Canada going to war

Question 1

What was the historical perspective of British Canadians?

Answer 1

enthusiastically supported the war effort by Britain

Question 2

Who was Sam Hughes and what did he do?

Answer 2

Minister of Militia - responsible for supplying and training troops

Question 3

Who couldn’t join the war?

Answer 3

Women (who joined as nurses, ambulance drivers), aboriginal people, black people

Question 4

what motivated aboriginal people to join the war?

Answer 4

relationship with the British crown, were descendants of loyalists that fought in the American revolution, prove themselves worthy and capable

Question 5

who was Francis pegahmabow?

Answer 5

War hero, sniper, Native American rights advocate

Question 6

what was Francis pegahmabow known for?

Answer 6

killing over 300 people

Question 7

why was francis pegahmabow historically significant?

Answer 7

one of the most decorated soldiers, advocated for indegeonus rights

Question 8

why did it take so long to honour francis pegahmabow?

Answer 8

canada was discriminatory, indian act, wanted assimilation, ignored his accomplishments

Question 9

why were the black soldiers not integrated into the war?

Answer 9

because of the fear that white soldiers wouldn’t want to join

Question 10

how were black and indigenous soldiers similar?

Answer 10

both weren’t allowed to join the army because of racism and they both wanted to prove they’re worthy

Question 11

what were black soldiers experiences after the war?

Answer 11

lack of recognition, a lot of them weren’t decorated

Question 12

how did Canada pay for the war?

Answer 12

taxes increased, sells victory bonds (loans from Canadians to the government to help pay for the war), borrowed money from the US

Question 13

Why was sam Hughes not a good administrator?

Answer 13

inefficiency and profiteering scandals

Question 14

what was the war measures act?

Answer 14

an act created by PM Borden in 1914 that gave the government the authority to do everything and anything they felt they needed to do -government could control economy (could tell producers what and how much to produce and how much to sell it for) and had the power to censor mail

Question 15

what is hubris corpus?

Answer 15

the ability to detain people in jail without charges –> anyone who was suspected of being an enemy alien or a threat would be imprisoned or deported

Question 16

what is an enemy alien?

Answer 16

someone without a Canadian citizenship and from an enemy country