World War One: Patriotism In Canada

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The source is a propaganda poster from the 207th Ottawa-Carleton Battalion in 1915. World War One had been on for a year and Canada had been immediately pulled into the war by Great Britain. The purpose of the poster is to attract the young male population into fighting for Britain in World War One through voluntary enlistment. The artist illustrates the very definition of patriotism through the use of the Union Jack. Patriotism is the willingness to sacrifice for the greater good of one’s nation. With the use of the Union Jack, the artist implies the idea that “It stands for liberty”. Liberty is a right given to Canada under the Constitution Act (BNA Act) of 1867. The artist tries to convey the idea of Canada’s civic nationalism is harmed …show more content…
In the first source the American soldier lacks patriotism and wishes for the War to end. This is seen through his statement, “Not a single one of us has an ounce of what we call patriotism left in him.” The second source is hoping to inspire patriotism within its citizens to increase voluntary enlistment through the use of the Union Jack as a symbol of Britain and liberty as a symbol of the basic rights citizens enjoy. The last source lacks patriotism. Without patriotism the nation could not find enough voluntary recruits forcing mandatory conscription among its people. Conscription is the mandatory enlistment of all eligible men into the armed forces of a particular state. The three sources also conflict upon the idea of nationalism. The first source has done away with nationalism. At this point in the war many men have accepted the fact that they were going to die. The second source believes that their citizens are very nationalistic and are willing to sacrifice for their country. The third source is debating the idea of conscription which is an element of civic nationalism. The Canadian population had held a referendum to decide whether to enact conscription or not. With a minute majority the government decided to enact the Conscription Act. This is a symbol of civic nationalism because the people’s beliefs are reflected in a written document. The first two sources display contrasting perspectives upon the topic of patriotism. The first, lacks patriotism on the front-line while the second is hoping to inspire patriotism. The last two sources conflict in perspectives about conscription. The second source encourages voluntary enlistment but as a result of low turnout, conscription occurs as seen in source three. The first and last source both disagree upon the idea of conscription. The last source sees conscription as a way of sending people to their deaths while the
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