HISB41H3 Lecture : note_

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Wednesday jan 26 film @ sy, film analysis due monday jan 31. The borden era and the first world war, 1911-1920. Well regarded by the conservative party - conservative party leader, 1901-20. Prime minister of canada 1911-20 unprepared for the outbreak of war in 1914. Never really liked politics, did it because he felt obligated not particularly good at it. Outbreak of the first world war, july 1914. Triple entente: france, britain, russia (governed by czar) Assassination of franz ferdinand, heir to the throne of austria-hungary killed by. Canada had nothing to do with the war, not affected by the assassination of franz. Automatic entry in the war committed to fight because of british empire. Little opposition in canada to join the war, except for quebec. Laurier, leader of the opposition, to support the government fully in war: ready, aye, ready" - laurier. Over by christmas - anticipated for it to be a short war.

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b) It was for all the members of the Cabinet relief. Never before had a declaration of war been welcomed with such satisfaction. France having done all that was incumbent upon her to maintain peace and war having nevertheless become inevitable, it was a hundred times better that we should not have been led, even by repeated violation of our frontiers, to declare it ourselves. It was indispensable that Germany, who was entirely responsible for the aggression, should be led into publicly confessing her intentions. If we had had to declare war ourselves, the Russian alliance would have been contested, national unanimity would have been smashed, it would probably have meant Italy would have been forced by the clauses of the Triple Alliance to side against us.
c) "I am not a man who believes that we Germans bled and conquered thirty years ago...in order to be pushed to one side when great international decisions call to be made. If that were to happen, the place of Germany as a world power would be gone for ever, and I am not prepared to let that happen. It is my duty and privilege to employ to this end without hesitation the most appropriate and, if need be, the sharper methods."

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