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What? • means that all able bodied men would be required to join the army, they would have no choice •here • Historical Significance • conscription further divided the French and English Canadian views. • was a failure, only 24,000 men actually made it to the front line •due to conscription there were many riots in the cities of Montreal and Quebec

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PEOPLE & EVENTS > TURN OF THE CENTURY > Conscription > REVIEW QUESTIONS

1. What does conscription mean
   
   1. Everyone had to fight in the war
   2. Everyone over the age of 18 had to fight in the war
   3. All able bodied men had to fight in the war
   4. Only women and children had to fight in the war




2. During World War I who was responsible for the conscription bill?
   
   1. Sir Wilfrid Laurier
   2. Sir Robert Borden
   3. Sam Hughes
   4. John McCrae




3. Why was the conscription bill passed?
   
   1. b/c the number of volunteers was low
   2. b/c Canada wanted everyone to help out in the war
   3. Europeans
   4. Africans




4. Why did the farmers oppose conscription?
   
   
   1. b/c they felt like it
   2. b/c they would lose their sons and there weren't enough people to help on the farm
   3. most of them were French and didn't want to fight for Britain
   4. they felt that sending their sons to fight was like killing them

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