How Did World War 1 Change Canada

The War to end all wars. This is how the First World War has been described for generations. Even during this war, it was considered the bloodiest and most revolting act of humanity at its time. Hundreds of thousands of young men enlisted worldwide to be on the war front, to conquer the enemy at hand. Recruitment officers painted a vivid scene of glory on the return of all the soldiers willing to assist the Royal British army. This war saw the loss of more than 61,000 Canadian lives, in the span of four years. (The Conflict Begins), The year of 1914 saw changes as the assassination of the Austro-Hungary leader and heir to the throne Archduke Ferdinand, triggered a series of events that would later result in the world to enter war. Many in Canada failed to see that this assassination would even lead to a war, let alone a war in which Canadian lives would be sacrificed (The Conflict Begins), Although still
Once war was seen as inevitable, recruitment officers were sent out to roundup as many suitable young men as possible. However, the definition of suitable by the Royal Patriarch did not include Aboriginals. Records show that the reasoning for this is stated as “‘while British troops would be proud to be associated with their fellow subjects, Germans might refuse to extend them the privileges of civilized warfare.’ ” (Aboriginal People in Canadian…), This comment was made as a stereotypical portrayal of Aboriginal People was still being used in public media, and as so, Aboriginals were seen as only capable of using techniques such as scalping, and torture. These assumptions were based off of the latest motion picture of the time “Red Indian”, and these method were deemed unacceptable for the rules of war that had been laid out at the Geneva Conference. (Aboriginal People in …), So the enlisting of Aboriginals was strictly prohibited. At least it should have