Canada's contributions to the Boer War, the First World War and the Second World War are well documented. Canadians contributed to the Boer War from 1899 to 1902, the First World War from 1914 to 1918, and the Second World War from 1939 to 1945. Many Canadians were killed in these three wars. Just over 7,000 Canadians were sent overseas to help in the Boer War (including 12 nurses).1 Approximately 65,000 soldiers died in the First World War.2 (see Appendix 2) Approximately 45,000 died during World War II. .3(Appendix 1)http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Tarawa_beach_HD-SN-99-03001.JPEGAAt the time of the Boer War, the First and Second World Wars, the population of Canada composed mainly of French-speaking Canadians and English-speaking Canadians. Although there were many French-speaking Canadians at this time in Canada, the Canadian army was made up of very few French-speaking Canadians and the majority was made up of English-speaking Canadians. During the Boer War, military service was a voluntary act in Canada. due to the fact that almost all French Canadians disagreed with the idea of ​​helping in the Boer War and thought it was not something Canada should get involved in. Later, during the First and Second World Wars, military service became compulsory. for all men and it was called conscription. This meant that all men between the ages of 20 and 45 had to join the army. This didn't really bother English-speaking Canadians because they were supportive of the war efforts from the start, but it was a big problem for French-speaking Canadians because they were never in favor of contributing to the war efforts. When the French-speaking Canadians were part of the army, they did not have proper command over them, especially since the English-speaking Canadians treated them very poorly and there were problems with the languages ​​that the English Canadians spoke and French Canadians. “Command is important not only because effective command wins wars, but also because national command is the instrument that connects (military) forces to the government. »4. This quote explains that leadership must be practiced in an army for it to exist and function. Since Canada was one country, the French Canadians still at odds with aid in these three wars did not show much patriotism towards the country. Especially around the time of the Boer War, there was a scandalous reaction in Quebec against English-speaking Canadians who wanted to fight for their motherland, Great Britain...