How did WW1 impact French-English Relations?
The most major impact World War 1 had on French-English Canadians was the conscription crisis. The main reason why the conscription crisis started was because the French Canadians felt no loyalty to Britain or France and they also felt as if they were second class citizens. The French would protest because they did not want to go and defend the English in the war. They felt as if the English did not care or respect them and that is why they refused to defend them. As a result of this, The French and English split up and spent most of the 20th century in opposition. Conscription caused riots in the city. After the Canadian military police arrested a man of military age in civilian clothes because he had no certificate of exemption, angry mobs attacked and burned the Military Service Act offices in the city and destroyed the records. The city then called in Ontario soldiers that knew nothing about Quebec , who then killed 5 protesters. Finally, the conscription crisis has left bitterness and caused both the English and French to go there separate ways.
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