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1 Canada at Home Sam’s Blunders Corruption Shoddy military equipment
Anglocentric

2 Canada at Home Sam’s Corruption Gave friends big military contracts
Government received little for its money In some cases, no work was done for millions of dollars Corrupt businessmen called “Profiteers”

3 Canada at Home Shoddy Equipment Boots with Cardboard Soles
Shield Shovel Ross Rifle Great sharpshooting rifle (snipers) Jammed in the mud – not suited for trench warfare

4 Canada at Home Anglocentric Policy English only spoken in military
All manuals written in English French soldiers mixed among largely English divisions

5 Canada at Home Conscription Crisis Quebec
At the beginning: enthusiastic Enlistment rates low throughout war Why? Catholic society Agriculture Anglocentric policies Conscription Crisis

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