History Unit 1: Fighting The War At Home

Question 1

What is the war measures act

Answer 1

Gave the government power over many areas of people lives
Ex. Any one suspected like enemy aliens could be arrested and detained
- Canadians of German or Austria Hungarian decent were interned in camps across the country
-> building roads, cutting down trees (Banff national park was developed using forced labour
- also gave the power to tell farmers what to grow/ produce

Question 2

Raising funds

Answer 2

• fighting war cost around 1 million dollars a day
• help cost the government placed personal income tax
• citizens help government raise money by buying victory bonds, victory loans and patriotic funds