CANA 1F91 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Canadian Identity, Pediculosis

• School: Brock University
• Department: Canadian Studies
• Course: CANA 1F91
• Professor: Maureen Connolly

Document Summary

The canadian body in the trenches: world war one lecture 3 notes: Also considered to have divided the entire world. Enormous financial efforts where canada almost went bankrupt. Real breaking point for canadians in the empire. The war caused the french and the english to unite in canada. Canada in 1914: the anticipation and expectation of the war. Britain declares war on germany after germany invades belgium. Therefore, canadians were obligated to go fight. People believed that they could win the war. Canada was not physically prepared but was psychologically prepared. Not ready for the mechanized or chemical war. 70% of the 1st contingents were british-born. Of 470 224 soldiers who served with canadian troops overseas, fewer than half had been born in canada. 3. 5 year battle and very little movement in the trench lines. Shattered any idea of war they had coming into it. Trenches were never used for so long.