How Did Ww1 Shaped Canada's Identity
Taqiyah. Johnson
Mr. Zinman
CHC2D
March 6th/2016
WW1 and the Shaping of Canada's Identity The Battle of Vimy Ridge, the expansion of women's rights and freedom, and conscription are three times in history that shaped Canada's identity as an independent nation during WW1. Canada was automatically sent to go to war on August 4, 1914, when Britain declared war. However, Canada was not prepared for war. During the war, Canada’s priorities shifted from defending their mother country Britain to defending their own country. When the war started Canada had 33,000 volunteers (enough to form one division) and by 1916 they had four divisions which, was just the start of Canada as an independent nation. The Battle of Vimy Ridge was one of three great Canadian victories during WW1 because of the strategic tactics behind the win. All four of the Canadian divisions worked together for the first time to win the battle. The battle is often known as the most important battle in Canadian history because it was the battle that proved that Canada could participate on the global stage and did well on its own which sent the message, not to be trifled with. Canada was also given a seat at the Paris …show more content…
Men basically owned women and children.men were seen as superior to women. Men were also allowed to beat women, and after years of protest, they finally got equal rights which can be differentiated by three different periods of time which were before, during, and after the war. When the war first started the country needed more employees in munitions factories and because most men were leaving for war the factories began to let women work. This was just the beginning because when the war ended women got more rights lifted and were able to participate in civil rights like voting. Two years prior to the expansion of women’s rights and freedoms, the conscription was the talk of the
Mr. Zinman
CHC2D
March 6th/2016
WW1 and the Shaping of Canada's Identity The Battle of Vimy Ridge, the expansion of women's rights and freedom, and conscription are three times in history that shaped Canada's identity as an independent nation during WW1. Canada was automatically sent to go to war on August 4, 1914, when Britain declared war. However, Canada was not prepared for war. During the war, Canada’s priorities shifted from defending their mother country Britain to defending their own country. When the war started Canada had 33,000 volunteers (enough to form one division) and by 1916 they had four divisions which, was just the start of Canada as an independent nation. The Battle of Vimy Ridge was one of three great Canadian victories during WW1 because of the strategic tactics behind the win. All four of the Canadian divisions worked together for the first time to win the battle. The battle is often known as the most important battle in Canadian history because it was the battle that proved that Canada could participate on the global stage and did well on its own which sent the message, not to be trifled with. Canada was also given a seat at the Paris …show more content…
Men basically owned women and children.men were seen as superior to women. Men were also allowed to beat women, and after years of protest, they finally got equal rights which can be differentiated by three different periods of time which were before, during, and after the war. When the war first started the country needed more employees in munitions factories and because most men were leaving for war the factories began to let women work. This was just the beginning because when the war ended women got more rights lifted and were able to participate in civil rights like voting. Two years prior to the expansion of women’s rights and freedoms, the conscription was the talk of the