The Battle Of Somme In Canada

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August,1914 was not only the start of ww1 but was also unknowingly a new beginning for Canada and would end up being big contributor as to why Canada is the way it is today. As soon as Britain declared war Canada did too, we went it in known as a loyal small former colony of Britain but came out a great nation. This new beginning would not come easy and would come at a cost of many people’s efforts as well as sacrifices. War was not something to fear at the time but was seen as a, romantic, exiting, and everyone wanted to be a part of it weather that was the thousands of men eager to join or the woman keeping up the Homefront in fact “when the call went out, there was no shortage of volunteers. Recruiting offices were flooded with men …show more content…
It was affected politically by the battel of the Somme, the battel of the Vimy and the treaty of Versailles. The battel of the Somme changed Canadians politically. “The first day of the battle of Somme in France -1 July 1916-was the most disastrous the British army ever faced.”3 Although the gain of land was one aim the main goal of this battel was to drain the German forces of reserves. The plan was made in the late 1915 by the French commander in chief, Joffre. The plan was agreed upon by the new British Commander in Chief, Sir Douglas Haig although he would have preferred an offensive among the open ground of Flanders. Haig took over responsibility from Joffre for the planning and execution of the attack The battle was launched on 1st July 1916 following a seven-day artillery bombardment. The bombardment included the British and Canadians who were under the British command to take out the machine gunners post and clear no mans of barb war enabling them to walk across No Man 's Land and take possession of the German front lines although that failed to be true. Heaps of men would go into to the cross fire with an ineffective plan that was doomed for failure and weapons that would prove to be useless against the Germans. General Haig insisted they keep moving forward even despite the 57,470 casualties by night fall and would keep insisting causing the battle to drag on for 141 days. …show more content…
It was impacted socially because woman got the right to vote, enemy aliens and conscription. It was impacted socially because woman got the right to vote. “world war 1 brought other great changes, especially to the lives of Canadian woman.”7 When the men left to go off to the war it was woman who were left to uphold the country which opened them up to opportunities they never had before. “Canadian woman volunteered to work overseas as nurses or ambulance drivers. Many worked in field hospitals just behind the front-line trenches.”8 Back in Canada the woman had to pick up the jobs that were considered unsuitable for them before the war they began working at banks, police forces, farms and in civil service jobs. The woman played a huge role in keeping up the Homefront as well as helping out the war they began working at munition factories and other war factories that produce the weapons the soldiers were using. These women often worked in dangerous conditions in order to help out the war. Woman were thought of as less than men at the time so having the right to any political decisions were left to the men however with the woman being left to run the country, they thought they should have a say. Before the war even started woman began organizations to gain the right to vote these women were called suffragists. The war made woman come together to fight for equal opportunities as men both

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