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What is demobilization

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  • Canada began preparation for return and reintegration for troops over seas
  • troops anxious to come home
  • some delays and difficulties; generally went smoothly
  • after officials welcomed men handed in weapon and equipment, recieve discharge paper, transportation warrant 25 to purchase civilian clothing and a war service gravity which averaged 240.00
2
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Hospitals

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  • veterans hospital -> built for caring of wounded and sick
  • military hospital commission -> set up a vocational scheme to retain men who could not return to pre war occupation
    • training provided more than 190 jobs
3
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What is the wizz bang corner

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Popular intersection in Toronto

- common pace where vets met, rest or beg

4
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How many soil does have been wounded

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172 000 Canadian solders wounded

- end of 1920 108 000 vets have been treated

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What did the government do to help the vets

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  • disability pension made available more generously than other countries
  • all vet qualified for free medical treatment for one year, and can access life insurance w/o a medical examination
  • solider land settlement act; introduced enable vets to qualify for free land + low interest loans to get established in farming
    • > soilders that could prove that they were allied body and have some experience of farming could borrow 7500 to buy equipment
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Resentment

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  • some soildors felt measures were in adequate rewards for what they sacrifice
  • economic recession led to more resentment
  • many who returned had no jobs (old job taken or no longer available)
  • professionals like doctors and lawyers practice disappear
  • pay wages of soildors did not keep up
    • > Canada jobs were getting paid more
  • many vets felt hostile towards government/society