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1. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca › en › timelineFirst World War Timeline - The Canadian Encyclopedia

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   First World War Timeline. 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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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Canada_in_World_War_ICanada in World War I - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

3. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca › en › articleFirst World War (WWI) - The Canadian Encyclopedia

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   Aug 5, 2013 · Last Edited November 30, 2023. 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.

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4. www.warmuseum.ca › firstworldwar › introductionKey Canadian Events - Canada and the First World War

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   • 4 August 1914: Canada at War. When Britain went to war on 4 August, all colonies and dominions of the British Empire, like Canada and Newfoundland, were automatically at war.
   • 22 August 1914: War Measures Act. Canada passed the War Measures Act in order to provide the government with new and intrusive powers to prosecute the war.
   • 22 April 1915: Battle of Second Ypres. In Canada’s first major battle, the outnumbered Canadian Division faced the first use of chlorine gas as a battlefield agent.
   • 1 July 1916: Beaumont Hamel. The Newfoundland Regiment went into battle at Beaumont Hamel as part of a general British offensive on 1 July 1916. Due to error and miscalculation, the Regiment attacked through uncut barbed wire against heavy machine-gun fire.

5. www.britannica.com › place › CanadaCanada - WWI, Military, Recruitment | Britannica

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   3 days ago · Canada - WWI, Military, Recruitment: At the outbreak of the war, Minister of Militia and Defense Sir Samuel Hughes scrapped the carefully laid plans for a mobilization of the existing militia and instead launched a direct appeal to the men of Canada. The country was just emerging from a deep recession, and tens of thousands of British-born young men with no work and imbued with patriotism ...

6. www.warmuseum.ca › firstworldwar › historyHistory - History | Canada and the First World War

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   Legacy. The First World War was one of the most far-reaching and traumatic events in Canadian history. Learn about the casualty figures, Canada's greater autonomy, political and societal changes, and how the strain of war nearly shattered the country.

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   Why did Canadians take part in WW1?

   • As the war dragged on, more and more English Canadians began to view it as a Canadian national war effort, not simply as another British war in which Canadians were taking part. By 1917 the government was trying to regulate many facets of Canadian economic life.

   Canada - WWI, Military, Recruitment | Britannica

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   How did Canada emerge from the First World War?

   • 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. Over 620,000 Canadians served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the war, and approximately 424,000 served overseas.

   Canada and the First World War | Learn | Canadian War Museum

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   How many Canadians fought in the First World War?

   • Learn more about these wartime tragedies. Over 600,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders served at home and overseas during the First World War. Learn about their roles as aircrew, nurses, and soldiers. Canadian politicians shaped the policy and the country during the First World War.

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   What was the Canadian Army in WW1?

   • Its primary fighting formation in Europe was the Canadian Corps, a four-division land army that served with the British. Learn about the evolution of the overseas forces during the war. Hundreds of thousands of Canadians enlisted in the first three years of the war but, in 1916, voluntary recruitment began to decline.

   History - History | Canada and the First World War

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   Did Canadians serve in the Allied war?

   • While most Canadians served with the Canadian Corps or with a separate Canadian cavalry brigade on the Western Front, Canadians could be found almost everywhere in the Allied war effort. Young Canadians had trained (initially at their own expense) to become pilots in the British flying services.

   First World War (WWI) - The Canadian Encyclopedia

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   What powers did Canada have in the First World War?

   • These powers included censorship, the right to detain and arrest Canadians, and the right to take control over any property. In Canada’s first major battle, the outnumbered Canadian Division faced the first use of chlorine gas as a battlefield agent.

   Key Canadian Events | Canada and the First World War

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8. www.warmuseum.ca › learn › canada-and-the-firstCanada and the First World War | Learn | Canadian War Museum

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   Over 620,000 Canadians served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the war, and approximately 424,000 served overseas. Of these some 61,000 Canadians were killed during the war or in its immediate aftermath. Countless other veterans lived with physical scars and mental wounds. The war ended on 11 November 1918 at 11 a.m.