HIST 2600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Halifax Explosion, European Canadian, War Measures Act
14 Sep 2016
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The state played a considerably limited role during ww1 - not only were. Canadians asked to give up their sons and fathers but also their money to the. Patriotic fund to pay for canada"s war participation. In 1916 though the government absorbed the patriotic fund taking it away from solely relying on public donations. Initially huge amounts of people flocked to enlist although with the passage of time and learning the realities of war (brutality, mortality rate, dismal conditions), enlistment numbers began to slump. Many of the first volunteers who had rushed off were new immigrants from europe anyways so they felt close ties to their homeland (many were british-born) Enormous pressure on canadians of all backgrounds to enlist though. Became perceived that many women were holding back their husbands and sons from enlisting because they wanted to keep them safe.
