1. WORLD WAR I: CANADA’S ROLE 2. The M.A.I.N. causes of WWIThe M.A.I.N. causes of WWI • Militarism - the competition to build bigger/more weapons • Alliance System–…

Slide 1Canada Goes to War Slide 2 Canada’s Response To WWI  In 1914 Canada was still a dominion of Great Britain  Great Britain still controlled It’s Dominions…

Slide 1 Important Canadian Battles in WWI Slide 2 Vimy Ridge- April 1917 Many historians consider the Canadian victory at Vimy a defining moment for Canada The Canadian Corps…

Slide 1How did the Empire and Commonwealth support Britain during the First World War? Teachers Sources Slide 2 The images in this resource can be freely used for non-commercial…

Slide 1Newfoundland and Labrador The First World War 1914-1918 Part 1 – The Front Slide 2 Basic Background Many countries in Europe were considered Allies (friends) to…

Slide 1 Slide 2 A Nation Emerges Slide 3 War before war- Boer War  Throughout history, Britain spent time and energy constructing a vast empire. Britain had colonies in…

Slide 1 Remember at the outbreak of W.W.I, Newfoundland was not a part of Canada. Still a part of the British Empire. Some Newfoundlanders did join the C.E.F. Approximately…

THE WW1 CHRONICLEEXTRA! EXTRA! By Joshua Bergen March 2015 Number #2351 Page 1 Halifax, Wednesday August 15, 1914 Price one cent WAR DECLARED ON GERMANY!Prime Minister Borden…

Slide 1 Land Battles The CEF in Battle Slide 2 WW1 Was fought from July 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918 Italy Was supposed to join the war with central powers in August 1914. But…

Slide 1 Slide 2  2500 Canadian women joined medical and field ambulance corps during the war; some served as nurses during the war.  Canadian nurses were called “…