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The Homefront During World War II

The Homefront During World War II. CHC2D8 Ms. Gluskin. Day 1. The War effort. Remember Back to WWI. Mistakes were made in the preparation for war back in 1914 Soldiers didn’t have enough weapons The Ross rifle didn’t work properly in the trenches Training was disorganized.

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The Homefront During World War II

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  1. The Homefront During World War II CHC2D8 Ms. Gluskin

  2. Day 1 The War effort

  3. Remember Back to WWI • Mistakes were made in the preparation for war back in 1914 • Soldiers didn’t have enough weapons • The Ross rifle didn’t work properly in the trenches • Training was disorganized

  4. Vocabulary 178-179 (paragraph one only) • Departments (noun) = offices set up by the government

  5. Three Wartime Challenges • Finding the Money • Producing War Materials • Keeping Factories Going

  6. Ration Coupon Book

  7. Rationing How much sugar, tea and coffee was allowed per week? Can you see the sign? It says “Loyal citizens do not hoard.” What is hoarding?

  8. Vocabulary 182-183 • Munitions (noun) = materials used in war (weapons and ammunition) • Crown corporation (noun) = a company set up and owned by the government • Rationing (verb) = limiting (restricting) the amount of food and goods people can buy • War plants (noun) = factories making things for the war

  9. Homework • Finish “Rating the Government’s Response to Wartime Challenges” • Examples are the details about what the gov’t did • Justification is your explanation of the rating “mark” you give (the argument)

  10. Day 2 Propaganda and censorship

  11. 1943, Wartime Information Board

  12. What’s Your Opinion? • Is spreading propaganda and imposing censorship EVER justified? • Censorship (noun) = government control over what people can write, read, say in the media. • Propaganda (noun) = ideas or information that is spread to achieve a specific goal.

  13. Balance? • Which two things would the government have to try to balance? Individuals’ rights Society’s needs

  14. Vocabulary 184-185, 194-195 • Imposing (verb) = forcing • Total war (noun) = war that kills ordinary people, not just soldiers • Civilians (noun) = ordinary people (not soldiers) • Essential information (noun) = the most important information • Censorship (noun) = gov’t control over what people can write, read, say in the media • Blacked out (verb) = covered up, erased • Transpiring (verb) = happening

  15. Bureau of Public Information

  16. 1941-45, Wartime Information Board

  17. Bureau of Public Information Canadian War Museum. Canadian Wartime Propaganda: WWII. http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/propaganda/poster12_e.shtml (April 3, 2014).

  18. 1941-42, Wartime Information Board

  19. Which headline would be acceptable during wartime? • Japanese air balloon bombs set fire to forest! • Wartime Information Board is bad for democracy! • Soldiers’ letters to loved ones are censored! 3 Somewhat justified 1 Fully justified (acceptable) 5 Totally unjustified

  20. Write Your Own Headlines • Acceptable ones • Unacceptable ones

  21. Homework • Finish “Propaganda and Censorship: A Delicate Balance”

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