The year 1917‚ was a time of worry and despair. As there was not enough people in Europe to fight in the war. Ideas of conscription floated through the minds of members of Parliament. Before WW1 began‚ the French and the English were already having disagreements over Regulation 17‚ which was introduced by the Ontario Department of Education in 1913. The French felt they were having their rights taken away and that the English were being strongly favoured. Many French Canadians were
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Conscription‚ involuntary labor demanded by an established authority (Brown). Is it socially correct to force someone into military service‚ or should everyone be given a choice on what they want to do with their lives? Well in 1917‚ the Prime Minister of Canada‚ Sir Robert Borden‚ had promised Canadians that he would not introduce overseas conscription to citizens at any cost (Bain). Nevertheless in May 1917‚ Borden took back his promise and introduced the Military Services Act (Le Canada- A People’s
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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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Causes‚ Practices‚ and Effects of War Guide: World War 1 Type of War: • Total War: War that includes entire resources and population of a nation used to fight. The entire population is contributing towards the war using military‚ political‚ economic and cultural. Cause of War: • Short: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia‚ Germany declares war on Russia‚ Germany declares war on France‚ Britain declares war on Germany‚ Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia. • Immediate: Assassination
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The topic I have chosen for this assignment is the Conscription debate‚ 1916. The good point was how the Catholic Church opposed conscription as a reasonable concern for the welfare of their Church. This is depicted in my artwork in the top part of the eye‚ where two hands are pointing‚ representing a community. They represent the church and their desire for equality among all human beings‚ including soldiers and their families. I chose white for the background because it represents goodness in
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A professional army versus conscription A professional army and universal conscription are the two major types of military service practised in the world. Evidently‚ both of them have their own benefits‚ but I presume that a conscript army is more efficient. On the one hand‚ in wartime mercenaries are far less motivated than conscripts. While the former have only their own material welfare at heart‚ the latter are guided by a stronger incentive‚ which is patriotic sentiment. Having
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Core Study: WW1 1914-1919 War on the Western Front Reasons for the stalemate on the Western Front Expectations * Each major power believed war would be swiftly won-“over by Christmas” * Poets such as Rupert Brooke romanticised war as noble‚ romantic and character building * Duty and patriotism were key features in 1914 The Schlieffen Plan If war was to occur‚ Germany would be attacked on both sides by the Triple Entente. The aim was to deal with the larger threat France
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The malevolent utilization of unrestricted submarine warfare by the German navy was unequivocally a breach of the rules of war. In early 1915‚ Germany controversially declared the waters surrounding Britain a war zone and threatened to sink all merchant ships approaching Britain even those from neutral countries. It was irrational to believe neutral countries would halt trade with Britain as that would result in huge economic losses. Several merchant ships including the British ship Lusitania were
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was tension between countries and there was tension between people living in the same country. One can trace the major causes of World War 1 to imperialism‚ alliances and militarism. Although‚ Imperialism was one of the most important causes of WW1. Because countries such as Britain was colonizing Africa‚ India and other countries‚ other countries such as Germany wanted the power brought on by imperialism and also wanted colonies. It was a competition for colonies‚ for example the information
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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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