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Canada World War I ORy Canadian History 11  Http://www.yOutuBe.Com/wAtch ?V=ZW9UONMP7Q1FEATURERELAT Your luhe.World wor (ne(ww)) tro n, radon Perspective. Wndows Internet: Explorer m团国国x[ Y World War One (WWi) from a Canadian Perspective gong=cs1vd=回su:sent suggestions IPI canada K wJWL[Co  I When the war broke out the recruiting offices were flooded People thought the war would be short, glorious and exciting; however, it became a war ot attrition(a gradual wearing or weakening) A privates pay was $I per day You first went to valcartier for a few weeks training and then sent of to London for some more training You were given a Ross Rifle(sporting gun) that was not an effective weapon, as it kept jamming.  No. 2 Construction Battalion When WWi bro ke out blacks attempted to join the military but they were There was a resistance and reluctance on the part of the Canadian military to accept blacks into the armed forces. They did not think that white soldiers wanted to fight along side black soldiers The white officers had the mentality that this was a white mans wa They were in charge of choosing who was allowed in, therefore many Blacks were not allowed in. We dont want a checker board Army niversity Archives  No. 2 Construction Battalion Black leaders started to put pressure on the government to form an all black battalion 2 ⑤RMH  No. 2 Construction Battalion The no. 2 Construction battalion was the hurst COLORED and only all black battalion There were approximately 1000 men in this battalion. 500 of the men were from Nova scotia mr Patruelis Later some Americans joined WLL YOU HEED THE CALL AND DO YOUR SHARE? From 1917-1919 they spent time building railroads for the final attacks against Germa TALION They were not allowed to fight but rather help make fighting easier for whites with construction Summons you, WILL YOU SERVE? They did meet many important needs of the war e providing lumber to reinforce the trench