Visual WWI Memory Project by: Lance Canlas
Conditions/ Life in the Trenches Conditions in the trenches were considered horrific and filthy, with many men living in a very small area. Living half underground and being unable to cleanse yourself for days or weeks on end created severe health risks for the soldiers. Rats were a common pest that would spread disease and inevitably infect hundreds of soldiers for months. Lice would also spread disease and would often live in the hair follicles of soldiers and rats. Weather was terrible, especially during the winter of 1916- 1917 in France and Flanders because it would have been very cold for the soldiers. When it rained, the water would flood the trenches, sometimes the water was waist high, forcing …show more content…
It is a long, high hill that makes up most of the landscape. Germany had captured Vimy Ridge early in the war and created a powerful defensive base, with systems trenches and soldiers who controlled machine. British and French forces attacks on Vimy Ridge had previously failed, resulting with thousands of casualties and an unsuccessful attack. The Battle of Vimy Ridge started at 5:30 a.m. on Easter Monday, April 9, 1917. It was the first time where all four divisions of the Canadian Corps worked together as one formation. As the 20,000 Canadian men attacked, they had precise line of artillery fire supporting them. This allowed them to take over German positions. Most of the heavily defended parts of the base were captured by noon. It wasn’t until April 12, 1917 where the significant parts of the ridge was captured, them being Hill 145 and “the Pimple”. The Germans retreated three kilometres resulting in the end of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. The Battle of Vimy Ridge resulted in approximately 11,000 Canadian casualties. 3,600 Canadians fell on this battle.
The Treaty of Versailles The Treaty of Versailles was a peace settlement that was signed after WWI on June 28, 1919 after 6 months of negotiation. It was signed in the Hall of Mirrors in the Versailles Palace between “The Big Three” (Allies) and Germany. The Big Three consisted of David Lloyd George who represented Britain, Georges Clemenceau who represented France and Woodrow Wilson …show more content…
It was very important for them to find ways to gain recruits to fight in the war. They did this by creating and spreading propaganda all over Great Britain. Articles were made with British nationalism and depicting the enemy as a “monster”. Most articles would focus on the positive that was done by Britain or enemy failures, which persuaded men to recruit themselves into the war.
American Propaganda America had very little difficulty in getting people involved in the war. In propaganda, fame, glory, and heroism were used to motivate men to recruit. Some propaganda used women as an inspiration for men join the war. Women were generally shown as pretty and young. The enemy was demoralized in most propaganda, usually illustrating them as bloodthirsty monsters, which angered Americans and persuaded men to join the war.
Russian Propaganda In Russia at the time, it was very rare to see propaganda. The emperor of Russia, Nicholas II, ordered his government to give out pamphlets about encouraging people to buy government bonds that would supply the war. When Nicholas II was assassinated in 1917, all the loans lost their
Conditions/ Life in the Trenches Conditions in the trenches were considered horrific and filthy, with many men living in a very small area. Living half underground and being unable to cleanse yourself for days or weeks on end created severe health risks for the soldiers. Rats were a common pest that would spread disease and inevitably infect hundreds of soldiers for months. Lice would also spread disease and would often live in the hair follicles of soldiers and rats. Weather was terrible, especially during the winter of 1916- 1917 in France and Flanders because it would have been very cold for the soldiers. When it rained, the water would flood the trenches, sometimes the water was waist high, forcing …show more content…
It is a long, high hill that makes up most of the landscape. Germany had captured Vimy Ridge early in the war and created a powerful defensive base, with systems trenches and soldiers who controlled machine. British and French forces attacks on Vimy Ridge had previously failed, resulting with thousands of casualties and an unsuccessful attack. The Battle of Vimy Ridge started at 5:30 a.m. on Easter Monday, April 9, 1917. It was the first time where all four divisions of the Canadian Corps worked together as one formation. As the 20,000 Canadian men attacked, they had precise line of artillery fire supporting them. This allowed them to take over German positions. Most of the heavily defended parts of the base were captured by noon. It wasn’t until April 12, 1917 where the significant parts of the ridge was captured, them being Hill 145 and “the Pimple”. The Germans retreated three kilometres resulting in the end of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. The Battle of Vimy Ridge resulted in approximately 11,000 Canadian casualties. 3,600 Canadians fell on this battle.
The Treaty of Versailles The Treaty of Versailles was a peace settlement that was signed after WWI on June 28, 1919 after 6 months of negotiation. It was signed in the Hall of Mirrors in the Versailles Palace between “The Big Three” (Allies) and Germany. The Big Three consisted of David Lloyd George who represented Britain, Georges Clemenceau who represented France and Woodrow Wilson …show more content…
It was very important for them to find ways to gain recruits to fight in the war. They did this by creating and spreading propaganda all over Great Britain. Articles were made with British nationalism and depicting the enemy as a “monster”. Most articles would focus on the positive that was done by Britain or enemy failures, which persuaded men to recruit themselves into the war.
American Propaganda America had very little difficulty in getting people involved in the war. In propaganda, fame, glory, and heroism were used to motivate men to recruit. Some propaganda used women as an inspiration for men join the war. Women were generally shown as pretty and young. The enemy was demoralized in most propaganda, usually illustrating them as bloodthirsty monsters, which angered Americans and persuaded men to join the war.
Russian Propaganda In Russia at the time, it was very rare to see propaganda. The emperor of Russia, Nicholas II, ordered his government to give out pamphlets about encouraging people to buy government bonds that would supply the war. When Nicholas II was assassinated in 1917, all the loans lost their