History 1810E Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-5: Malingering, Cfb Valcartier, Canadian Expeditionary Force
21 Jul 2016
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Canada, dominion of the british empire, was a prosperous community with contented people holding rich resources in fee for the future and building slowly and surely upon foundations which had been carefully laid and safeguarded. Young nationality, aggressive independence, proud, patriotic, rich history. Loyalty to britain britain supplied men, money, etc when canada was in need: power and stability. Similar political lines of thought as well as business practice as the states due to close proximity, intermarriages, similar culture, etc. Stock brokerage and real estate had flourished made or marred people"s fortunes. The world situation to canadians was unreal saw europe as a vortex of militarism and far away. People had to be convinced that they were really fighting enemies who threatened their power or prosperity, their trade or territory. Canadians at this time, in fact, had gone further than mere passive inaction; it was the inertia of a people lapped in peace for a hundred years.
