1. Most action for the Canadian Corps on the Western Front in the First World War took place between the locations for the battles of The Somme and Passchendaele. Referring to Document 1, in what two countries did Canada fight?
Canada, fighting for the British, fought in the nations of France and Belgium.
2. a) From document 2, what inference can you draw about the objective of Germany’s Schlieffen Plan?
The goal of Germany’s Schlieffen Plan was to defeat France as quickly as possible, thus making a two-front war extremely improbable.
b) What resulted from the failure of this plan?
Due to Belgian resistance, time of Russian mobilization, and British interference, Germany was not able to successfully “knock” France out of the war. Instead, …show more content…
The trenches featured in World War I were extremely elaborate systems, featuring multiple trench lines and dug-outs. The trenches were dug deep enough to shelter a man from artillery fire. As well, trenches featured dug-outs, which, theoretically, protected soldiers from weaponry fire. As mentioned earlier, the trench system featured an additional line behind the front line, known as the support line. This allowed more soldiers to defend the trench at once, making the chances of the enemy force reaching the trench increasingly more difficult and unlikely. Finally, there were thick lines of barbed wire in between the trenches, running along the entirety of the front. If, in the unlikely chance that a member of the enemy would reach no man’s land, it seemed extremely unlikely that they would make it past, as it was almost certain that if they didn’t die from becoming trapped in barbed wire, they would most certainly be slowed down as they would have to cut it. In all likelihood, the man attempting to pass through no man’s land would be shot, as the time spent cutting the barbed wire would offer the defending party an opportunity to kill
Canada, fighting for the British, fought in the nations of France and Belgium.
2. a) From document 2, what inference can you draw about the objective of Germany’s Schlieffen Plan?
The goal of Germany’s Schlieffen Plan was to defeat France as quickly as possible, thus making a two-front war extremely improbable.
b) What resulted from the failure of this plan?
Due to Belgian resistance, time of Russian mobilization, and British interference, Germany was not able to successfully “knock” France out of the war. Instead, …show more content…
The trenches featured in World War I were extremely elaborate systems, featuring multiple trench lines and dug-outs. The trenches were dug deep enough to shelter a man from artillery fire. As well, trenches featured dug-outs, which, theoretically, protected soldiers from weaponry fire. As mentioned earlier, the trench system featured an additional line behind the front line, known as the support line. This allowed more soldiers to defend the trench at once, making the chances of the enemy force reaching the trench increasingly more difficult and unlikely. Finally, there were thick lines of barbed wire in between the trenches, running along the entirety of the front. If, in the unlikely chance that a member of the enemy would reach no man’s land, it seemed extremely unlikely that they would make it past, as it was almost certain that if they didn’t die from becoming trapped in barbed wire, they would most certainly be slowed down as they would have to cut it. In all likelihood, the man attempting to pass through no man’s land would be shot, as the time spent cutting the barbed wire would offer the defending party an opportunity to kill