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Robert Borden discusses Canada's obligation to represent Britain and the importance of doing so out of gratitude. He is inspiring people with a speech that has no purpose. Canada will gain little from this battle, but it is obliged to Britain. He discusses how we can compete in the fight for dignity and honor rather than greed. -
The 22nd and 25th Battalions fought off 17 German counter-attacks in close-quarter combat on the French-German frontier. From then on, Canadians began attacking the trench systems, which resulted in further losses, as well as the Regina Trench, which ended the war in the winter. There were nearly 24,000 injured or dead Canadians in the final count. -
The No. 2 Construction Battalion was Canada's first and largest black military unit. -
The Military Service Act made engaging in the war, which was predominantly targeted at the French Canadians, obligatory for men aged 20 to 45. Borden's enactment of the Conscription legislation enraged the French Canadians, who felt they had no say in the matter. -
The Battle of Vimy Ridge was the most important battle for the Allies in 1917. It was the first time in history that all four Canadian divisions fought and won together. It was a significant achievement for the nation of Canada. -
Many women at the time were committed to risking their lives to save British and Canadian soldiers, as shown by “About 1000 women signed on to drive ambulances and took on other jobs with the Red Cross.” Mae Sampson was assigned to the Orpington Hospital where she treated 15,000 troops during the First World War, which lasted four years. This shows the extent of how dedicated Mae Belle Sampson was to the cause. -
Due to the extreme high rate of unemployment, the economy became much more unstable, with no job opportunities for French Canadians. To resolve this concern, they deported anyone with a German or Austro-Hungarian ancestry. Low wages caused tensions in Winnipeg as new jobs were created, with people demanding higher wages and better working conditions. -
At least 300 Indigenous people died in the First World War, but Indigenous soldiers who arrived home would face many challenges. Many Indigenous veterans returned home with diseases they had contracted while serving abroad, such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, and influenza. -
Our country of Canada decides as a collective to sign the treaty on their own, which was a major step toward independence whereas Britain had always signed for them. -
Chuck Lee was one of the children that had to pay $500 to enter Canada. The justification for this was that the Chinese government didn't get how quickly the population was expanding. This is where the head tax was instituted in order to prevent them from immigrating to Canada, hence the tax was so massive.
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