Grade 10 Canadian History (CHC2D) Article Assignment
Name: Justin Pascual Mark: /12 = %
Instructions
1. Go to your Edline account and access the CHC2D course page
2. Go to the assignments folder and open the assignment entitled “Newspaper Article Assignment”
3. Click on the link (or cut and paste into your browser) and read the article. http://ww1.canada.com/home-front/dark-memories-endure-of-canadas-internment-of-enemy-aliens
4. Complete the questions in a Word or Pages file
5. Upload your answers to turnitin.com . The turnitin.com information was given out in class. If you have misplaced that information, look under calendar on the Edline page and it will be there as well.
6. Print and submit your assignment, including this sheet, in …show more content…
1. How many people were interned in the camps during WWI? Where were these camps located? (2 marks)
There were 8579 people that were interned in camps in WWI. These camps were located in Vernon, B.C. and Spirit Lake.
2. Who was the typical internee you would expect to find in these camps (make a description)? What other countries/areas were the internees from? (3 marks)
You would typically find an internee that is from Ukraine that was male, unmarried, poor and unemployed. Within these camps there were also people from countries such as Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Serbia, Poland, Turkey, Romania and Russia.
3. What were the extra powers granted to Robert Borden when the War Measures Act was invoked on August 22, 1914? (1 mark)
Robert Borden was granted extra powers when the War Measures Act that allowed him to arrest anyone without charge, media censorship, deportation without trial and the control and disposal of property. He acquired these powers on August 22, 1914 when the War Measures Act was invoked.
4. Using the camps in Jasper and Banff as examples, describe the living conditions in the internment camps. (3
Name: Justin Pascual Mark: /12 = %
Instructions
1. Go to your Edline account and access the CHC2D course page
2. Go to the assignments folder and open the assignment entitled “Newspaper Article Assignment”
3. Click on the link (or cut and paste into your browser) and read the article. http://ww1.canada.com/home-front/dark-memories-endure-of-canadas-internment-of-enemy-aliens
4. Complete the questions in a Word or Pages file
5. Upload your answers to turnitin.com . The turnitin.com information was given out in class. If you have misplaced that information, look under calendar on the Edline page and it will be there as well.
6. Print and submit your assignment, including this sheet, in …show more content…
1. How many people were interned in the camps during WWI? Where were these camps located? (2 marks)
There were 8579 people that were interned in camps in WWI. These camps were located in Vernon, B.C. and Spirit Lake.
2. Who was the typical internee you would expect to find in these camps (make a description)? What other countries/areas were the internees from? (3 marks)
You would typically find an internee that is from Ukraine that was male, unmarried, poor and unemployed. Within these camps there were also people from countries such as Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Serbia, Poland, Turkey, Romania and Russia.
3. What were the extra powers granted to Robert Borden when the War Measures Act was invoked on August 22, 1914? (1 mark)
Robert Borden was granted extra powers when the War Measures Act that allowed him to arrest anyone without charge, media censorship, deportation without trial and the control and disposal of property. He acquired these powers on August 22, 1914 when the War Measures Act was invoked.
4. Using the camps in Jasper and Banff as examples, describe the living conditions in the internment camps. (3