HIST 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Canadian Expeditionary Force, War Measures Act, Ukrainian Canadians
8 May 2017
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One of the hardest periods for canada, which forged a true national identity. A certain idealism for english canadians would be a quick conflict in support of the empire. Social reformers were perturbed by the violence of the conflict and sought to tackle its causes. Radical labor groups opposed the war as a final stage in the downfall of capitalism. Labor movement was replaced with a more radical miner and industrial set of unions. Many came to see the conflict as senseless. Groups like ukrainian canadians were ostracized and society got tense with the government placing pressure. August 4, canada is at war when britain declares in reaction to germany"s invasion of belgium. War measures act delegates emergency powers to the state during the war, but canadians didn"t know the length of the war. Borden tried to develop a policy of involvement. Tied to a british-canadian identity and the imperial ties.
