The Resilient
Canada's Role in
World War 1

Nations believed Armies were the best way to solve issues

Created competition to build weapons (Arms race)

People regarded their country as superior in a form of patriotic ignorance

Making colonies

-Needed for natural resources, land, and power

Murdered by Serbian nationalist group
"The Black Hand"

Started a chain of events that lead to WW1

1. Archduke Frans Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated
2. Serbia rejected Austrian troops entering their country
3. Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
4. Russia declares war on Austria Hungary
5. Germany declares war on Russia then immediately invades France
6. France and Great Britain declare war on Austria-Hungary and Germany
7. Canada got thrown into the mix because they were a part of the British Empire

Italy had stated that they would aid Germany and Austria Hungary if they were attacked

Since Germany invaded France they backed out and switched sides

The new communist government took Russia out of the war because it was hurting their resources

The U.S.A joined the Allies because the Lusitania had many American citizens on board

The Allies were closing in on the Germans

The Ottoman Empire fell, then Austria-Hungary, and finally Germany surrendered

The Treaty of Versailles

-A treaty put in place to punish the Germans for WW1

-Germans had to demilitarize, pay huge debts, and accept responsibility for starting the war

Canadians were unequipped for Chlorine Gas attack from the German

Canadians fought through and defended the territory

During three months of fighting the Canadians captured a series of German trenches despite terrible conditions

It was a battle to outlast (attrition)

Despite losses Canadians received a hard, courageous, and reliable reputation

It was the largest territorial advance of any Allied force to that point in the war

The battle took place on the Ypres salient on the Western Front, in Belgium, where German and Allied armies had been deadlocked for three years.

Canadian Corps joined the battle on 26 October. The Canadians captured the ridge on 6 November

Took part in more than 170 air battles
and shot down a record breaking 72 enemy air crafts

One of the lucky air-force veterans who lived to tell his tale

Essential in getting Women the right to vote in 1916

Great in clear conditions but terrible in actual WW1 conditions

Used for digging, mounting, and as shields

This divided the nation (French and English citizens

-The French felt that they were
being forced to fight for the British

-They took over Men's
jobs because they were overseas

-Women gained the right to vote

People would buy bonds
and loan money to the government

When the war was won they
would receive the money back with interest

We were viewed as just another British Dominion

Our country was evolving at home