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Monster Essays - Canada in WWI
Canada in WWI
Canada entered the war on August 10, 1914, sending 25 000
volunteers with a promise from Britain that they would return home by
Christmas. However, when the war began to escalate Canada sent more troops
to Europe. Meanwhile, the economy at home was forced to change in order to
accommodate the war. On the "Home Front" as it was known, Canada was going
though the greatest economic change that it had ever experienced. Because
of the war, many new industries were formed in Canada's cities. In these
factories guns, food, munitions and other war supplies were produced for
the soldi....
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