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Mind Map
HISTORY OF WWI
Trench Warfare
Trench foot
standing in mud prolonged periods of time
Most likely have sequelae
Redness and swelling
Life in Trench
Affect mental health
Gunshooting sounds causes hard sleep
Pressure from the frontline
Lice on their clothes and big rats
Racism in Military
Black Battalion
important support a huge lumber operation to build trenches. undoubtedly great help to the war
In 1916, No.2 Construction Battalion created. Black people join military with non combat roles
Black people still working hard even racism
Racism in Canadian Military
also called “white men war”
they only can do odd jobs
Indigenous people, Chinese, Japanese and black people were not welcomed
4 Major Battle
Battle with Somme
First use of tanks attack
In 1916, July, Beaumont Hamel
cost over half a million allied soldiers were dead
90% of Newfoundland Regiment were killed in 22 min
Battle with Ypres
Canada heavy casualties, Germany didn’t break defense line
killed 2000 Canadians in a short time
First use of toxic fog (chlorine gas) attack
Conscription Crisis
Opposed Conscription
When men were gone, women replaced them
Borden doing election gets more support on men join in
Many jobs need men, people opposed conscription
Military Service Act
Borden start Military Service Act let more men join in
Men were avoid conscription
Numbers of soldiers decreased, no one wants to replace dead
Cause of WWI
Arms Race
e.g. British have the largest fleet =
Military force = a power of a country
Alliances System
Germany also need to alliance to become stronger
1914 Russia alliance with France and British to attack Germany
Countries helping each other stronger
