HUMA 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Trench Fever, Premarital Sex, Frostbite
23 Jan 2017
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Canadians at war: social/cultural impact: introduction: origins of canada"s participation. First total war full of soldiers + civilians. Fought overseas (trenches) + at home (farms/factories) Such as ethnic minorities and women can benefit for advancement. Hardships and discontent generated social unrest and uprisings. Instability was a strong catalysts of change. Acceptance of new ideas + behaviours that were not popular before war. Ex. premarital sex or women dressing like men: world war one. Assassination set off a chain reaction (domino affect) Britain declaring war = canada automatically involved. Willingly entered the war with great enthusiasm. Recruitment offices had men wanting to enlist - so many, some had to be turned away. Women were eager to serve as nurses or nursing assistance (first aid classes) Most canadians were of british descent hence strong emotional ties (2/3 of soldiers) War = glorious romantic adventure instead of harsh reality. War = portrayed as a sporting event.
