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Canada In The Great War Analysis

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Canada 's involvement in the Great War was one of monumental extents. Canada was part of Britain in 1914. Consequently, when Britain declared war on Germany in the August of 1914, Canada automatically was at war. Thousands of Canadians joined the armed forces in the first few months of war, however many soldiers weren 't ready for the horrors of war accompanied with this commitment.

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