Before the Great War the country of Canada was still considered quite young in relation to the other nations of the world, having only became one not only fifty years before the assassination if Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand, and the declaration of war between the allied forces of Great Britain, France and Russia and the central powers of Germany, Austro – Hungary and Bulgaria. This would send a shockwave around the world more particularly with in Europe as they had no real idea of what would come in the next four long years. With Britain declaring war, its colonies all around the world were dragged in with it. From Canada all the way to Australia, the small upstart nations were forced to fight and even die to defend the honor of its mother country. …show more content…
They had no flag, no anthem and still to this point very little independence from Britain despite confederation. But at the end of the war they gained the reputation of being an excellent military force, had strong men and woman, a new found respect and pride in themselves, and most importantly a great and reliable ally. What is commonly over looked is the contribution at home, more specially the contribution of woman. They filled the roles of men just as good and in some cases better than men. As a result this would make Canada more progressive in woman rights, politically and socially, even being granted to vote under certain circumstances during the war due a pending election. However because of the war, relations between English and French would divide even more due to conflicting opinions, on whether the war was Canada fight or not. So the result of the war did have its negative effects on post war Canada. Regardless because of the war Canada came out as a both stronger and healthier nation, for without the war we may not have received the recognition, the respect, admiration and most importantly the eventual full independence from Britain. For if the war never happened we may not be the nation we are
Looking at Canada's benefits and detriments from World War II will help view the perspectives of multiple countries. As well as analyzing this will help us pick an overall decision
Concrete evidence of this was shown with the country's shifting relationship with the British empire. Previous to the end of world war I, Canada was seen as a loyal and submissive dominion to the British Empire, but the war has a significant impact on Canada’s relationship. This was partly due to Canada's contributions to the war effort and the military wanting to change to be independent of the British Empire led to a retraction in their relationship with Britain. The Treaty of Versailles also further solidified this shift by allowing countries in colonies to allow themselves to be represented individually in the league of nations. This change was very positive for Canada as it helped separate itself further from Britain allowing a new identity to
This gave the Prime Minister William Mackenzie a much worse position to be in as the military population is declining due to the lack of volunteers joining in. Mackenzie however had to go back on his word in 1944, because the troop shortages were so severe to the point where they have to send conscripts to fight in the war. William Mackenzie has sent around 12-16 thousand conscripts overseas, not too much and not too little. In return, Quebec wasn’t too upset and the war was ending. At the end of the war, a total of 42,042 Canadian men and women of Canada’s armed forces died, around 22-23 thousand in the Canadian army, around 17, 000 in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and around 2,000 in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) were wounded and around 9,000 were taken prisoner.
One must always learn from their mistakes. Canada was drastically improved after WWII, because they learned from their mistakes in WWI, and utilized numerous policies and tools that helped them survive, and thrive. Some of these policies/tools include propaganda, the Permanent Joint Board on Defence, the veterans benefits program, and the United Nations declaration. After WWI most families lost their fathers or sons, and the majority of Canadians were angry at the government; who implemented the conscription it promised not to.
The arbitration decision, which favoured the United States, tested Canada's nationalism but eventually solidified its understanding of the importance of peaceful resolutions in conflicts. The Alaska Boundary Dispute helped Canada learn valuable lessons in diplomacy and paved the way for future a better more collaborative future with the United States. D-Day. Canada's Contribution to World Peace On June 6, 1944, during World War II Canadian troops played a crucial n the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France.
Without the help of women in the labour force, Canada would not have been able to support their troops with a lot of necessary equipment for the war, which included ammunition, guns, and planes. The help of women in the civilian paid labour force was another essential contribution to
WWI separated french and english Canada and gave women the right to vote. In WWII Canada established itself as a middle power and its industrial sector grew. Peacekeeping helped defined Canada as a nation with strong peacekeeping power and helped bolster
The 1920’s was a time of progress due to many different reasons that shaped our country to what it is today. Women’s rights have progressed in many ways that have improved the lives of women in that time period and is the reason women have the rights and privileges they have in Canada today. Women have gained the right to vote, even though not all women have gained this right, it was still a step in the right direction of progression. Women gaining this right was definitely progression in our country because of the amount of women fighting for this privilege and it made our country what it is today and is the main reason women 's rights and equality has come so far in our country. Our technology also progressed and improved a lot at that time
World War 1 was a historic event which began in 1914 and ended in 1918. This bloody conflict took the lives of more than 17 million people who were fighting for their countries. Being a British colony at the time, Canada was dragged into the war that did not impact the country in any way, yet thousands of Canadians volunteered to devote their lives for their nation. The first World War had the greatest impact on Canadian history during the 20th century, as this event helped Canada gain more independence from Britain, it helped introduce women in the workforce, and also introduced non-white Canadians in the army. For the longest time, Canada had been under British control, however, this changed a bit after World War 1 took place.
The English wanted French-Canadians to join, because they felt that Quebec had not pulled their own weight. Quebec refused to join which lead to riots in Montreal, the government needed help from the
In Canada, and around the world, the need for feminism only arose after the invention of money. Feminism is a social perspective devoted to the equality between men and women, as specific social conditions create a difference in power between them. Gender inequality is embedded in daily life through religion, within families, and at work (TEXTBOOK). After the industrial revolution, having more money meant possessing more power. Since women were, for the most part, still alienated in their homes, not making any money, the job of being a housewife and raising a family suddenly became less important.
This is evident because of how Canada could be less respected if it wasn’t for their war contributions, how women’s rights could have been different or non-existent, and how Canada could not have gained it’s independence from Britain. In conclusion, World War One impacted Canada greatly
The independence gained from Canada’s successful contributions to battles allowed their forces to fight under their own command. Canada was recognized at the Paris Peace Conference and signed The Treaty of Versailles independently. Later on, Canada joined the League of Nations, making their mark in world politics. The nation that was once fully controlled by Great Britain, rose to prove their value to the world, as Mr. Laurier
The events in American history have also affected Canada from a political perspective, which lead to the Democracy that is present today. Another way the U.S. has affected Canada is from a military perspective because Americans are quick to jump to war and Canada has had to help control them which lead to them being peacekeepers. The United States helped mold the Canadian identity by being both a threat and support to the nation; this will continue into the 21st century but Canada will keep it’s unique identity. A country 's culture can be seen as interchangeable with identity; in Canada there is evidence of American culture everywhere.
Gender equality not only a very important political issue to speak about, but also we talk about it almost every day in our normal daily conversations. Democracy also happens to be an interesting political topic that many people would love to be a part of. Somehow both topics combined makes a very interesting argument and they complete one another, because we can not have democracy without equality and part of being equal is having gender equality. International democratization is a huge step towards development, but also it makes us more aware about what are the roles of each gender in a democracy. Gender equality may not exist today fully, but many countries such as Canada do fight for it through institutions like the United Nations and asking we should set laws to support and promote gender equality.