were wounded
CANADIANS:
approx. 60,000 dead
- 234,000 wounded
