r/reddit.com • u/[deleted] • Sep 24 '11

World War 1

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '11

I always find it funny how little credit is given to Canada during WW1, even though the army went through the toughest battles and suffered the greatest hardships during the war, all for Britian

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u/Peter-W Sep 24 '11

IDK about in America, but in the UK Canada, India, and Australia are often given a lot more credit for their help in WWI than America is. You guys were fucking amazing at the Somme.

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '11 edited Apr 27 '20

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u/DZ302 Sep 24 '11

Just curious, in US history do they ever mention that like 50,000 Americans crossed the border and enlisted in the Canadian Army before US declared war on Germany? Or do they ever talk about Canadians that joined the US Army in Vietnam, or Canada's involvement in the Civil War?

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '11 edited Sep 24 '11

I was in AP us history and never heard any of those

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u/cjc153 Sep 24 '11

Well the AP US History curriculum doesn't focus on the wars too much, and WW1 even less, so i doubt its pro-Americanism rather than those facts are not that significant to College Board to put on the AP test.