Eddie Kulikov
Mr. Soheil Heidar-Bozarg
CHV20
March 24, 2015
The Importance of the Canadian Military
The Canadian armed forces are one of the most significant matters to keep Canada safe when it fares to war, intruders, and all things that could possibly harm Canada. Without the Canadian military the entire country will have nobody to depend on, if someone wants to invade or take over the country. There are many different things Canada requires to stay safe and Canadian military did not exist and then Canada would not be able to keep other countries from being encroached upon and if the Canadian military did not exist, then many innocent be dead and who knows in what condition those countries would be in right now. The Canadian military is …show more content…
“In 1812, the American government declared war on Britain as a result of perceived British interference with American shipping during the Napoleonic wars. Lacking a strong Navy of their own, the Americans decided to attack the British garrisons in the colony of Canada. The War of 1812 predates the creation of the Canadian Army. At the time, Canada was defended by contingents of the British Army, the British Navy, and a developing system of small independent companies of volunteer militia established in French and English speaking communities throughout the colony. It was this system of British soldiers and sailors supported by the volunteer Canadians who responded to the American invasion. A significant role was played by the Iroquois federation and other aboriginal warriors who rose to support the British and who played a prominent part in the defense of Canada. Together, the heroism of these groups during the War of 1812 helped establish our footing on the path to becoming an independent and free country.”(Government of …show more content…
If the Second World War hasn’t had the Canadian military involved, then hundreds of thousands more people would have been dead. “Canada’s great efforts in the Second World War involved virtually the whole country, whether by serving in the military, or by serving on the home front in industry or agriculture. More than one million Canadians and Newfoundlanders served in the military — more than 45,000 gave their lives and another 55,000 were wounded. While the great powers made more significant contributions to the war effort; for a country of only 11 million people Canada's contribution was remarkable. In no previous conflict did the military forces of Canada serve in so many lands and in such varied roles as in this Second World War. Canadian soldiers did duty in some capacity in every continent, and the tasks they performed were of such diversity as to defy enumeration. The Canadian field army was denied large-scale action for a long period, but when its time came it played distinguished part in two of the three great European campaigns which produced the defeat of Germany: that in Sicily and Italy beginning on 10 July 1943, and that which began with the invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944.”(Government of
Mr. Soheil Heidar-Bozarg
CHV20
March 24, 2015
The Importance of the Canadian Military
The Canadian armed forces are one of the most significant matters to keep Canada safe when it fares to war, intruders, and all things that could possibly harm Canada. Without the Canadian military the entire country will have nobody to depend on, if someone wants to invade or take over the country. There are many different things Canada requires to stay safe and Canadian military did not exist and then Canada would not be able to keep other countries from being encroached upon and if the Canadian military did not exist, then many innocent be dead and who knows in what condition those countries would be in right now. The Canadian military is …show more content…
“In 1812, the American government declared war on Britain as a result of perceived British interference with American shipping during the Napoleonic wars. Lacking a strong Navy of their own, the Americans decided to attack the British garrisons in the colony of Canada. The War of 1812 predates the creation of the Canadian Army. At the time, Canada was defended by contingents of the British Army, the British Navy, and a developing system of small independent companies of volunteer militia established in French and English speaking communities throughout the colony. It was this system of British soldiers and sailors supported by the volunteer Canadians who responded to the American invasion. A significant role was played by the Iroquois federation and other aboriginal warriors who rose to support the British and who played a prominent part in the defense of Canada. Together, the heroism of these groups during the War of 1812 helped establish our footing on the path to becoming an independent and free country.”(Government of …show more content…
If the Second World War hasn’t had the Canadian military involved, then hundreds of thousands more people would have been dead. “Canada’s great efforts in the Second World War involved virtually the whole country, whether by serving in the military, or by serving on the home front in industry or agriculture. More than one million Canadians and Newfoundlanders served in the military — more than 45,000 gave their lives and another 55,000 were wounded. While the great powers made more significant contributions to the war effort; for a country of only 11 million people Canada's contribution was remarkable. In no previous conflict did the military forces of Canada serve in so many lands and in such varied roles as in this Second World War. Canadian soldiers did duty in some capacity in every continent, and the tasks they performed were of such diversity as to defy enumeration. The Canadian field army was denied large-scale action for a long period, but when its time came it played distinguished part in two of the three great European campaigns which produced the defeat of Germany: that in Sicily and Italy beginning on 10 July 1943, and that which began with the invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944.”(Government of