Category: Mr. Smilsky

  • Volunteers WW1

    WW1 broke out on 1914 and most people where full of exitment because the propaganda posters was all the information they knew about the war posters said things like ” fight for your country it’s gloryes. Be loyal to Great Britain ” all thoughs kinds of things. In WW2 people took it more seriously because…

  • Economic, political and social.

    There are three events that had a impact on Canadians the three types of impacts are economic, political and social impact. Number one is economic and that at the end of the Great Depression WW2 started and that is what brought us out of the Great Depression it brought jobs to people who didn’t. The…

  • Canada 150

    It is time for you to become the historian. Throughout this course we have studied many amazing events in Canadian History. You have learned about how these events had economic, political and social impact on all Canadians. Using your historical inquiry and  research skills, write a paragraph describing in detail the event that you believe…

  • Canadian support for the war.

    Canada has 619,636 service people in uniform, including more than 3,000 nursing sisters. It was a huge army for a population of less than eight million. Canadians thought they would go for a trip and wrestle the other group(s) until someone lost. Back then I would probably volunteer if I was a man because no…

  • Was the United States justified?

    In my opinion, no. The USA was not justified in its decision to use an atomic bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. First off, the reason why I’m against is that the situation could’ve been solved by waiting for Japan to surrender instead of instantly bombing innocent civilians with no choice but to…

  • canadian support for the war

    A lot of younger men volunteered because they thought it would be a thrill and an exciting time and others were caved into peer pressure.others wanted to serve there countries. At the time I would volunteer because I would see all my friends and peers joining so I probably say “since there doing it I…

  • Trench letter reflection

    World war 1 impacted the Home Front in many ways. The jobs were impacted the most because the people who went to the war lost their jobs, the women and the older men took their jobs. They worked at munitions factories so they could help out in the war.   The people fighting in the…

  • What makes something historically significant to you?

    What makes something historically significant to you?

    Choose a personal artifact that you or your family feels strong about and has some significance to you. Describe the item and explain why it is historically significant. example: The hockey poster in room 220 is a personal artifact that I feel strongly about because it reflects my personality, character and ties to the community.…

  • Trench letter reflection

    Question: Why might different groups in canada view the same event in a different way Well, people back home in canada only hear what happens from the media or letters they never get to see what really happens, when people on the front where really there fighting for their lives and canada. Some people might…

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