The Canadian Homefront

Question 1

Robert Borden

Answer 1

Prime Minister Robert Borden, who had won the 1911 election against Sir Wilfred Laurier, who a conservative and supporter of the British war effort.

Question 2

The War Measures Act

Answer 2

introduced in 1914, gave the government the power to do anything necessary

Question 3

Funding the War

Answer 3

Victory bonds, honor rationing, income tax and corporate tax

Question 4

The Military Service Act (Conscription)

Answer 4

This act gave the government the power to draft soldiers and force them into military service to replenish the ranks on the warfront.

Question 5

Opposition to Conscription (Henri Bourassa and the French Canadians)

Answer 5

opposed to conscription, stating that the war had done nothing but kill Canadians and weaken Canada’s industries and economy.

Question 6

The Khaki Election (The Wartime Elections Act and the Military Voters Act)

Answer 6

the Military Voters Act, which gave the vote to all men and women serving overseas in the war

Wartime Elections Act, which gave the vote to all women related to men serving in the war.

Question 7

The Merchant Navy

Answer 7

Canadian industries were building planes, ammunition and clothing and sending them to the European warfront through the Merchant Navy.

Question 8

Women on the Homefront

Answer 8

Due to an increased demand for supplies, and a decrease in the Canadian workforce, Canadian women stepped up and began working as manufacturers, general laborers and farmers

Question 9

The Halifax Explosion

Answer 9

In 1917, the SS Mont Blanc, a French munitions vessel carrying more than 2500 tonnes of explosives, was accidentally hit by another ship.
The collision caused the ship to catch fire and explode, causing the largest, non-nuclear explosion in history.