In the first world war, Canada was in a state of Anti-German hysteria, directed at those who entered Canada as subjects of enemy monarchs or those born in now enemy countries, but also against people who were subjects of allied monarch or born in their countries. despite the need for manpower in Canada, Canadian and British authorities believed that, wherever possible, foreigners should serve in foreign armies. Canada encouraged Italians, Poles, Jews, and Serbians to return to the armies of their own country or got recruited to divisions of the army that are specifically for allied foreigners. many Jews, Macedonians and Ukrainians, without national armies of their own to join, volunteered for the Canadian Army . After …show more content…
We chose this topic because it is interesting to find out where our soldiers came from, why they went, and what was their purpose in the war. We found some information that we thought was interesting. Although the average Canadian soldier was only in the war for one year, Canada played a crucial role in World War One.
An important role that Canadian soldiers had in the war was the fight for Vimy Ridge against the Germans. Canada was used as a frontal attack during this battle resulting in most soldiers being injured and many dying. These soldiers lived in underground tunnels, although many complained that it was very claustrophobic. After a hard battle, Canada finally took Vimy Ridge on April 12, 1917.
For Canada's contribution to the war, France erected a 30 ton memorial at Vimy Ridge. Canada was also given a one square kilometre area around the memorial to be Canadian territory. Canada had no Air Force, a small Navy, and only 3100 men at the beginning of the war. As World War One appeared to be longer than expected, Canadians enlisted by the tens of thousands. They fought and worked their way across France to fight against the