World War I/Lesson 12 - The importance of World War I in the History of the 20th Century

First World War Back Course Overview · Lesson 1 - Introduction · Lesson 2 - "Europe explodes" - The crisis which lead to World War I · Lesson 3 - 1914 - The alliances and their agenda · Lesson 4 - The "Schlieffen Plan" - First weeks of war · Lesson 5 - The Eastern Front · Lesson 6 - Inventions during World War I and their effects · Lesson 7 - War at Sea · Lesson 8 - The United States in World War I · Lesson 9 - The Russian Revolution · Lesson 10 - 1918 - The end of war · Lesson 11 - The Treaty of Versailles · Lesson 12 - The importance of World War I in the History of the 20th Century · Lesson 13 - Conclusion · Lesson 14 - U.S. Foreign Policy after WWI Next

The Aftermath

Canada

Canada was a British Dominion before 1982. The relatively small nation was pushed to war as its mother country promised support to Belgium. Over the course of this war, tensions would arise between French Canadians and English Canadians over the involvement of Canada and conscription. During the war, Prime Minister Robert Borden promised women the vote if he was re-elected to office in 1917. This election between Borden and Laurier primarily dealt with conscription. Women who had men fighting overseas were permitted the vote. This was a huge step for woman suffrage.