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The Canadian Parliament didn't choose to go to war in 1914. The country's foreign affairs were guided in London. So when Britain's ultimatum to Germany to withdraw its army from Belgium expired on 4 August 1914, the British Empire, including Canada, was at war, allied with Serbia, Russia, and France against the German and Austro-Hungarian empires.
Canada’s War. In 1914, Canada was a self-governing dominion of the British Empire, but it did not control its own foreign affairs. As during the South African War (1899-1902), the Canadian government would decide the nature and extent of Canada’s war effort, but legally the country was at war the instant Britain declared one.
Introduction. An assassination in the Serbian capital of Sarajevo in June 1914 went almost unnoticed in Canada. Few Canadians expected that it would lead them into war; fewer still anticipated the sacrifices Canada would be called to make. Yet, the First World War was to change the world they lived in, and in a very real sense, the Canadian ...
Aug 2, 2014 · Six weeks after the declaration of war, 33,000 Canadian men headed across the Atlantic in an armada bound for war. On Oct. 3, 1914, the ships carried the largest contingent of soldiers the ...
t. e. The history of Canada in World War I began on August 4, 1914, when the United Kingdom entered the First World War (1914–1918) by declaring war on Germany. The British declaration of war automatically brought Canada into the war, because of Canada's legal status as a British Dominion which left foreign policy decisions in the hands of ...
After years of tension and rivalry, Europe’s Great Powers went to war in 1914. What started as a localized conflict grew into a global war. Canada’s contribution to the First World War led to growing autonomy and international recognition, but at great cost. The war was one of the most far-reaching and traumatic events in Canadian history.
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Documentaries and archival footage about WWI. From Vimy to Juno. Explore the connections between Canada’s participation in the two world wars. Canada’s role in the First World War from 1914 to 1918.
