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World war 1 greatly affected Canada's economy in between 1914 to 1915 more than 15thousand railway workers lost their jobs due to Canada's railway debt. Most of the men were working in the trenches. The Munition workshop attracted rural workers into the cities, while there was no labour for agricultural production. the farmer received higher prices for their productions.
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Imperial Munitions Board was setup in Canada in Nov,1915 by British ministry of Munitions soon had more than 600 factories across the country but mainly in Quebec and Ontario, employed 250,000 man and 30,000 women
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German soldiers released a poisonous chlorine gas against Canadian during the second battle. the soldiers who breathed in that gas have died because their lungs were burned
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The town of Berlin Ontario changed it's name to Kitchener after the anti-German rampages happened in Berlin Ontario in September 1916. French or English Canadians don't like each other. The new comers from eastern and southern Europe took jobs in the city factories. Greek immigrants were attacked by veterans who returned from war
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The nation had split on linguistic lines after the 1917 election there were French-Canadians and English-Canadians. In January, 1918 the call-up of men began while there was a common evasion police raids and the army put down a large Easter riot in Quebec city
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The conscription military and political crisis in Canada during world war 1. In starting Canada did not need conscription but by 1917 the government made the compulsory enlistment of eligible citizen for military service. The conscription crisis sparked violence and bloodshed they soul of French Canada. On may 18 1917 PM Borden introduce a conscription bill, the military service.
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Thousand of women entered the work force to help in production of clothing to canon shells to aircraft and shift. Women were allowed to vote in 1917 specially related to soldiers
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There was inflation and increasing expenses of living the government did not control prices, while time shortage and rationing doing the war boost up the cost of food and everything else. The great Britain did not paid the costs incurred by Canada government forced seek $40million from new York. It led increments imports and us investments in Canada
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country maintained a strong military capability and used it for defending national interests. firstly, there was a small-scaled army which consisted two ship navy and small standing army. but it changed at the end men and women join the army and the total numbers were 620,000
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Canada contribute to world war 1 a lot, thus Canada become it's own nation. These contributions led to it's to greater independence and standing besides imperial counsels.
