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Canada's New Army Needs Men Like You
In the background of this recruitment poster is the white silhouette of a horseman on a rearing horse, while in the foreground a soldier is balancing on the rear wheel of a motorcycle.  Larger image
Eric Aldwinckle and Albert E. Cloutier, recruiting poster, 1941-1942

The appeal to collective memory, historical heroes and mythical figures to exalt values such as courage, nobility and temerity in defence of the homeland, was a widespread propaganda technique to recruit soldiers.

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Canada's New Army Needs Men Like You
1942
The appeal to collective memory, historical heroes and...
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Prime Minister W.L. Mackenzie King Voting in the Plebiscite of 1942
1942
After declaring war on Germany on September 10, 1939 with...
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Canadian Army Recruiting Office
1941
The Canadian Forces expanded enormously from 1939 to 1944....
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Anti-conscription Demonstration
1939
This anti-conscription demonstration was organized by...
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