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World One Expo:
War on
The Homefront
Presented by
Jocelyn Mui
Big question:
“How did total war affect the
citizens of Canada?”
What is total war? It is a war that:
- involved almost all people
(37 mil casualties, 16 mil dead, 21 mil wounded)
- involved countries over the world
- included technological weapons
Contents
•
Canadian immigrants and Internment
•
Propaganda + Max Aitken
•
Conclusion
•
Citations (propaganda)
Canadian immigrants and Internment
During WWI, where did most of the Canadian
immigrants come from?
Ukraine
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Cont’d…
• Canadian immigrants = Alien enemies
• In 1914, Parliament passed the “War Measures Act”
Aim: imprison Canadian-Germans and Canadian-Slavics
-> 8579 people including 156 childern were put into 24
camps across Canada
Propaganda
• What is propaganda?
• a form of communication which carries out a message
to convince a group of people or a society.
• Why was propaganda an essential material for
Canada?
• to mobilize the support of all Canadians -> $$$(victory
bonds) and supplies to the Canadian soldiers
• recruit bluebirds to offer medical service at the
battlefront
• recruit more men to join the British forces
• food rationing, women were needed to work in
manufacturing weapons etc.
Max Aitken:
• Whole name: William Maxwell "Max" Aitken
(1879 –1964)
• Nick name: Lord Beaverbrook
• Nationality: Canadian-British
• Contributions during WWI:
in charge of Canadian War Records
Office, establishing Canadian
Memorial Fund.
Canadian
Propaganda
Cont’d..
Recruitment of
Volunteer for the
French Canadian young men
Canadian Red Cross
Conclusion
How did total war
affect the citizens of Canada?
Internment
Propaganda
Many of them were being
discriminated by the local
Canadians.
Posters about victory bonds,
joining the army,
medical aid etc were promoted
to the public from time to time.
After passing
“War Measures Act”.
Many people were being
sent to prisons across Canada and
do hard labour.
Under the influence of
propaganda, people were
supportive in buying
victory bonds, and women
worked in factories.
Citations
(Photos)
•
A.A. Chesterfield Fonds. Petawawa Internment Group: Arrival of Alien Enemies. Digital image.
Queen's University Archives. Queen's University, n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2010.
<http://db.archives.queensu.ca/wwi/images/PetawaInternCamp.jpg>.
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A.A. Chesterfield Fonds. Petawawa Internment Group. Digital image. Queen's University Archives.
Queen's University, 2001. Web. 22 Sept. 2010.
<http://db.archives.queensu.ca/wwi/images/PetawaInternCamp2.jpg>.
(Propaganda)
•
The Royal Alberta Museum. Back Him Up! Digital image. The Poster War: Allied Propaganda Art
of the First World War. The Royal Alberta Museum, 1999. Web. 21 Sept. 2010.
<http://www.royalalbertamuseum.ca/vexhibit/warpost/english/post16.htm>.
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The Royal Alberta Museum. 4 Reasons. Digital image. The Poster War: Allied Propaganda Art of
the First World War. The Royal Alberta Museum, 1999. Web. 21 Sept. 2010.
<http://www.royalalbertamuseum.ca/vexhibit/warpost/english/post8.htm>.
•
The Royal Alberta Museum. Keep All Canadians Busy. Digital image. The Poster War: Allied
Propaganda Art of the First World War. The Royal Alberta Museum, 1999. Web. 21 Sept. 2010.
<http://www.royalalbertamuseum.ca/vexhibit/warpost/english/post34.htm>.
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The Royal Alberta Museum. Victory Bonds Will Help Stop This. Digital image. The Poster War:
Allied Propaganda Art of the First World War. The Royal Alberta Museum, 1999. Web. 21 Sept.
2010. <http://www.royalalbertamuseum.ca/vexhibit/warpost/english/post3.htm>.
CITATIONS (cont’d)
•Sampson, Joseph Ernest. Oh Please Do! Daddy. Digital image. The Poster War: Allied Propaganda
Art of the First World War. The Royal Alberta Museum, 1999. Web. 22 Sept. 2010.
<http://www.royalalbertamuseum.ca/vexhibit/warpost/english/post30.htm>.
•Sampson, Joseph Ernest. Do It Agian Daddy Please! Digital image. The
Poster War: Allied Propaganda Art of the First World War. The Royal Alberta Museum, 1999. Web. 22
Sept. 2010. <http://www.royalalbertamuseum.ca/vexhibit/warpost/english/post31.htm>.
•Department of Veterans' Affairs. The scene shows French women carrying the burden of the war in
the fields while their soldier husbands fight the Germans. Digital image. Australians on the Western
Front. Department of Veterans' Affairs and Board of Studies NSW, Nov. 2008. Web. 23 Sept. 2010.
http://www.ww1westernfront.gov.au/notre-dame/images/awm-artv00468.jpg.
•Hassal, John. Help Catch Huns. Digital image. The Poster War: Allied. The Royal Alberta Museum,
1999. Web. 23 Sept. 2010. <http://www.royalalbertamuseum.ca/vexhibit/warpost/english/post11.htm>.
A Heartful of Thanks
• I would like to thank my parents for giving me
endless support, also my aunt who stayed with
me all night long.
And of course
Mr. Mahoney
Thank you