Nationhood: Our Participation In World War One

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Because of the achievements and sacrifices, we must embrace the perspective. Although we had not returned unscathed, our participation in World War 1 had led to a sense of nationhood.
First, the Canadian citizens had eagerly volunteered in the war. The Canadian Patriotic Fund launched a fund for soldier’s families, despite that the inexperienced Canadian troops were heading to the Western Front of the war.
Furthermore, during the beginnings of the Western Front, Germany’s new weapon, poison gas, marked the disintegration of the allied Franco-Berber troops. However, the Canadians managing to launch a counterattack on the advancing German troops during the Second Battle of Ypres. The Canadians and Germans fought, until the Princess Patricia’s

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