Battle of the Somme

The Battle of Passchendaele, or the Third Battle of Ypres, was a campaign fought in World War I by the Allies, namely the British Empire and France, and Germany. The campaign began on 31 July 1917, lasting until 6 November of that year, when Passchendaele fell to the Allies. Its impetus can be found in the long-term background preceding it, such as the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the alliance system, the Schlieffen Plan, and trench warfare which resulted in a war of attrition; as…

the Archduke, there're many other events that led WW1. Such as the alliances between major European countries. After the assassination, Austria-Hungary threatened war on Serbia. British and German forces first fought at the Battle of Mons in Belgium which was the first battle of many in the Western Front. The war started with particular aspects which are Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism. The countries believed that they are stronger in the military and so they proved each…

Many battles have occurred during World War I that led to its result. There is a movement the Allied Powers made that made the Germans surrender decisively. The Hundred Days Offensive included many battles that led to Germany’s demise. The Hundred Days Offensive was a series of successful Allied battles that would eventually end World War I. The Hundred Days Offensive started with the Battle of Amiens in August 8, 1918. The Battle of Amiens was a huge success for the Allied Powers. The…

the start of world war two in 1937, the British public knew what they were in for. The four pieces of propaganda I will be looking at come from both the First and Second World Wars. They are all primary sources and include films depicting the Battle of the Somme, posters urging for recruits and speeches explaining British will. To begin I will be looking at two, World War One pieces of propaganda. Source A is a recruitment poster entitled ‘Women of Britain say ‘Go!’’. Source A is a poster…

The battle of Vimy Ridge greatly strengthened Canada’s confidence as a country. The efficiency and effectiveness of the Canadians offense contributed to higher morale, which helped Canada win the battle. This planned attack, ordered by Canadian Corps commander, Lieutenant-General Sir Julian Byng, took the Germans by surprise and resulted in the “smash of German positions and isolated enemy troops” (War Museum). By April 9th 1917, with their battle techniques positively impacting their…

The advancement of technology also allows the creation of rockets to shoot down planes. The tank has also evolved since the WWI. In WWI, the tank is used sparsely because slow and could not move well across trenches. Tanks are now a huge part of the battle. In the Pacific, the Japanese have found a new use of planes as Kamikazes. The Japanese pilots purposely fly their planes into ships in an attempt to cause as much damage as possible. WWII submarines are also more advanced. They can go deeper,…

live in them. As you may have heard we took Vimmy Ridge us 4 canadian troupes came together as a unit under the order of Arthur Currie. We approached the enemies in a whole new way as the battle of the somme shed light on better ways to plan and to loose less men. Unlike the seemingly everlasting battle of The somme vimmy took us a day to concur. Months of planning paid off, and our creeping barrage technique which included 20 000 canadians was evidently…

the year of 1918 (browning M1918 BAR 1). It was made from the idea of a machine gun used by one person. This would help small squads in battle. As the military factory website states“The M1918 BAR was an in between weapon, not necessarily a traditional rifle but not quite every squad’s machine gun system” (1).…

During this event, Brown became ill, and he missed what the RFC cme to call "Bloody April", when Manfred Von Richthofen terrorized the skies. Soon, Brown was well again and continued in the Somme region. He scored kills on April 11 and 12, and nine days later, on April 21, the famous Red Baron was no more. He had been shot down from the skies, and Brown was officially credited with his death, and received a bar to his DFC award. SNOOPY Snoopy…

World War I probably affected my great great great grandparents. It began in 1914 when a Serbian nationalist murdered Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife. Austria-Hungary, then declared war on Serbia. Europe was divided in two, the Triple Alliance, made up of Austria-Hungary, Germany and Italy, versus the Triple Entente, made up of Russia, France, and Great Britain. As more and more countries got involved, the Triple Alliance became known as the Central Alliance, and the Triple…