Homework Questions P3 and P4

Canada and WWII

Turn the following questions/statements into complete answers by reworking the sentence.

Handout: Serving Their Country

1.  List the diverse roles that women played in Canada’s Armed Forces during WWII.

2.  List the multiple jobs that women partook in on the home front.

3.  Describe the government incentives offered to women during WW2.

a.   Why did the government offer incentives to women?

b.  What happened to these incentives when the war was over?

Handout: Aboriginal Veterans

1.  What sacrifices did Aboriginals have to make in order to fight for Canada?

2.  What battles were Aboriginals involved in?

3.  Describe the differences in how Aboriginals were treated after the war in comparison to a Caucasian soldier.

4.  What do you think the quote, “What I served overseas I was a Canadian. When I came home I was just an Indian” means?

5.  Why do you think so many Aboriginals volunteered to fight for Canada even though they were not treated as equals in Canadian society?