war on the home front Flashcards

1
Q

why did munitions factories fill with women?

A

men’s work became women’s work

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2
Q

by the end of the war, over _____ women went overseas as ______________

A

2000 / nurses working behind the lines

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3
Q

what was a suffragist?

A

a person advocating for women’s rights

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4
Q

why did suffrages work during the war?

A

to use the leverage of their work in the munitions factories, fields, and other industries

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5
Q

Helena Rose Gutteridge organized women’s unions to _______________________

A

restrict hours at work to 8 hours a day, 5 days a week

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6
Q

who became Canada’s first female magistrate in 1917?

A

Emily Murphy

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7
Q

what did the Military Voters Act (1917) allow?

A

women enrolled in any aspect of the Canadian military the federal vote

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8
Q

what did the Wartime Elections Act (1917) allow?

A

the right for women related to soldiers to vote

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9
Q

in 1916, the government passed an act forcing _________________

A

food producers and homes to slow the use of various important foods

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10
Q

by how much did food production increase in Canada and why?

A

400% / women’s efforts

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11
Q

what 3 things did it become “unpatriotic” to do?

A
  • eat candy over 50% sugar
  • distil liquor
  • exceed 10lbs of meat in a week
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12
Q

_____________ were of the utmost importance to the soldiers at the front who needed nonperishable foods

A

dairy products, grains, meats, and sugar

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13
Q

war was expensive and longer than anticipated, costing the unprepared government about ___ a day for _______

A

$1M / more than 5 years

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14
Q

what did Borden introduce to help with expenditures?

A

across the board personal income tax and business tax

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15
Q

finance minister Thomas White created victory bonds that had a _% interest rate in 1915; he hoped to sell ____ worth but sold _____

A

5 / $50M / $100M

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16
Q

the victory bond tactic worked again in 1917, selling _____ worth

A

$500M

17
Q

what were Aboriginals told to discourage them from enlisting?

A

if captured, they would not be treated with respect

18
Q

blacks were told outright that “___________” in 1914

A

it’s a white man’s war

19
Q

what happened as casualty rates went up?

A

so did the amount of coloured and immigrant soldiers fighting

20
Q

what was the No. 2 Construction Battalion?

A

a segregated black unit with 575 men from across Canada

21
Q

what jobs were nonwhites in the war given?

A

menial jobs such as digging, chopping, ferrying food and munitions, etc

22
Q

what happened to J.S. Woodsworth, a staunch pacifist and social reformer?

A

he lost his job for supporting peace

23
Q

what happened to Doukhobors, Mennonites, and Hutterites?

A

they were treated with suspicion and hostility for being conscientious objectors

24
Q

some Doukhobors, Mennonites, and Hutterites supported the war in alternative ways while others were imprisoned for __________________

A

not submitting to mandatory conscription

25
Q

what happened to German citizens in Berlin, Ontario, who were reluctant to join the war effort?

A

they had their shops looted, burned, and their city renamed Kitchener

26
Q

_______________ in Canada were seen as “enemy aliens” and often seen with open hostility

A

Austro-Hungarians, Italians, and Germans

27
Q

what happened in April 1915 to 9000 enemy aliens?

A

they were eventually rounded up and sent to remote internment camps without compensation