WWI on the Home Front
People Definitions Roles During WWI The Halifax Explosion Grab Bag
For religious or personal reasons they did not agree with the war
Brought in taxes on profits
Seen as enemies of Canada during WWI, and were living in Canada
Was in favor of conscription
Members of different parties work together to get a majority vote to pass a bill
The government regulates that you can only buy a small amount at a time
Making large profits by taking advantage of people’s needs
Allows government to set strict controls on all parts of Canadian lives
A type of truce
When a person is forces to enlist whether or not she or he is willing
They felt they were needed at home with families or industry
Took on the jobs which only men were allowed to do before the war
They raised money for the red cross by cutting and selling wood
Sent to orphanages
Created materials for soldiers on the front lines
The trains transported these two things from Halifax to Europe
A ship was filled with a lot of this supply
The ships caught on fire which led to an ____________.
This percentage of the homes and businesses were destroyed
There were _______ people killed and _____ people wounded.
Canadians had a lot to learn about making this product. Many factories were set up and early on it was poor quality material made and it was very slow.
They benefitted economically during WWI because all products which were caught, grown or raised could easily be sold.
This was introduced to help Canada’s government decrease their debt
Not being able to leave their livelihoods, dangerous conditions, great opportunities for jobs at homes, and the growing acceptance at home are all reasons which lead to :
-Huge debt in Canada -Political problems between English and French -Respect from other nations Are all examples of
Conscientious Objectors
Government
Enemy Aliens – German and Ukraine
Prime Minister Borden
Coalition Government
Rationing
Profiteering
War Measures Act
Armistice
Conscription
Young Men
Women
First Nations of Canada
Young People
Women, Children, and Men still on the home front
Supplies and Soldiers
Munitions
Explosion
1/3
2000 people killed 9000 wounded
The Munitions Industry in Canada
Farmers
Income Tax
Fewer men enlisting in war
Long Term Effects of WWI
Final Jeopardy 11/11/1918 – 11 am
The Armistice of WWI Remembrance Day