1. Tell me about Rationing and Propaganda in World War I.\n2. Effect of the War on Canadian independence and sovereignty\n3. During the Great War, enlistments in Canada by 1916 were no longer keeping up with the number of casualties. What were several solutions to this problem?\n4. What other groups (occupational, religious, etc.) of people would not have wanted to volunteer to serve in the war?
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1.  Most large wars involve rationing and all involve propaganda.  People were asked to stop using wheat (so the soldiers could have it) and start using corn flour.  The propaganda machine has never really changed; only the technology has.  Look at http://www.ww1-propaganda-cards.com/ for more info on some WWI propaganda.  Look at http://www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/amposter.htm to see how rationing and propaganda were put together.  Look at the bottom for the rationing poster and how it relates to loyalty.\n\n2. Read this: http://www.around.ntl.sympatico.ca/~toby/independ.html\n\n3.  You may find your answers at http://canadaonline.about.com/od/canadaww1/, http://www.ucalgary.ca/~rosenede/WWI.html, and for more personal accounts look at http://web.mala.bc.ca/davies/letters.images/collection.pages/WWI.htm.\n\n4.  I don't have the answer.  When I searched all I found was antiwar hate speech.  Sorry.
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You might want to consider whether it would be a workable solution in the United States given that the armed forces there is somethig like 30 times the size.\n\nThere have been significant issues with morale over the past 40 years with the unification of the Canadian Forces.  About a decade ago, this was reflected in a symbolic move that saw each of the three armed services (our Coast Guard is not considered to be an armed service) being given their own distinctive uniforms.  I don't think it has any effect on camraderie one way or the other - there has always been is is still a significant rivalry between branches.  As well, I'm not sure about any savings - like the US, we have frequent budgets over-runs and other observations from the Auditor -General.\n\nIt has long been my opinion that for Canada's size, it would make sense to more strongly integrate the services, making them something like the US Marine Corps.  But I don't know whether this carries over to the US integrating all of its services.\n\nThat being said, there seem to be elements of the various services in the US that could be combined as they seem repetitive - e.g., various intelligence, legal and similar support branches.
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G'day A B,\n\nThank you for your question.\n\nThe end of World War I saw the US recognised as a major power for the first time. It became the world's greatest creditor unlike today. It had relatively few casualties with 53,402 battle deaths and 63,114 other deaths in service.\n\nI have attached sources for your reference.\n\nRegards
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Perhaps this can help you: \n\nhttp://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/WW1_timeline.htm
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There will not be a WW3 as the defintion of WW1 and 2 is that they were the 1st and second World Wars in the 20th Century, we are now in the 21st Century!  I don't think anything like that will happen again, the stakes are too high now with nuclear weapons.  If it did happen there would not be the same community survival spirit due to the selfishness of modern society.  I however wish we still had the grit and determination along with community spirit wichi existed during both World Wars.\n\nTo answer the question, if there were another big War like WW2 I would do what I could to survive and support my countrys efforts (unless we are the bad ones in which case to hell with survival, I'd be in the resistance!).
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We( Canada) lost 2 more of our "GAY" solders today in Afghanistan , You A**hole. We have lost more in Afghanistan than the UK, and %wise the US. We weren't behind the illigal war in Iraq. As far as I'm concerned we should not be in Afghanistan, the US created the problem by backing the Taliban, and now they are backing the Northern Alliance, another group of warlords.   \n\nSome food for thought, if you are capable of it, \n\nToday marks the day that you will have been in Iraq longer than the US was in all of World War II. Canada had been there since Sept/39\n\nThat's right. We, with the help of the allies, especially Russia, were able to defeat all of Nazi Germany, Mussolini, and the entire Japanese empire in LESS time than it's taken the world's only superpower to secure the road from the airport to downtown Baghdad. \n\nAnd we haven't even done THAT. After 1,347 days, in the same time it took us to took us to sweep across North Africa, storm the beaches of Italy, conquer the South Pacific, and liberate all of Western Europe, we cannot, after over 3 and 1/2 years, even take over a single highway and protect ourselves from a homemade device of two tin cans placed in a pothole. No wonder the cab fare from the airport into Baghdad is now running around $35,000 for the 25-minute ride. And that doesn't even include a friggin' helmet. \n\nIs this utter failure the fault of our troops? Hardly. That's because no amount of troops or choppers or democracy shot out of the barrel of a gun is ever going to "win" the war in Iraq. It is a lost war, lost because it never had a right to be won, lost because it was started by men who have never been to war, men who hide behind others sent to fight and die. \n\nLet's listen to what the Iraqi people are saying, according to a recent poll conducted by the University of Maryland: \n\n** 71% of all Iraqis now want the U.S. out of Iraq. \n\n** 61% of all Iraqis SUPPORT insurgent attacks on U.S. troops. \n\nYes, the vast majority of Iraqi citizens believe that our soldiers should be killed and maimed! So what the hell are we still doing there? Talk about not getting the hint. \n\nObviously the Allies must have done a hell of a lot more than you give us Credit for.
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I like the first answer!\n\nHowever, I'll give in and give a bit more information.\n\nLook at Germany after WWI.  They were devastated, morally and economically.  They were supposed to pay gigantic reparations which realistically they could never pay.  Thus, they fell into a huge depression and were quite vulnerable to anyone who promised to "save" them.  A little wimpy untalented artist named hitler used incredible propaganda to bolster himself and his disgusting ideas.
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World War I\n\nWEB LINKS\n\nPRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENTS.\n\nFantastic Resources.\n\nhttp://www.historyteacher.net/APEuroCourse/WebLinks/WebLinks-WorldWar1.htm\n\nWorld War I\n\nhttp://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWusaG.htm\n\nAlthough the USA had strong ties with Britain, Wilson was concerned about the large number of people in the country who had been born in Germany and Austria. Other influential political leaders argued strongly in favour of the USA maintaining its isolationist policy. This included the pacifist pressure group, the American Union Against Militarism.\n\nhttp://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWW.htm\n\nhttp://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook38.html\n\nRead and listen to stories of the War from the people who lived it. Explore diaries, letters, scrapbooks, newspaper cuttings, photos and keepsakes.\n\nhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/\n\nhttp://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/firstworldwar/\n\nhttp://www.wfa-usa.org/new/links.cfm\n\nAn Internet History of The Great War\n\nhttp://www.worldwar1.com/\n\nhttp://www.wfa-usa.org/new/lcav.htm\n\nhttp://www.theaerodrome.com/\n\nGood luck\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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I don't do students homework - but I will give you places to get those answers:\n\nQuestion 1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt\n\nQuestion 2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Era as well as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Howard_Taft, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull-Moose_Party\n\nQuestion 3: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_American_war\n\nThis should all be enough information for you to answer your homework questions.  Good Luck!!!
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Well, Look at the recruitment #'s early in the conflicts. When patriotism was High. Many signed up. which was great. I was already in the Us Navy. 5th Generation Sailor. I believe the Media has Hyped up the Negatives of War so much and bashed the policy and the reasons. Spun and twisted the minor issues into Major issues. In this chaos, what has in sued is the fighting age American has lost the will to defend the country. \n\nBlaming Politics, Blaming everyone but their self. Typical American "Patriotism" (Why fight for something I do not Believe in). \n\nEven in WW2, the Masses that signed up to fight Happened quickly and rapidly after Pearl Harbor. And at that time our Army was small before the recruitment. You do know that at the Battle of Iwo Jima...One of 2 shown at theaters across America cause a 70% decrease in recruitment after it aired. \n\nWar is Heroic and Glorious in Theory. The Banter of Napoleon riding into the Berlin 1809, Caesar returning to Rome in Triumph, etc. etc. All of this had one thing in Common War was mysterious and the MEN that fought it were Heros.\n\nIn today's digital age. With Media coverage and such. War is a Hard pill to swallow. Knowing you might die, by watching it on the news. \n\nThanks
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It's very unlikely that you will get a first hand account, so see if surfing theses links can throw up some information for you.\n\nWorld War I\nWEB LINKS\n\nPRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENTS.\n\nFantastic Resources.\n\nhttp://www.historyteacher.net/APEuroCourse/WebLinks/WebLinks-WorldWar1.htm\n\nWorld War I\n\nhttp://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWusaG.htm\n\nAlthough the USA had strong ties with Britain, Wilson was concerned about the large number of people in the country who had been born in Germany and Austria. Other influential political leaders argued strongly in favour of the USA maintaining its isolationist policy. This included the pacifist pressure group, the American Union Against Militarism.\n\nhttp://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWW.htm\n\nhttp://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook38.html\n\nRead and listen to stories of the War from the people who lived it. Explore diaries, letters, scrapbooks, newspaper cuttings, photos and keepsakes.\n\nhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/\n\nhttp://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/firstworldwar/\n\nhttp://www.wfa-usa.org/new/links.cfm\n\nAn Internet History of The Great War\n\nhttp://www.worldwar1.com/\n\nGood luck.\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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dont really know much on canadian history but u can try this link http://bubl.ac.uk/link/c/canadianhistory.htm looks kinda ok
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World War I: 1914-1918\nWorld War II: 1939-1945
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One thing you have wrong-People die here everyday-from lack of Medicine, food, heat. I believe we need to take care of Health here-number one. And you don't hear it in the media. Work at a hospital and see-many die just because they can not afford their medicine (many just because of medicine) and no there are not programs where all are eligible. This could be prevented.\n\nAs far as other dying during war time-that is sad-and has gone on for years. There are a lot of issues here-more than most want to hear. Some just look at one cause (it seems you are looking at death rate-some look at those who want help-they count too-Holocaust people waited a long time for our help and they were few in numbers compared to others)Some look at results-some look at all the issues (there are a few). \n\nIf humans lives count to you as you indicate than please -work on the health here-people are dying everyday-everywhere. War has gone on throughout history-with very complicated issues -there will be more-continually. History.! But your complains on health can solve many deaths happening now which we have control on.
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World war 1\n---------------------------------\nAllies\n\nSerbia,\nRussia,\nFrance (Raymond Poincaré),\nRomania,\nBelgium,\nBritish Empire (David Lloyd George / George V)\nUnited States (woodrow wilson),\nItaly (Vittorio Emanuele III / Vittorio Orlando),\nand others\n\nCentral Powers:\n\nGermany,\nAustria-Hungary,\nBulgaria,\nOttoman Empire\n\nWorld War 2\n---------------------------------\n\nAllies:\n\nUnited Kingdom (Churchill),\nFrance/Free France,\nSoviet Union (Stalin),\nUnited States (Franklin Roosevelt),\nChina,\nCommonwealth countries\nand others\n\nAxis Powers:\n\nGermany (Hitler),\nItaly (Mussolini),\nJapan (Hirohito),\nand others\n\nI have put together a list of Allies, Central Powers, and Axis Powers for both wars, plus traced down their leaders at the time (which are in the paranthesis). If you want to know more information, you can find great articles about both wars on wikipedia. I have put links to the articles themselves. Be sure to click a few of the links in each section because the different parts of the wars are on different pages.\n\nBoth wars were massive scale, so there are pages focused on different parts and who was involved.\n\nHope this helps you out!
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Excellent answers all with the exception of...colaboy3rd...  People of you ilk were some of the problem.  The vast majority of returning vets went on to live productive lives and continue to contribute to society.  There were a few malcontents that had drug problems, but no more than the percentage that is in our population.  This number was mainly seen in drafted members from inter cities (one of Johnson's mistakes)  The war w as not popular, but we had to go because Civilians make that judgment call not military people.
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Think about it - every country you listed there was part of the Allied Forces. \n\nI don't in any way mean to trivialize war, but a simplistic way to explain this would be like this - \n\nIf you were on a sports team and your team won, wouldn't you and your teammate standing there with you say "We won"? Even though there were more than just the two of you on the team, your statement would be true, would it not, since you were part of the winning team?\n\n\nOh, and btw - many yrs ago when we were stationed in Newfoundland I met an old Doctor who was a WWII vet (Canadian Forces).   I happened to meet him on Pearl Harbor day, and since he was Canadian and I'm American, and he was a  LOT older than me (I was in my early 20's), he wanted to see if I knew what day it was.  He was both surprised and glad to see I did.  (lol - I was in the Navy, and my husband is still in the Navy - of course I know Pearl Harbor day...)\n\nHe told me that he and his fellow soldiers cheered when Pearl Harbor was bombed - NOT because they were glad that so many people were killed, but because they knew that now the US would have to enter the war, and they would then be able to win it.  \n\nThat should tell you something about the contribution America made to that war, and to how her allies - and more importantly, how those that were fighting that war, viewed her contribution.