My recommended article, Race and Recruitment in World War I: Enlistment of Visible Minorities in the Canadian Expeditionary Force is a reminder of the racial discrimination of minorities in Canadian history. The recruitment process for Canadians in the Great War was highly marginalized based on the color of the person’s skin. It was looked at by Western ideology as a “white man’s war” and Canada, along with the United States and Britain followed this philosophy until the casualty rates began to rise. By recommending this article to the course syllabus adds to the horrific challenges prejudiced minority groups had to endeavor in the recruitment process in the First World War. It reveals the patriotisms and willpower of racial groups to not
