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During World War I, conscription was a contentious issue, with significant opposition from various groups. As men left for the front lines, women took over many of their roles, yet the need for more soldiers persisted.
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HISTORY OF WWI Trench Warfare Trench foot standing in mud prolonged periods of time Most likely have sequelae Redness and swelling Life in Trench
Affect mental health Gunshooting sounds causes hard sleep Pressure from the frontline Lice on their clothes and big rats Racism in Military Black Battalion important support a huge lumber operation to build trenches. undoubtedly great help to the war In 1916, No.2 Construction Battalion created. Black people join military with non combat roles Black people still working hard even racism Racism in Canadian Military also called “white men war” they only can do odd jobs Indigenous people, Chinese, Japanese and black people were not welcomed 4 Major Battle Battle with Somme First use of tanks attack In 1916, July, Beaumont Hamel cost over half a million allied soldiers were dead 90% of Newfoundland Regiment were killed in 22 min Battle with Ypres Canada heavy casualties, Germany didn’t break defense line killed 2000 Canadians in a short time First use of toxic fog (chlorine gas) attack
Conscription Crisis Opposed Conscription When men were gone, women replaced them Borden doing election gets more support on men join in Many jobs need men, people opposed conscription Military Service Act Borden start Military Service Act let more men join in Men were avoid conscription Numbers of soldiers decreased, no one wants to replace dead Cause of WWI Arms Race e.g. British have the largest fleet = Military force = a power of a country Alliances System Germany also need to alliance to become stronger 1914 Russia alliance with France and British to attack Germany Countries helping each other stronger
