CHC2D ~ Canadian History



CHC2D ~ Canadian History

Chapter 5 – War on the Homefront

Total War

1. What is meant by the term “Total War”?

Canadian Support for the War Effort

2. Describe how various Canadians supported the war effort.

3. What happened in Halifax on Dec 6, 1917?

4. Who were “enemy aliens”?

5. What was the “War Measures Act”?

6. What happened to Berlin, Ontario?

Changing Role of Government

7. In what ways was the role of government forced to change?

8. What did the government do to deal with – shortages - excessive profits?

9. How would the government pay for war?

The Canadian Economy

10. Describe the contribution to the war effort made by Canadian factories.

11. In what way did farmers contribute?

12. What was the “War Trades Board”?

New Roles for Women

13. In what ways did women help the war effort in the field?

14. In what ways did they help the war effort at home?

15. Who were the suffragists?

16. In what way was Nellie McClung proven right?

17. Name some other suffragettes.

18. What happened in 1916 to boost the morale of the suffragists?

19. What was the “Wartime Elections Act”?

20. What was the “Dominion Elections Act”?

Conscription Crisis

21. What does conscription mean?

22. What had happened to bring about the need for conscription?

23. Why would the debate over conscription cause a split in Canada?

24. Why were there fewer volunteers from Quebec?

25. Were the French the only ones against conscription?

26. What was the “Military Service Bill”?

27. Why would Borden pass the Military Voters Act?

|Group |Contributions to the war effort at home |

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|Women | |

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|Workers | |

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|Children | |

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|Families in their homes | |

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|Aboriginal, Black, Asian, and other| |

|ethnocultural communities | |

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