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Canadians were sent to war to fight the Germans who were trying to destroy the emperor. The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the spark that started the fire that grew into World War I.
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Canadians endured a long miserable winter while training in Salisbury Plain. It rained constantly and the ground would not drain properly. The mud was ankle-deep and the soldiers were miserable.
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Lt. Col. Allison Borden wrote a letter that was sent to teachers of Nova Scotia to be given to all children. The letter was his way of recruiting new people that was desperately needed in the war.
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With many men away, a woman's role as caretaker became even more important. Women were encouraged to enter the workforce temporarily to both free up men for military duty and replace men in the workforce. Unemployed women found work and made uniforms, army boots and munitions among other things.
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Although women didn't options to enlist to be a soldier, sailors or pilots, women had the option to go over seas as a nurse to help the wounded soldiers. These nurses worked in dangerous, overcrowded and stressful conditions.
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World War I ended in 1918 on November 11th. The war left Canadians thinking if the war was worth both the financial and human cost.
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After World War I, people were eager to enjoy life in the 1920s. They did things like new styles of dancing, dressing and the growth of new inventions added to the excitement. But people were mourning loss of loved ones, people faced unemployment and etc. Women were given rights to vote, women were still struggling to earn decent wages, or get decent jobs. In conclusion, World War I was a progress but a huge decline for others, including farmers who suffered from a collapse in the wheat market.
