Often times, many sharp vicissitudes occur in the world which brings metamorphic changes around the surroundings. Numerous occasions, those vicissitudes can be salubrious or malignant depending on the situation. During World War I, the Battle of the Somme was a turning point for the home front in Canada, as well as, due to the deplorable battle failures of the Somme, it edified a plethora of lessons to future battles. To commence with, due to the excessive amount of men lost during the Somme, it led to conscription in the homefront. After the British suffrage of 420,000 casualties, the western front was in desperate need of men. The relentless human tolls of the war and the terrible casualties at the Somme were beginning to cause reinforcement problems for the Canadian commanders overseas. Recruitment in Canada was slowing, and the manpower and enlistment system was disorganized. This prompted the Canadian government to enforce compulsory enlistment to continue to contribute to the war against the wills of multiple citizens. Additionally, as a result of the conscription crisis caused by the Battle of the Somme, it introduced the Wartimes Election Act …show more content…
Douglas Haig’s ability and tactics as a commander still rage. His solution to the problem of stalemate began with what he believed would be the overwhelming use of firepower to suppress the enemy and clear the way of obstacles. Even as the battle dragged on, Haig was equivocal about his goal. His emphasis shifted from trying to achieve a breakthrough and a decisive victory to try to wear the Germans down by a process of attrition, portraying ambiguity on his objective. As proved by the epic catastrophe of the somme, it is irrevocably clear as a crystal that the battlefield plan at the Somme was an egregious plan made by an amateurish leader who leads the army to