HIS102Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Imperial War Cabinet, David Lloyd George, Bonar Law
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During wwi, canada became a huge exporter of ammunition and pro. During wwi, the idea that canada was a developing country was reversed . Canada and britain had to come to terms with what existed in canada: an industrial power with large capital reserves. The financial capacity of the government grows as well. In 1918-1919, canada also had a huge debt. The shadow of the debt hangs over the government in the 1920s. Borden"s contribution to the war effort was crucial (as was the contribution from. The imperial war conference is a talk-shop, but not an executive body. General smuts at the imperial war conference passes resolution 9 which recognizes equality of self-governing parts of the empire it is the payoff. November 11th 1918, an armistice is signed (ceasefire) and the fighting stops. In order to get the ceasefire, the germans had to agree to a number of ally demands which made it impossible for germany to continue the war.
