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Aug 5, 2013 · The First World War of 1914–1918 was the bloodiest conflict in Canadian history, taking the lives of nearly 61,000 Canadians. It erased romantic notions of war, introducing slaughter on a massive scale, and instilled a fear of foreign military involvement that would last until the Second World War.
The military history of Canada during 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 ...
Canada emerged from the First World War a proud, victorious nation with a new standing in the world. It was also grieving and divided, forever changed by the war’s unprecedented exertions and horrific costs.
Jul 20, 2006 · The Battle of Vimy Ridge was fought during the First World War from 9 to 12 April 1917. It is Canada’s most celebrated military victory — an often mythologized symbol of the birth of Canadian national pride and awareness. The battle took place on the Western Front, in northern France.
- 9-12 April 1917
- United Kingdom (Canada); German Empire
- Going to War. Origins and Early Phases. Europe's Great Powers had been preparing for war for years. When the First World War began in August 1914, it quickly grew from a regional conflict to an almost global one.
- Battles and Fighting. Land Battles. Canada's greatest contribution to the Allied war effort was its land forces, which fought on the Western Front from 1915 to 1918.
- Life at the Front. Trench Conditions. The trenches crisscrossing the Western Front were held by tens of thousands of troops. Learn about this dirty, dangerous environment, and its effects on the soldiers.
- Life at Home During the War. Recruitment and Conscription. Hundreds of thousands of Canadians enlisted in the first three years of the war but, in 1916, voluntary recruitment began to decline.
The First World War of 1914–1918 was the bloodiest conflict in Canadian history, taking the lives of more than 60,000 Canadians. It erased romantic notions of war, introducing slaughter on a massive scale, and instilled a fear of foreign military involvement that would last until the Second World War.
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Canada’s role in the First World War (FWW). Timelines, remembrance and archival records, as well as the people who fought.
