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    How did you feel when you first left Canada to fight in the war? When I first left Canada, I felt that I was doing something that helped protect the honor of Canada and Britain. I had also wanted to be seen as a hero back at home and never expected the war to last this long. What were the conditions like in the battle field? We fought in trenches that were cold, dirty, muddy, and smelled terrible. I was one of the few lucky ones who didn’t catch trench foot, but then again I lost an entire leg…

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    Battle Of Vimy Ridge Essay

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    Canada was not an independent sovereign country from the very beginning. Canada was one of British colonies which was self-governing but had no power over foreign policy. During WWI Canada gained itself reputation of strong enough to have sovereignty by the battle of Vimy Ridge and many other events. Before WWI Canada was under control of the Britain, the Canadian Expeditionary Force listened to the orders that came from the British generals instead Canadian ones. After the bloody victory of the…

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    people’s information was leaked from one the largest offshore law firm called Appleby. This involved many Canadians who set up trusts in other countries where they will legally avoid paying taxes in Canada. This is called a tax haven, where you take your money in Canada, have someone set up a “shell company” or trust which is a public company with nominal assets rather than money, then pay someone to act as the director or trustee. Some of the Canadian offshore clients include The Montreal…

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    Conflict In Canada

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    general, Canada is arguably one of the most peaceful nations in the world compared to other nations such as United States of America, United Kingdom, and other parts of the world. Canada has many roles when it comes to conflicts. For example, taking care of the conflicts, helping its allies, and getting involved in political acts. Also, Canada takes a lot of responsibilities when it comes to being part of big organisations. For example, the United Nations, NATO, and NORAD. But, how does Canada…

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    the lieutenant there. Later joining the RCAF, and on March 31, 1951 he was the very first pilot to shoot down a Korean plane during the Korean war. Omer Levesque and other Canadian forces contribution to the war lead to Canada causing a significant impact. During the Korean war, Canada was the second biggest factor that prevented North Korea from invading Seoul again because they offered the third largest force, gave significant support to the United States, and the Royal Canadian Air Force was…

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    Samuel Hughes Biography

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    The committee performed bad and so by mid-1951 contracts worth about $170 million were signed to wealthy industrialists, but only $5.5 million worth shells were made. The committee paid American munitions companies that had not yet built manufacturing…

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    Introduction and Literature Review In this lab report, I will compare the experience of soldiers during World War I and the Afghanistan war and the similarities and differences of their experiences on the front line. On the one hand, World War 1 is an international war which occurred between 1914 and 1918 where the Central Powers ,Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey, fight the Allies, France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, and United States in 1917. This war ends with the victory of the Allies…

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    As men fought on the battle field, Canadians did their best to support them from the home front. Although there are many ways Canada helped the Allied cause, there are some major contributions. Canada’s mass production of food and war equipment, Camp X, and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan supported the Allied cause from the home front. Canada’s determination to making war equipment and saving food was a major contribution to the Allied cause. Since men were away fighting, women took…

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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,…

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    joined the workforce during that period. Women worked as police, in the post office, public transport, on the field, in factories and working to make ammunition and weapons to send to the soldiers fighting at war. Not only were the women working in Canada but they were also working in the battle fields as nurses helping the wounded soldiers. Women on the home front were the most important event that happened in World War one because it has gave women more power and respect than they had before…

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