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- 2. Elections Act, an Act that gave the vote to Canadian women related to servicemen, but cancelled the vote for conscientious objectors & immigrants from enemy countries
- 5. an airplane with 2 sets of wings, one on top of the body and one underneath
- 7. a fighter pilot who has shot down 5 enemy aircraft
- 8. Bonds, bonds issued by the Canadian government to support the war effort
- 14. a person skilled in shooting
- 16. military search or exploration
- 18. Measures Act, an Act that gives the federal government emergency powers during wartime, including the right to detain people without laying charges
- 20. corpus, the right of a detained person to be brought before a judge or other official to decide whether the detention is lawful
- 21. a group of ships travelling together protected by an armed force
- 24. to send a person back to his/her country of origin
- 25. of attrition, a military strategy based on exhausting the enemy's manpower & resources before yours are exhausted, usually involving great losses on both sides
- 27. devotion to one's culture & nation
- 29. a believer in a political & economic system in which the means of production & distribution in a country are publicly owned & controlled for the benefit of all members of society
- 32. Government, the coalition government formed by Conservatives & some Liberals & independents that governed Canada from 1917 to 1920
- 34. Days Campaign, the final Allied offensive against the Central Powers on the Western Front from August 8-November 11, 1918
- 36. large guns used to fire shells
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- 1. Voters Act, an Act that allowed men & women serving overseas to vote
- 3. alien, a national living in a country that is at war with his/her homeland
- 4. aerial duels between aircraft
- 6. camp, a government-run camp where people who are considered a threat are detained
- 7. loyalty or faithfulness
- 9. information, usually produced by governments, presented in such a way as to inspire & spread particular beliefs or opinions
- 10. those injured, killed, captured, or missing in action
- 11. objector, a person who opposes war for religious or moral reasons
- 12. election, the name given to the 1917 federal election because of Borden's efforts to win the military vote
- 13. making profit by raising prices on needed goods or producing poor quality materials
- 15. an agreement by warring parties to end hostilities
- 17. of Versailles, one of the treaties that ended the First World War; it imposed strict sanctions on Germany
- 18. Front, the area of fighting in western Europe during the First World War, characterized by trench warfare and inconclusive battles with heavy casualties on both sides
- 19. forced enlistment in the armed forces of all fit men of certain ages
- 22. tax, a tax charged to businesses based on their total revenues
- 23. Peace Conference, a meeting in Paris in 1919 to discuss the terms of a peace agreement after WW1
- 26. movement, groups organized to improve conditions for workers
- 28. tax, a tax on personal income
- 30. mans land, the area between the trenches of 2 opposing forces
- 31. rationing, a civilian effort to consume less & conserve supplies on the home front
- 33. Service Act, a 1917 Act that made conscription compulsory for all Canadian men between the ages of 20 & 45, calling up the younger men first
- 35. marine, civilian ships & sailors that transported food, weapons, & munitions