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Update Unit 1: Review.md

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- nationalistic
`Valcartier Camp:` Training camp for Canadian soldiers
- built really fast
- alot of things were installed
- largest military camp ever seen on Canadian soil
`Sam Hughes`: Minister of Militia and Defense in Borden's cabinet, also a clown.
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- recruitment posters urged enlistment on basis of patriotism and emotional connectiosn to the war's major issues
- Later, desparate posters shamed men into enlisting
- Wartime propanganda urged women to pressure men to enlist
Some Beliefs in Canada during that time:
**Social Darwinism**: Provided "scientific" explanation and social justification for racial inequality, cultural exploitation and laissez-faire capitalist activity
**Imperialism**: belief in progress and in white superiority was taken for granted throughout the Western world. Many English-speaking Canadians believed that the British principles of government, were the best and that Canada's greatness depended on its British heritage
Sadly there was still some questionable/racist decisions. Requirements were strict:
- 18 - 45 years old
- good eyesight arched feet, healthy teeth(???)
- 5 feet 3 incches tall at least (yay I'm taller than that)
- The guy behind the desk decided everything, this caused the racism. Most non-white recruits were rejected.
- Later on, the requiements loosened as less people wanted to go to war.
## Sam Hughes
- Appointed by `Robert Borden` to recurist and train new troops
- Turned 3000 troops to 30,000 within 2 months
### ShovelShield
wasted $34,000 to make 25,000 sheleves with a hole in them. Really inefficient (could not dig). Bad idea.
### Ross Rifle
Canadian made rifle, but got jammed easily from dirt in the trenches, bad in trenches, bad idea in general.
The saying goes that Canadian would pick up rifles from dead British troops rather than using the ross riffles.
### Corruption
He appointed close family members and friends as high positions within the military and government.
Due to these reasons, he got fired (duh). His only success was Val Cartier Camp and industrialize Ontario.
## Canadian Troops
- Considered wild, unruly, and mutinous. Refused to salute officiers. Crashed at private bars for officiers.
- They fricking burned down a tent caused they were showed the same movie 3 times
- They be doing it, 5% of the 30,000 had STD's
## Non-Canadian Recruits