Grade Seven Data Management Project

Remembering Our Veterans

Canadian Military Data

The data used in this assignment is second-hand data. It is called second-hand data because we are using information that was collected by someone else.

Information about the Canadian military was collected and published by the Royal Canadian Legion, Veterans Affairs Canada, and the Department of National Defence.

Royal Canadian Legion DataCanadians

World War I World War II Korean War Gulf War

Participants 628 736 1 081 865 26 791 4074

Died 66 573 44 927 516 0

Wounded 138 166 53 145 1 558 0

Prisoners 2 818 8 271 33 0 of War

Royal Canadian Legion DataNewfoundlanders

World War I World War II

Participants 16 922 19 460

Died 1 593 704

Wounded unknown unknown

Prisoners 180 unknown of War

Please Note: Newfoundland was not part of Canada during these wars.

Wikipedia Casualty Data

Military Deaths in the World Wars

Country WWI Military Deaths WWII Military Deaths

Canada/Newfoundland 67 906 43 600

France 1 375 800 212 000

United Kingdom 703 000 308 400

United States 126 000 407 300

Germany 1 773 700 45 000

Austria (WWI included Hungary) 1 200 000 300 000

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This data display is a This data display is a ““bar graphbar graph” because ” because it displays data from it displays data from separate categories separate categories (conflicts) in bar (conflicts) in bar shapes.shapes.

The heights of the The heights of the bars give a quick bars give a quick comparison of the comparison of the number of participants number of participants in each conflict.in each conflict.

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It is apparent that the greatest number of It is apparent that the greatest number of Canadians participated in WWII, while the Canadians participated in WWII, while the conflict with the least participation by conflict with the least participation by Canadians was the modern Gulf War. Canadians was the modern Gulf War.

Our involvement in war has changed Our involvement in war has changed through the 20through the 20thth Century. Learning the Century. Learning the reasons for this could be an interesting reasons for this could be an interesting subject for further study. subject for further study.

Greatest number of participants in the two Greatest number of participants in the two World WarsWorld Wars• Battle plans included large numbers of Battle plans included large numbers of

soldiers, with entrenched positionssoldiers, with entrenched positions In later wars, strategies and technology In later wars, strategies and technology

had both changedhad both changed• New techniques and equipment required fewer New techniques and equipment required fewer

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This is another bar graph. This is another bar graph. This graph provides This graph provides information about the information about the military casualties from military casualties from both World Wars, for both World Wars, for several countries.several countries.

The pairs of bars allow the The pairs of bars allow the reader to compare the reader to compare the data for each country very data for each country very easily.easily.

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United States had greater losses in World United States had greater losses in World War IIWar II• Fought WWI from April 1917 to Nov. 1918Fought WWI from April 1917 to Nov. 1918• Fought WWII from Dec. 1941 to Aug. 1945Fought WWII from Dec. 1941 to Aug. 1945• Greater involvement in Pacific as well as Europe in Greater involvement in Pacific as well as Europe in

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This data display is This data display is called a “called a “histogramhistogram” ” because the data because the data shows the frequency of shows the frequency of occurrence for different occurrence for different numbers of numbers of participants through participants through the war years (1915-the war years (1915-1918)1918)

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The data used for this histogram was The data used for this histogram was found in a publication through the website found in a publication through the website for the Department of National Defence. for the Department of National Defence. The data table is too large to include here The data table is too large to include here but it is included in the bibliography.but it is included in the bibliography.

The military strength at the end of each The military strength at the end of each month was used, from January 1915 to month was used, from January 1915 to December 1918.December 1918.

What did you learn from the graph?What did you learn from the graph?Let’s Brainstorm!Let’s Brainstorm!

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"World War I Casualties." Wikipedia. 6 Feb. 2006. Wikimedia "World War I Casualties." Wikipedia. 6 Feb. 2006. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 7 Feb. 2006 Foundation, Inc. 7 Feb. 2006 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I_casualties>.<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I_casualties>.

"World War II Casualties." Wikipedia. 6 Feb. 2006. Wikimedia "World War II Casualties." Wikipedia. 6 Feb. 2006. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 7 Feb. 2006 Foundation, Inc. 7 Feb. 2006 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualties>. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualties>.