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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