Chapter Seven: Canada and World War 1.
1. a) The name of Canada's wartime prime minister was Robert Borden.
b) Canada became involved in WW1 when Britain declared war on Germany. Being part of the British Empire, Canada was automatically at war with Germany.
c) When the news of the war reached Canada everyone was in the streets cheering, and waving their hats in the air. Most Canadians expected the war to be short and to have a sweet victory; so many Canadians joined the army.
d) The war cause the lives of 60 000 Canadians and injured 250 000. In a population of only 8 million people, Canadians had the most death per capita.
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