Canada on the Homefront

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Canada on the Homefront A NATION TRANSFORMED

Learning goals: By the end of this lesson students will be able to: assess key instances in which the Canadian government chose to restrict citizens’ rights and freedoms explain why conscription was a controversial issue and how it divided English and French Canada describe the contributions made by Canadians at home during the war

Topic 1: THE PEOPLE’S CRUSADE

A. Feeding the Troops women from the city and country served as ‘farmerettes’ teachers and students gave up vacations to harvest crops children nicknamed ‘soldiers of the soil’ result = wheat and meat production increased 400%!

B. The Munitions Industry ‘Rosie the Rivetter’ women replaced the men who went to war in the factories worked for less pay (same jobs???) Canada unprepared at first to make war equip. Imperial Munitions Board set-up to increase production result = $2 million worth of weapons per day!!!

C. Paying for the War Canada in a depression before the war needed to borrow money – loans, donations… gov’t imposed personal taxes for the 1st time (“only for the duration of the war…”) 3 main sources of revenue: Victory Bonds Victory Stamps Canadian Patriotic Fund

Topic 2: ENEMY ALIENS

The War Measures Act immigrants from Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey mostly affected Canadian gov’t passes the War Measures Act: suspends their civil rights lost their right to vote put them in ‘internment camps’ forced labour in some! stopped them from writing newspapers

Topic 3: CONSCRIPTION

What was it? Definition: mandatory enlistment in the armed forces Prime Minister Borden said he would never do it at first, but… problems with enlistment made him change his mind (ex. French Canadians) passes the Military Services Act which: forced men aged 20-45 to sign-up also gave women the right to vote…

What did it do? English Canadians were OK with it, but French Canadians hated it! anti-conscription riots break out in Quebec Canada was divided over this issue!

In summary… Canada’s war on the homefront was essential to our overall success in WWI women, men, and children picked up the slack while the soldiers were away production levels actually increased during the war! there were some instances of discrimination and loss of rights and freedoms during the war