" With these factors, World War I was evidentially an important part of Canada's emerging independence. But the war also developed and caused troubles among people in Canada. When the Canadian soldiers returned from a tough four years of war, they were expecting a peaceful, relieved feeling. ... Canadian society became more discriminatory after the war, causing conflict among many people in Canada. ... Canadian soldiers felt a sense of national pride and unity following their victorious battles, and Canada was seen as more of an independent country for the first time after the war....

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The war affected many people. ... In World War Two Canada took part defending their parent country, helping the countries that needed their help. ... Canada's effort overseas was crucial to the allied war effort. ... Aside from this, the Canadian forces helped the starving people in Belgium at the wars end. ... The Canadian parliament helped by influencing factories to produce goods that would be beneficiary to the war effort. ...

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Canada has had many wars throughout its history. ... Canada emerged from World War One stronger politically and economically. ... Canada faced some cultural challenges during the war that they had to deal with after the war. ... Canada had increased its independence from Britain after the war. ... Canada emerged from World War I stronger as a nation economically. ...

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It wasn't until after world war two, even closer to the end of the 20th century for things to start getting better for women. ... During world war two, there was a major intolerance towards Japanese-Canadians. After the Japanese won the battle of Hong Kong, Canadians started to accuse Japanese-Canadians of being spies, only based on their ethnicity. ... Japanese-Canadians lost almost everything in world war two. Once the war was over they had close to nothing, and the Canadian government justified it all. ...

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Canada, initially joined the war as a subdivision; a colony; lesser of the giant homeland, Britain. ... In these feats of patriotism, Canada was awarded a seat in the Imperial War Cabinet, full independence at the peace conference, and in the League of Nations. ... Many French Canadians revolted against the possibility of conscription, due to their non-loyalty to Britain and their origin France. Canada began as a colony of Britain, and joined as a colony of Britain during the massive world war, and came out as a recognized military identity after the war. Aside from the war, as a contrib...

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As war comes and goes, so do the deaths of thousands of people. During the First World War, the Canadians proved to the world that training and well-planned attacks decrease the amount of soldiers an army will loose (A New World). ... While the war continued to rage on for its fourth year, people began to get tired of he war. ... The Canadians wanted to decreasing their death toll (Orgins of the War). ... With war comes those brave people who are remembered as hero's. ...

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This was the first battle Canada and the Allies had led and won in World War One. ... Leading the Canadian army into the Vimy Ridge was a Canadian war strategist Commander Arthur Currie. ... As a result of this victory during World War One, Canada won a seat as a separate nation at the peace talks after war. It was turning point in the war for the Allies and for Canada as a nation. ... Lastly, Vimy Ridge gave Canada a seat at peace talks after war. ...

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During World War One, Canada experienced many tragedies and successes that influenced Canada to become an independence nation internally and externally. ... World War One had a tremendous impact on Canada of establishing its independence. ... Women played an important role during World War One that resulted in improving Canada politically. ... To conclude, World War One had a significant impact towards Canada of forming its independency as a nation. ... World War One will be a symbolic event for Canada forever....

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Some considered this battle the turning point of World War I. ... He threatened to declare war on Turkey by Britain and its dominions, Canada being one of them. Lloyd made this threat without consulting the dominions at first and when Canada found out, it objected and refused to take part in Britain's war. Later, Canada demanded the right of self-determination in order to decide for itself whether or not they want to take part in any future wars in which Britain was involved. After all of this debate Canada later decided to go to war with Britain, but by the time Canada had come to that ...

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World War I and Canada World War I, a terrifying ordeal that robbed 25 million humans of their lives, began on August 3, 1914. ... Canada, a member of the British Empire, was now legally at war with Britain. The Canadian government was not consulted about going to war. ... Many believe that Canada's involvement in both World Wars I and II, was unnecessary. ... Both wars cost the Canadian government 23 billion dollars, putting Canada into great debt. ...

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Women's revolution was a movement that started during the most tragic moments of Canadian history. Although, the thought of war and destruction, is a thought most of us fear and would not like to be associated with, the Second World War was a period that changed the lives of many women around the world. Despite the horrific events the war planted seeds of change in women and opened new doors to them. ... Women took jobs in factories working shoulder-to-shoulder with men making uniforms, weapons, ammunition, and helping build trucks, tanks, airplanes and other large engines. (4) When the w...

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Instead of going along with the traditional trench tactic used in a majority of World War 1, Canadians tried something new. ... For one of the first times Canadians were taking orders from other Canadians instead of the British. ... Almost everyone in Canada knew someone that was going to war, and they were all the same; hoping not to get any bad news when the battle was over. ... Instead of starting a war with the British over their independence Canada did the smart thing. ... After World War 1 was over America set up the Treaty of Versailles. ...

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After World War One the world faced a post war depression. ... Canada also experienced cultural development after the war as the 1920's began. ... Canada's economy in the 1920's is described as a roller coaster ride, starting with post-war depression then rising up with economic recovery. ... People were able to start having fun after the war ended. ... Aboriginal people were still discriminated against, even after their support in World War I. ...

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Soldiers were returning from the war expecting to find good jobs but instead were faced with high unemployment rates, rising prices, and low wages. When World War I ended, many wartime industries closed down laying off many workers; women were pressured to return to household duties so men could have jobs. ... Many countries were suffering from the after effects of the war, which led to demand for food. ... Canadian pulp and paper was largely in demand by many countries because Canada was the largest exporter of this raw material in the world at the time. ... Planes allowed the travel to certa...

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World War One, otherwise known as the "Great War- lasted from 1914 to 1918. There are many opinions as to what started the war, but I believe it was not just one event, but a chain of events that started the war. ... Germany, allied to Austria-Hungary by treaty, viewed the Russian mobilization as an act of war against Austria-Hungary, and after a warning, declared war on Russia on August 1st. ... With Britain's entry into the war, its colonies and dominions abroad variously offered military and financial assistance, and included Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand and the Union of Sou...

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This act was the event that essentially sparked the beginning of World War I. ... The growth of military forces resulted in an increased danger of war. ... The major European countries controlled colonies all around the world; for example, Britain had the largest empire, with control of nations including Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. ... The last major factor that caused the war was the strong feeling of national pride. ... It is evident that the assassination played a large role in the instigation of the First World War; however, it would only have become such an extreme rivalry due ...

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During World War one, 306 solders were executed for cowardice and desertion, 23 of whom, were Canadian. ... Lastly, most of the soldiers had gone through weeks, even months of war before committing these so-called "crimes". ... "The Canadian Expeditionary Force, like the British Expeditionary Force, had a lot of underage soldiers. ... He was a 24 year-old soldier who enlisted in the Canadian Field Artillery in September of 1914. ... Canadians needed men out their fighting for them. ...

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During World War I conscription put a lot of strife between the French and English of Canada, so during World War II for obvious reasons, William Lyon Mackenzie King tries to prevent conscription at all costs. ... The English speaking Canadians pointed out that only four percent of the man power involved in the war were French Canadians, yet forty percent of the men between eighteen and forty-five are French Canadian. ... So the whole conscription issue during World War I made the French and English of Canada at wits with each other. ... (Canadian War Museum, par 3) The results of the pl...

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The conscription crises of World War One had left a huge division between English and French Canada, and had almost driven Canada to a civil war. ... In 1926, after world war one Mackenzie set up the old age pension to help secure Canadians over the age of 65. ... As Canada headed into the second world war Mackenzie further implemented unemployment insurance. ... He had to balance the prevention of a civil war in Canada with the participation in the war starting in Europe. ... As the war heightened and the need for Canadian soldiers grew, Canada was once again divided, English Canadians wa...

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His family moved to Winnipeg shortly before the war started. ... He then accepted an offer from a local Canadian company. ... Bishop was soon commissioned into the Mississauga Horse of Toronto, a cavalry detachment of the 2nd Canadian Division. ... Bishop decided to continue on as a pilot in the war. ... Bishop served all through the First World War. ...

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It is equally the story of individual soldiers who were trapped in a meaningless war and suffered "indescribable conditions." In the book, there are a number of personal interviews with war veterans that give us a primary point-of-view of not only what occurred, but also what the Great War was like for certain individuals. Burton shows us that some were no older than sixteen when they made their way up the slopes in Vimy as their part in a "struggle they innocently believed would make war obsolete." ... On that Monday in 1917, men from across Canada fought together as one Canadian corps, a...

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After the long and brutal war, people were eager to enjoy life. ... "They were an escape from the horror of war, and an opportunity to release pent up emotions created by the restricted lifestyles forces on the public by the war effort.... While some Canadians were becoming concerned with America's influence on Canada's culture, The Group of Seven became known as Canadian artists established as a force in Canadian art. ... At the end of the First World War, Canada transitioned from a war based full production economy to a peacetime balanced supply and demand economy. ... The pos...

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During World War 1, Vimy ridge was a defining moment for Canadians. Vimy ridge made Canada an independent nation. ... During Vimy ridge Canadians had a lot of firsts. ... After the war, the king knighted currie. ... The importance of this victory was not lost on Canadians; this was the first total Canadian victory with Canadian troops fighting together under Canadian leadership. " This was a significant step in the growth of Canadian pride and nationalism" (Charles Hawkes, CANADA Face Of A Nation, (Canada: Gage Educational Publishing Company, 2000), p.54) In conclusion, if it wasn't for V...

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This article review will focus on Philippa Levine's article "Battle Colors: Race, Sex, and Colonial Soldiery in World War I." ... The First World War's size and duration required Britain to utilize the strength of all her colonies to protect her land, therefore troops from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa were imported to defend the crown. ... During such an unstable time like World War I many people probably acted in ways, which were not always typical. ... With their husbands, brothers and boyfriends off at war and these "new" and "different" soldiers eatin...

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In 1915, he left the school to join the Canadian Army Medical Corps. ... After the first World War, he returned to Canada and established his own medical office in London, Ontario. ... In 1916 Banting has joined the Canadian Army Medical Corps, and in 1919 about a year after the end of World War I Banting received a Military Cross for heroism under fire. ... That enabled him to become a doctor for the Canadian Army. ... Frederick Banting is not only a Canadian hero, but also a world hero. ...

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