3. Motivations for enlisting
• 30,000 volunteers from across Canada enlisted
within the first month of the war
• Believed the war would be short
• Offered an opportunity to escape financial
hardships at home
• Many felt a strong sense of patriotic duty to defend
their mother country
4. Not all are welcome
• Women were considered too frail and too
emotional to take part in battle
• They were encouraged to stay home and support
the men who did go
• Those women that did join the service were limited
to roles such as nurses and ambulance drivers
behind the front lines
5. Manpower deficit
• By 1917, thousands of men
had been killed, and
thousands more had been
seriously wounded
• The industry required to
support the war effort
meant the number of men
volunteering was too low to
provide replace troops in
Europe
6. Propaganda as a Tool of War
• During WWI, Canadians were bombarded with
government propaganda
• Designed to persuade people to support the war
• Propaganda appeared in films, magazines, radio
programs, political speeches, and posters
• Appeal to a sense of patriotism, encouraged people
to buy savings bonds, use less fuel, eat less meat,
and support the government
7. • Propaganda is
selective and often
distorts the truth
• Reports about
conditions on the
Western Front were
inaccurate
• The number of Allied
soldiers killed or
wounded was
minimized, while
enemy casualties were
exaggerated
8. Groups
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Beno Ryan Matthew B. Jenna John Noah
Matthew D. Lin Charissa Ben Nila Jake
Melanie Bryson Kelly Caitlin Andrew Audrey
Erinn Zoë Brenna Hilary Jane Tim
Shannon Carly James Ivana Mu Kevin
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15. Homework
Counter Points p. 39, #1
How was propaganda used during the war?
Discuss whether it is appropriate to manipulate
information for patriotic purposes during war.
What differences, if any, are there between
propaganda and advertising?
Write a well-structured paragraph
that answers this question
250 words, 12 point font, DOUBLE SPACED
