How The First World War Affected Canada

War, according to Sun Tzu, “know thyself, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, athousand victories.”(war quotes) The First World War affected everyone in one way or another. In fact, the First World War had a lasting impact on many different aspects including Women's role in society, Canadian militarism, and Canada’s international reputation.

First off, the lasting impact of The First World War played a major part in improving women's role in society. Because so many men went to war, women had to replace them, which meant many good jobs for women. . In fact, in the working age population,“women’s employment rates increased during WWI, from 23.6% to 67.8%” (striking woman) Not only did women help support Canada's war efforts, they gained jobs

Canadas Military technology improved extremely after the war; because the Canadian Government did not want a repeat of having Canadian soldiers guns jamming and failing. In fact “After complaints from the infantry, many of whom in battle had thrown away their Ross rifles and replaced them with British Lee-Enfields, the Ross was withdrawn from front-line service in mid-1916” (War Museum) As a result the Canadian military technology improved immensely from World War One. Similarly Canada's Military size doubled as a result of World War One. “Around 1.1 million Canadians served in [World War Two], including 106,000 in the Royal Canadian Navy and 200,000 in the Royal Canadian Air Force.” Obviously the lasting impact of World War One caused more men to draft to the Army after World War One. Furthermore Canada's Military contributed in many important battles like Dieppe and Normandy. “Canada carried out a vital role in the Battle of the Atlantic and the air war over Germany, and contributed forces to the campaigns of western Europe beyond what might be expected of a small nation of then only 11 million people.” (encyclopedia) No doubt the impact of World War One caused Canada to become more involved in defeating Germany and Japan. Above all Canadian Militarism improved vastly from The First World War lasting impacts through Military size, technology and

First off the Canadians effort in many great battles including Passchendaele and Vimy ridge were all won by Canadian troops. For example “It was the largest territorial advance of any Allied force to that point in the war” (encyclopedia) thus causing Canadian troops respect from allies because of their brave battling. Moreover Canadian troops soon began to be known as “heros” to allie counterparts because of their strength, determination, and smarts in battles. Clearly this proves that Canadian reputation was improved in World War One buy Canadian Troops. In addition the Canadian reputation was enhanced by their homefront. Many countries including Great Britain, Australia and United States of America were all impressed at the Canadian homefront and how the Canadian citizens who stayed back were able to keep the country afloat. Obviously the Canadian homefront gained very good reputation for Canada as a whole. It is evident that World War One left an important lasting impact on Canada's international reputation; carving a way for Canada to become one of the most respected countries in the