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Canada was a colony of Britain, hence it was a part of the conflict when Britain formally declared war on Germany. Many other nations respected Canada throughout this war. In this conflict, Canada had lost a lot of men. In comparison to past wars Canada has fought in, this one saw the most Canadian deaths. 172,000 men were hurt and over 60,000 killed. -
Canada’s first major battle in WWI. 6,000 troops, or one-third of the force, were killed, injured, or taken, but the Canadians prevented the Germans from advancing. -
On February 14th 1916, A letter was written by Lieutenant Colonel Allison Borden and circulated to teachers in the province of Nova Scotia. Every youngster received a copy, and every school read it. This was a recruitment letter, targeting a young audience, in attempt to get the kids to push their fathers or older siblings to join the army. Within 3 week Lieutenant Colonel Allison Borden had enough candidates to complete his goal and for 3 more battalions! -
The need for additional soldiers to replace the dead and injured had gotten out of hand. Which made military duty mandatory for men between the ages of 20 and 45 in 1917. It was referred to as conscription. Many Canadians felt this was wrong of the government to do. The country was sharply split on conscription, which led to a national election. -
The Income Tax act was first introduces in 1917 in attempt to help with the war effort. This was put into place temporarily just for the war efforts. But now our income taxes boost our economy and give us great things like free health care, parks, roads etc. Therefore if it weren’t for the war income taxes would have never gave us Canadians all these advantages in the future. -
Jeremiah Jones, one of the sixteen black soldiers assigned to the Royal Canadian Regiment, defended his regiment from a machine gun nest during the battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917. Jones helped Canada achieve one of its biggest wins in World War One. He also demonstrated to white men the value of black soldiers. Black men enlisting in the military to fill positions that were often reserved for white Canadians. Due of their appearance, majority of white Canadians were reluctant to accept them. -
In 1917, Canadians who were born in adversarial nations, such as Ukrainians, Germans, Austrians, Hungarians, and Croatians, lost the right to vote. Businesses owned by these groups were targeted, and clubs were shut down. The War Measures Act was then adopted by the government. -
World War One ends on November 11 1918. This allowed all battles to end and this allowed us to rebuild the economy. -
Many veterans of the war relocated to urban areas in search of employment after the war. When women provided care throughout the war, they were given opportunity and independence and received better treatment as a result of their bravery. They lost their freedom and respect when they went back to being housewives. The success of Canada's wheat sector can be attributed to the demand for Canadian wheat from other nations. -
The highest court of appeal in Canada made the historic judgment to include women in the legal definition of "persons" on this date in 1929. This paved the path for women's expanded engagement in public and political life and granted women the right to be appointed to the Canadian Senate.
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