My Experience In Ww1 Trenches

The opposing armies were in a deadlock and trenches had become a dominate feature of the war (Page 63, 2nd paragraph). Some trenches were from 5 feet deep to 30 feet deep; they caused a stalemate that was almost impossible to break. If you break into their lines there is another one waiting for you. The trenches were hundreds of miles long, constantly fighting. Also they were filled with rats and frogs. Trenches were always in repair, they were reinforced with sandbags, with sheets of corrugated

In the years between 1914 and 1929, relations between French and English Canada were shown to be very unpleasant, due to events which occurred throughout the time frame. To begin with, the conscription crisis of 1917 brought upon hostility and division between French and English Canada. The conscription crisis occurred when the federal government of Canada, as well as Canada’s Prime minister at the time, Sir Robert

Description of Life in the Trenches You might be thinking that life in trenches was non-stop death, violence, and pain. But have you ever thought about why? Or what do soldiers do in their trenches when they're not fighting or dying? Do you always trust sources when you read them? Do you always believe what they say on television documentaries?

Soldiers did not die only from warfare casualties,especially the war atmosphere in the trenches brought health issues and diseases which caused most of the death during WW1.Some of this diseases were caused because of weather change , lack of hygiene and the filthy environment.Many of this diseases were insignificant colds but others were deadly as Shell Shock or Trench Foot.

Historical context:Publish year 2009. Was written as a flash back to the first couple super bowls

Firstly, the Conscription Crisis of 1942 provoked conflict between the French and English Canadians, but also changed Canadian identity positively during the 1940s. Ever since World War ll began and Canada joined the war the French Canadians highly opposed to the idea of conscription; “[...]English-Canadians, who were mostly in favour of conscription, and French-Canadians, who were strongly opposed.” To begin with, the prime minister of Canada at the time, Mackenzie King had acknowledged the great disagreement the French Canadians had against conscription and made a promise to the nation: “King’s government [...] had promised the nation, and particularly Quebec, that it would not send any conscripts to serve overseas.” The last thing that King wanted to do was to impose conscription especially when Quebec strongly believed in anti-conscription: “The Quebec ministers kept a strong vigil over King's anti-conscription predisposition, reminding him of the terrible divisiveness of the World War 1

The Military Services Act had more cons than pros as it destroyed the relationship of the English Canadians and the French Canadians, it limited the freedom of the males by forcing them to attend war and fight, and also caused a dangerous and damaging riot in Quebec. By the spring of 1918, the government had amended the Military Services Act so that there were no exemptions. This left many English Canadians opposed. The war ended within a few months but the issue left Canadians divided and distrustful of their government. Then in 1920 Borden retired and conservatives were shut out of Quebec for the next fifty years. The conscription crisis stuck

Not only did they have trouble fighting on enemy lines, but there were also political battles to be addressed within the country itself. Despite the enthusiasm with which most Canadians approached the war effort, there was, from the start some quiet voices of dissent. Those voices that would grow in volume as the slaughter in France became more apparent and dragged on from year to year. The dispute that took place from the beginning and all the way through the war was mainly divided into two groups: the English- Canadians and the French-Canadians. The English-Canadians felt that it was their duty to aid Britain in the war and their dedication never faltered during those long years. However, the French-Canadians were simply upset that so much Canadian effort was being put into a fight that was not really their own. Henri Bourassa, a French-Canadian politician and nationalist, spoke publicly against the war in I916. His parliamentary followers backed his opposition; this united front, however, was built more on circumstances than it was on deeper political principles. Most Canadians agreed that the German’s idea of expansionary war was unnecessary, destructive, and evil. They agreed that “The Great War” needed to be ended before too much damage was made. However, they could not come to an consensus about how that was to be accomplished. The French-Canadians did not believe

As you know I am writing to you from the trenches of the western front in France. The United States of America joined this heinous war in the spring of nineteen hundred seventeen. We joined the fight because of the sinking of the Lusitania and when the German Kiaser sent the note to Mexico to convince them to put themselves against us to assure we will not go to war in Europe. That did not go through because the economic condition of Mexico is not that good enough to fight in a war with the United States.

Through the study of Dr. Tim Cook’s writing, in the Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, Volume 13, Issue3, Spring 2011, it displays Sir Robert Borden as what would be a typical well-off successful Canadian. He had the belief that he was like many Canadians and that his task as the Prime Minister during World War I was a single-minded victory and that the country would damn the costs. He had a vision that Canada would be known as neither a colony nor disputed territory, but as a single unified nation without a colonial tie to the Empire. He was a solid Prime Minister for his time, he did what the majority of people would not, and so he was not exceptional but highly regarded. He went through the challenges and issues head strong and somehow pulled through, and he transformed soon afterward.

Once the Military Service Act was put in place, the problems began that made the Conscription Crisis of 1917 so significant. Almost immediately Quebec anti-conscription riots broke out all over Montreal. The province of Quebec was totally opposing the fact of serving in World War One. The fact that forcing young men to fight and die was thought to be an outrage in Quebec. Never minding the fact that the Canadian Corps was nearly in Complete English. During the riots nearly forty percent of the Québécois conscripted men did not report for their duty in the war. The views French-Canadian's between the majorities of the English Canadian's were basically utterly opposed to each other causing the relations between the two the lowest ever within Canadian history. In both the elections of 1917 and 1921 seventy percent of the Quebec Population voted liberal for the loss of trust from the conservatives due to this event. "The 1917 Election was the most bitter in Canadian history, viciously fought on both sides"- said

Intro: The life for the average soldier in the WW1 trenches was pretty horrible. They had to live in mud, fellow dead soldiers and lots of rats, some the size of your hand. Life of a soldier was very tough, having to see your best mate get shot and he left to rot. Any soldiers that made it out of the war would have suffered either shell shock or post-traumatic stress disorder and living with either of these would have been terrible.

Sir Robert Borden had a great impact on Canada, because he led our nation through a difficult period of time in history. He also gave our nation more independence and separated us from Britain, which soon gave Canada its own identity. Over his 9 years of being Canada's Prime Minister, Robert Borden has led us through many different battles in helping Canada becoming an independant nation and also creating our identity. He allowed only women, who had family members that were soldiers in the war to vote. He did this, which helped him get re-elected and. After this he began conscription, forcing men that were in between the age 19-45 to help Canada in the war. He even led us through a victory from the ``Battle of Passchendaele``. Robert borden also managed to get a individual seat, apart from Britain at the treaty of versailles, this led to Canada becoming an independant nation, as which they signed the treaty as.

Furthermore, World War I is Canada’s most defining moment because of Canada’s war efforts. As stated, the military efforts from Canada were huge and it played a huge role in the defeat of the Axis. But, it is important to note that it was not just military efforts that Canada put forth towards its war efforts, there were other factors involved as well. Canada invoked conscription during this time as part of their war efforts. This even created problems between English and French Canada. As the romantic idea of war was destroyed when people realized the amount of casualties at war, many men did not volunteer to go to war themselves. The people who went to war came back in terrible conditions. In 1917, Sam Hughes stated that only 5% of soldiers were French Canadians and that they should go to war as well. Obviously, French Canadians were not too happy to

The Conscription crisis was one of the most divisive crises in Canadian history and the most serious test of confederation in its first 50 years. It was divisive because the English Canadians were for the war and French Canadians were not for the war. They felt that World War I was a British against European war. They did not want to support conscription because they would be leaving their Farms, They would be leaving their wives and families and they felt racism and discrimination. French speaking Canadians did not want to support the Canadian overseas military commitments, they had responsibilities they needed to deal with on their own.