Canada's Response to the First Great War.


        On November 11 2015, Canadians will be celebrating Remembrance Day to commemorate the deaths of the soldiers who died participating in the First World War. Many soldiers, civilians, and women contributed to the war effort to help The Triple Entente  win. I created this blog to inform you; the readers how Canada used various tactics to have a prominent role in the First Great War and here i present my tribute to the fallen soldiers. May their souls rest in peace.

                                      Before you start reading the blog, make sure you
                           check out the video above to see Canada's role in WW1 and better
                                                            grasp the Situation.

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                5 Ways Canada Responded to The Great War

Financial the War Effort

 Canada Financing the War Effort
The image above is an example of  how Canada financed the war effort. Canada sold
Victory Bonds to its citizens and over time the citizens would receive their money back along with interest.
For example, the figure above represents bonds being sold for $50 and the loaner receiving 5 1/2% interest back for every year that they loaned the money.  

                                         
Propaganda Posters

Propaganda Posters Appealing to a citizens patriotic feelings. 
An effective method that the Canadian Government pursued to insure that men would enlist in the war was propaganda posters. These propaganda posters would appeal to a citizens patriotic feeling towards their country and would want them to enlist for the war as they felt they could become heroes and return as saviors of justice. For example, in the poster above a soldier is in dire need of help and is asking for more soldiers and then below it says, "Wont YOU  Answer the Call?" Which appeals to your patriotic feelings toward Canada and forces you to consider to join the war and return as a "hero".  

                     
                                               
First Nations in World War 1

 Corporal Francis Pegahmagabow

Was a decorated soldier from Ojibwa descent who resided in Parry Sound, Ontario and  joined the Parry Island Band with his fellow clansman. Corporal Pegahmagabow was an excellent example of soldiers who achieved success in the war although they were not of white descent. He received the Military Medal and Two  Bars for his excellent use of the sniper.

Women's Role in World War 1 

Women taking over the jobs of men during WW1
During World War 1 when men left to fight for the Triple Entente Canadian women took over the jobs of men and also helped in the production of weapons, ammunition, clothing, food. Women who's husbands owned farms now took over the lives of farmers and took care of the farms. 

Conscription

 The Military War Act of 1916 forcing Canadian men to battle.