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    Canadian Identity

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    influential in the process of shaping Canada as a nation. Canadians successfully helped out in a war that established the terrors of modern warfare. Even though approximately 66‚000 Canadian soldiers lost their lives during the war‚ Canada as a nation grew stronger and was on its way to successfully becoming an independent nation. Women in Canada also won the right to vote during the war. They also became nurses and volunteers at the front. During WWI‚ being a German and living in Canada was not very

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    Causes of Ww1

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    Tensions pre 1914 and reasons for Outbreak of WW1: The causes of World War I‚ which began in central Europe in late July 1914‚ included intertwined factors‚ such as the conflicts and hostility of the four decades leading up to the war. Militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism played major roles in the conflict as well. The immediate origins of the war‚ however‚ lay in the decisions taken by statesmen and dictators during the Crisis of 1914‚ casus belli for which was the assassination

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    To serve during World War I‚ The Canadian nurse were made commissioned officers by the Royal Canadian Army before being sent overseas to serve during world war I‚ . Canada was the first country in the world to grant women this privilege. nurses were not dispatched to the casualty clearing stations near the front lines‚ where they would be exposed to shell fire. They were initially assigned to hospitals a safe distance away from the front lines. As the war continued‚ however‚ nurses were assigned

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    device was used with the trench warfare tactics. Solders would be in a defensive trench and when the enemy forces charged forward to attack they would be ripped apart with the machine gun. “Maxim’s Design became the standard for most machine guns during the war.” 1 The machine gun kept enemies from advancing but also proved to be a good offensive weapon as well. Attackers would use the machine gun to lay down suppressive fire on defenders. This essentially kept trench fighters pinned down until the

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    Canada In Ww1

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    Belgium during the Great War During the course of the Great War‚ Canada’s role evolved from that of a minor player lending support to the British army to that of major contributor to battlefield success. Actions in early 1915 proved Canadian courage‚ but manpower was wasted in disastrous offensives. 1916 began no better‚ but a change in leadership and gained combat experience began to transform the Canadian Corps into a disciplined fighting force. Success at Vimy in 1917 demonstrated Canadian battlefield

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    Is Germany to blame for WW1 and to what extent? –Marya Atassi By the end of World War 1‚ during the Peace negotiation‚ everyone looked for someone to blame for the damage. Therefore fingers were pointed at Germany since it was the easiest to blame after it being defeated. In the treaty of Versailles‚ victorious countries agreed that Germany is to take responsibilty of all the "loss and damage" as Article 231 states. That is not fair though‚ because Germany was not the only country to attack

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    Trenches In Ww1

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    War on the Western Front Reasons for the stalemate on the Western Front (217 Words) There was a clear expectation that WW1 would be a quick‚ offensive military war over by Christmas. Introduction of new technology such as munitions and tanks changed the structure of war as many were not prepared for modern warfare. Millions of men participated in war along with vast numbers of horses and later trucks‚ there was a great need for food and medical supplies however‚ it was hard to sustain. There were

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    did not die in the trenches‚ like the Spanish flue‚ typhus etc. The British were used to having an advantage of numbers (slaves mainly) but these proved useless when the tanks ‘got in the game’. Armistice 11th of November 1918 THE COST OF WW1 TO THE BRITISH EMPIRE Weakening of the Empire (trade disrupted‚ demands for self-govt.) Economy – geared to war‚ so complete restructuring needed -> Est. loss of ¼ of total British wealth (not imperial) - Lives (heyck): 750‚000 (mostly military;

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    Cause of Ww1

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    Two Major Military Alliances By Shannai Sloan The real cause of world war one was the existence of two major military alliances. An alliance is a union or association formed for mutual benefit‚ especially between countries or organisations. As all the major European countries were apart of one of the two alliances‚ any conflict between countries could cause an outbreak in war between them all. Firstly‚ with Europe being split in half with the two alliances it caused suspicion and fear between

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    WW1 Study Guide

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    WW1: Unit Test Outline The Test: Date: 25 marks: Multiple choice 15 marks: Written response 12 marks: Essay (*MARKS NOT RECORDED. For your reference only) 1. Turn of the Century a. SPECTREM Changes b. Wilfrid Laurier (French-English Canadian Relations) c. Minority Rights (French Canadians‚ First Nations‚ Chinese) 2. Causes of War a. Militarism i. Building up of armaments; Germany trying to match Britain’s great navy b. Alliances i. Triple Alliance/Central Powers – Germany

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