How did WW1 Change Canada's Economy?

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During the war, citizens were encouraged to ration their food stocks and export them for the soldiers who were fighting overseas. This document is significant because it announces how much food was used, required, and rationed for the soldiers. About enough for 500,000.

Also, rationing food saved money for the economy since meat was not cheap. But wheat was a cheap produce and could be traded from many farmers for a cheap price.

This document declares the results from the hard working citizens. Through the war, they managed to make munition value of 1 billion with a number of roughly 250 000 workers throughout Canada.

It's significant that this document has precise and accurate accounting for each item made.

Because with these exported products, Canada can obtain the traded money to prevent the industry from crashing.

Media Kit 3 > The Home Front > Fight with Food > Fight with Food Documents > What Has Canada Done

Media Kit 3 > The Home Front > Miscellaneous Home Front Documents > Munitions Production in Canada

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The quote from Albert H. Abbott of the Provincial Organization of the Resource Committee explains that Canada had a huge part in the war. Canada was unharmed unlike Britain, that's where the war was happening. And a notice for harvesters. This increased Canada's numbers of labor workers, but kept Canada's economic industry from collapsing because without the workers, Canada would have to spend more money for food for the soldiers fighting in the war.

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Here is a chart about the cost of living. Before the war, costs were way cheaper compared to the cost right after the war. The reason being is because there was more employment during the war. Allowing citizens obtain more money and the economy as well.

This document is significant because it enlists all sorts of items. In the chart listed "Food" had gradually increased throughout the war because the soldiers sent needed it more and saved a portion of money in the industry.

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After the Shell Committee was replaced by the Imperial Munitions Board, Canada started gaining new technology. Namely ships, airplanes, and as well as shells. This document describes the amount of resources the board used, and the amount of factories needed to create the ammunition

for the war. Also the document describes the amount of money used! An increase in employment.

This document was created during the time of the event, and the Adviser of the Imperial Munitions Board, David Carnegie has found acceptable data to present.

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Here, the Imperial munitions Board used resources to make many wooden plus steel ships to travel overseas. This is significant because for the Canadians to travel to Great Britain, they required some kind of transportation. Thus, Canada becoming more industrialized. However the costs for these ships made Canada go in debt. I trust this source because there is no obvious bias towards the economy and where this document was extracted from.

The Minister of Finance announced his plan, and preserving as much as possible after viewing the revenue in the first year of WW1 (roughly $100,000,000).

His plan was to borrow and ration for the generations in the future.

Also, the War Appropriation in Canada sent an amount of 100 million dollars because of promoting security of Canada.

It was wise to raise awareness in security, however with large money being given, the debt would only increase.

Significant because The Minister of Finance announced what the future plan was throughout the next few years during the war.

Media Kit 3> Government and Politics > Miscellaneous Gov't/Politics > Principal Dominion Events, 1915

Media kit 3 > Government and Politics > Miscellaneous Gov't/Politics Docs > Cost of Living in Canada 1910-1923

Media Kit 3 > The Home Front > War Industry and Manufacturing > War Industry Documents > Munitions Production in Canada

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Media kit 3 > The home front > War Industry and Manufacturing > War Industry Documents > Munitions Production in Canada > Shipbuliding in Canada 1914-1919

Most of the efforts that went through the war was the ones who made the munitions and makings. Without these factory workers, the quality from these priced productions would not let the soldiers use to help win the war. Thus, having Canada's history changed and their economy would greatly change. However, Canada produced more than enough munition for Britain, and America which helped the Allies win the war by attrition. Roughly 250,000 workers help sustain Canada's economy during WW1.

This document is loyal because it discuses about how Canada's economy is maintaining throughout the war.

Media kit 3 > The Home Front > Miscellaneous Home Front Documents > The Civilian War Effort

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Every second soldier that was sent to the war overseas to fight would become a casualty.

Majority of the casualties were the wounded and this affects Canada's economy because WW1 was a war of attrition. Since sending in more troops for more chances of winning, meant more chances of Canada's economy to go bankrupt. Thus, having the government needing to borrow money from other countries. This is very significant and shows how much money is needed through soldiers only.

Media Kit 3> Government and Politics> Miscellaneous Gov't/Politics Docs> Cost of the War in Men and Money

Where I found these documents

Doc 1: Media kit 3 > Government and Politics > Financing the war > Debt, Budget, and loans Relating to the war

Doc 2: Media Kit 3 > The Home Front > War Industry and Manufacturing > War Industry Documents > Munitions Production in Canada

Doc 3: Media kit 3 > The home front > War Industry and Manufacturing > War Industry Documents > Munitions Production in Canada > Shipbuliding in Canada 1914-1919

Doc 4: Home > Media Kit 3 > The Home Front > Fighting with food > Fighting with Food Documents > The war and the food crisis

Doc 5: Media kit 3 > The Home Front > Miscellaneous Home Front Documents > The Civilian War Effort

Doc 6: Media Kit 3> Government and Politics> Miscellaneous Gov't/Politics Docs> Cost of the War in Men and Money

Doc 7: Media kit 3 > Government and Politics > Miscellaneous Gov't/Politics Docs > Cost of Living in Canada 1910-1923

Doc 8: Media Kit 3 > The Home Front > Fight with Food > Fight with Food Documents > What Has Canada Done

Doc 9: Media Kit 3 > The Home Front > Miscellaneous Home Front Documents > Munitions Production in Canada

Doc 10: Media Kit 3> Government and Politics > Miscellaneous Gov't/Politics > Principal Dominion Events, 1915

How did WW1 Change Canada's Economy?

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This document is supportive because it describes right near the end of the war where Canada's debt goes above one billion in dollars. We also know that Canada went through a recession.

This image was originally made to create awareness through newspaper.

My response

At first, world war made Canada go in debt because of the massive exporting that was done to support Great Britain. Before the war, exports and imports rapidly grew which lead to a recession. With new technology, Canada had to make up for their loss in money for the spending. So, the government of Canada had to create methods to regain that money. Methods used were through Victory Bonds, (income) tax, and borrowing money from other countries.

Canada was in a big struggle to not collapse in the economic industry, but they survived because the women did all the labor work. This decided Canada's fate; Canada won the war, women gained the right to vote, an increase in employment and Canada's economy has become more industrialized.

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