At the outset of the war, Canada: a. was able to quickly deploy well-trained local militia groups. O b. had a small standing army, but disagreement about whether to develop its own navy or contribute funding to Britain's had stalled the development of an autonomous Canadian military force. O c. had no standing army and relied entirely on Britain for defense. O d. had a strong, well-trained standing army and navy, as a result of participating in the Boer War in South Africa at the beginning of the twentieth century.

At the outset of the war, Canada: a. was able to quickly deploy well-trained local militia groups. O b. had a small standing army, but disagreement about whether to develop its own navy or contribute funding to Britain's had stalled the development of an autonomous Canadian military force. O c. had no standing army and relied entirely on Britain for defense. O d. had a strong, well-trained standing army and navy, as a result of participating in the Boer War in South Africa at the beginning of the twentieth century.