The Canadian Perspective on WWI
Vocabulary Definitions Covered in this Lesson: (CEF), Ross Rifle, War Measures Act, National Identity, Trench Warfare, Gas Warfare
The fact that Canada was at war automatically says something about the country. Since WWI started in 1914, Canada actually became a country in 1867 when they signed the BNA Act. However, this act doesn't relieve itself from the control of Britain entirely. We can see this from the automatic enrollment of Canada in WWI that the country isn't fully independent from Britain's grasps yet.
National Identity
Britain, at the time, still had a big influence on English Canadian citizens.
The French Canadians had quite the opposite view on the war perspective. They asked the question: "Why should we send troops to support Britain when we're becoming our own country?"
Nevertheless, when Canada was once part of the British empire, the feeling of fighting for their "motherland" doesn't just disappear overnight.
Canada was supposed to send 25k troops to Britain, however, more than 30,000 people signed up to volunteer for the war.
These posters helped a lot with recruitment and at the beginning of the war, the attitudes of what the war may look like is shown in the drawings.
The French Canadians had quite the opposite view on the war perspective. They asked the question: "Why should we send troops to support Britain when we're becoming our own country?"
Nevertheless, when Canada was once part of the British empire, the feeling of fighting for their "motherland" doesn't just disappear overnight.
Canada was supposed to send 25k troops to Britain, however, more than 30,000 people signed up to volunteer for the war.
These posters helped a lot with recruitment and at the beginning of the war, the attitudes of what the war may look like is shown in the drawings.
Once the Canadian volunteer troops arrived in Britain, an interesting point about this army was that they stuck together. They did not amalgamate into Britain's army but established their own divisions and groups and called themselves the (CEF) Canadian Expeditionary Force.
This was the beginning of Canada as its own nation seen by the rest of the world.
This was the beginning of Canada as its own nation seen by the rest of the world.
Assignment: Creating Your Version of a Canadian Propaganda Poster
Create a poster on a 8.5" x 11" letter sized blank paper that displays the elements of propaganda. As we've seen in the videos the previous 2 classes, the first world war was nothing like how these posters described it.
That's because the word propaganda means it is spreading information that's misleading and often biased towards a certain view.
You will be graded on the following:
1) What, When, Where, Who, and Why: (5 marks)
--Does your poster state "luringly" on what the purpose of the advertisement is for?
--Does your poster give a location on where you can sign up?
--Does your poster give a proper "date and timeframe" that's suitable for a WWI propaganda poster?
--Does your poster state what types of people they are looking for?
2) Design: (5 marks)
VG--Poster is nice and uniform, eye-catching with the important words big enough to be read from 6 ft away, has pictures showing what war may look like in a propaganda like fashion, has colour
G--In between VG and F
F--Poster is still eye-catching with the important words big enough to be read from 6ft away, may be missing drawings of what war looks like, has colour
P--Poster is very simple with words and pictures imbalanced, information may be too small and does not draw a person's attention from far away, is missing colour
VP--Poster is very simple, missing colour, almost has no information on it, no drawings.
That's because the word propaganda means it is spreading information that's misleading and often biased towards a certain view.
You will be graded on the following:
1) What, When, Where, Who, and Why: (5 marks)
--Does your poster state "luringly" on what the purpose of the advertisement is for?
--Does your poster give a location on where you can sign up?
--Does your poster give a proper "date and timeframe" that's suitable for a WWI propaganda poster?
--Does your poster state what types of people they are looking for?
2) Design: (5 marks)
VG--Poster is nice and uniform, eye-catching with the important words big enough to be read from 6 ft away, has pictures showing what war may look like in a propaganda like fashion, has colour
G--In between VG and F
F--Poster is still eye-catching with the important words big enough to be read from 6ft away, may be missing drawings of what war looks like, has colour
P--Poster is very simple with words and pictures imbalanced, information may be too small and does not draw a person's attention from far away, is missing colour
VP--Poster is very simple, missing colour, almost has no information on it, no drawings.
Trench Warfare vs. Gas Warfare
We will be watching Conquest (TV Series History Channel Episode 21) in class. Please complete this worksheet as the video plays through.
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