post war

Question 1

what are the 6 main post war issues?

Answer 1

full reestablishment
the Spanish flu
disability pension
shell shock (PTSD)
demobilization
repatriation camps

Question 2

full reestablishment

by the end of the war, when were most Canadians expected to be sent home?

Answer 2

6 months

Question 3

full reestablishment

once home, what did veterans have to deal with?

Answer 3

adjusting to civilian life while the government did little to repay them

Question 4

full reestablishment

what happened to disabled veterans and their families?

Answer 4

they were left in poverty

Question 5

full reestablishment

what happened to women once soldiers returned?

Answer 5

they had to reexamine their roles in society

Question 6

the Spanish flu

when did the Spanish flu occur?

Answer 6

spring of 1918

Question 7

the Spanish flu

what was the flu capable of?

Answer 7

killing its victim in a few days

Question 8

the Spanish flu

how many people died in WWI within 4 years?

Answer 8

14M

Question 9

the Spanish flu

how many people died from the flu within a few months?

Answer 9

100M

Question 10

the Spanish flu

what happened to returning soldiers?

Answer 10

many came home to find friends and family dead; many became ill themselves

Question 11

disability pension
regardless of a veteran’s ______________, the government did not help disabled veterans and their families living in poverty

Answer 11

income before the war

Question 12

disability pension

what were the disability pensions based off of?

Answer 12

wages of unskilled workers

Question 13

disability pension

what was the belief of the government regarding returning soldiers?

Answer 13

soldiers had become accustomed to being cared for and having everything done for them (in the hospital)- not providing pensions was an incentive for disabled veterans to seek employment

Question 14

disability pension

veterans who qualified for pensions received __% of a full pension

Answer 14

25

Question 15

disability pension

how did widows qualify for survivor’s pension?

Answer 15

demonstrate need, remain unmarried, prove they are worthy of a pension

Question 16

shell shock

what were veterans told regarding their PTSD?

Answer 16

they received no support-

“a manifestation of childishness and femininity”

Question 17

shell shock

what did returning veterans have to put up with at home?

Answer 17

complaints about “Meatless Fridays” and “Fuelless Mondays”

Question 18

demobilization

rather than immediately bringing troops home, when was demobilization planned?

Answer 18

in the spring

Question 19

demobilization

what were some difficulties of bringing soldiers home?

Answer 19

railways were worn from use in the war, ports would freeze in winter, Halifax’s port had not yet recovered from the explosion in 1917

Question 20

demobilization

what did businesses and unions plan to do and why?

Answer 20

fix the economy in the meantime to better absorb soldiers in the spring

Question 21

repatriation camps

what was the function of these camps?

Answer 21

returning soldiers to their country

Question 22

repatriation camps

what happened to Canadian troops in the camps?

Answer 22

they lost their patience and rioted throughout the spring of 1919

Question 23

repatriation camps

what happened as a result of the riots?

Answer 23

the government brought almost all the troops home by the summer