The Soviet press and government were not stunned nor disgusted upon the discovery of the Concentration camps. Soviet soldiers were probably so familiar with the horrors of the Nazi system by then that they didn't think them particularly appalling. Equally depressing things had already happened within the Soviet Union in the war on the eastern front.
When World War I broke out in 1914, all Dominions of the British Empire, including Canada, were called upon by Great Britain to fight on her behalf. So, they kinda had to.
And start.ariot is right. Canada basicly had no choice. It was different in WWII, in which Canadian Parliament debated whether or not to go to war. Canada did, but the fact that she could make a choice was a major step in the growth of Canadian autonomy.
Peter I played a crucial role in the dramatic economic and population growth of Russia in the eighteenth century. He made some radical reforms which were not accepted by everyone. He conducting a tax reform by imposing severe taxes on the people. He also did a Church Reform, which reduced the power of religion and church in the public life. He established the "Senate" and the "Ministries", leading to a more centralized administration and an exclusion of the hereditary privileges. He focused on the increase of the industrial production and the advances of technology and engineering. In addition, he increased the empire's trading activities and changed many of the agricultural practices.
Richard J. Daley: hope it helps :)
