Industrialization Industrialization is a large scale introduction and conversion of manufacturing, advanced technical enterprises, and other productive economic activity into an area, society or country. During WWI Canada changed into an urban industrialized area. In the start of the war Canada’s economy was majorly rural, however through the war Canada’s economy urbanized. In 1914, agriculture and resource extraction of lumber and fish were a key component of the economy. Canada urbanized slowly before the war and once the war began the rate increased to keep up with the high demand of war materials. Factory workers making artillery, clothing, automobiles, steel and canned food made it possible for the soldiers to stay overseas for four years.
The Role of Women World War I dramatically changed what women did in their daily lives. Pre-war majority of women worked at home caring for their families, milking cows or goats and gathering eggs. Some poor women worked outside their homes in textile mills and sweatshops. Younger middleclass women worked as educators, nurses or in family shops. World War I changed women’s …show more content…
There were recruiting issues so Prime Minister Bordon introduced conscription. Bordon said that fit men must join and a lottery styled draw for other men. Canadians were known to “not do their bit”, Bordon’s announcement only made the accusations worse. Wilfred Laurier refused to extend parliament for a second year. This split the French anti-conscriptionalist party and the English nationalists and imperialists led by Clifford Sifton. English Liberals joined Bordon’s government in a coalition Union government. French-Canadian nationalists talked about independence from Canada. Riots occurred because of Borden’s new majority to pass conscription. Bordon rigs the vote to win. Conscription sent many men overseas but still not enough men to create a sixth Canadian
The Role of Women World War I dramatically changed what women did in their daily lives. Pre-war majority of women worked at home caring for their families, milking cows or goats and gathering eggs. Some poor women worked outside their homes in textile mills and sweatshops. Younger middleclass women worked as educators, nurses or in family shops. World War I changed women’s …show more content…
There were recruiting issues so Prime Minister Bordon introduced conscription. Bordon said that fit men must join and a lottery styled draw for other men. Canadians were known to “not do their bit”, Bordon’s announcement only made the accusations worse. Wilfred Laurier refused to extend parliament for a second year. This split the French anti-conscriptionalist party and the English nationalists and imperialists led by Clifford Sifton. English Liberals joined Bordon’s government in a coalition Union government. French-Canadian nationalists talked about independence from Canada. Riots occurred because of Borden’s new majority to pass conscription. Bordon rigs the vote to win. Conscription sent many men overseas but still not enough men to create a sixth Canadian