People
First female Major in British Empire nursing.
Margaret MacDonald
Department of External Defense
Laurier's naval initiative symbolizing Canadian independence.
Tin Pot Navy
Riots ensued in areas with large German populations such as...
Calgary, Alberta
Berlin, Ontario
Suppression of newspapers during the War Measures Act
Censorship
Led Canadian Corps during the Boer War.
General Alderson
Initial force of 30,000 men sent to England.
Canadian Expeditionary Force (C.E.F.)
Defective weapon causing Canadian casualties in battle.
Ross Rifle
Five hundred Ontario and Prairie farmers stormed here.
Ottawa
Legalization introducing conscription in Canada.
Military Service Act
Responsible for the defective equipment given to the Canadian troops.
Sam Hughes
Created in 1916, led by white officers.
Black Battalion
Preferred British rifle for Canadian troops.
Lee Enfield Rifle
Detention facilities for over 8,000 "enemy aliens."
Internment camps.
Individuals from enemy nations subjected to internment.
Enemy Aliens
Prime Minister of Canada during World War I.
Prime Minister Borden
Initially discouraged from enlisting, later volunteered.
Aboriginal Canadians
Military vessels protecting cargo ships from U-Boats.
Convoys.
The Canadians took over a portion of this British line following their training.
Area between the village of Aubers and the town of Amenitieres
1914 law suppressing rights of "enemy aliens."
War Measures Act
Borden's minister during World War I.
1,471 men enrolled for minesweeping and patrolling.
Royal Naval Canadian Reserves
Defensive earthworks used in World War I.
Trenches
Hospital ship sunk, killing 15 nursing sisters here.
Llandovery Castle
Conflict over mandatory military service in Canada.
Conscription crisis