Vimy

the French and British who had attempted to attack the Germans. For the next battle, the Canadians had opted for the chance to fight and this brought me and the rest of the Canadian Corps to the battle that we have recently fought. Before arriving at Vimy Ridge we had devised a plan as a team with our General Arthur…

Canada’s participation and success on the battlefields of the western front transformed Canada from a colony to a nation. To begin, the victory at The Second Battle of Ypres in April, 1915, was proof that Canadians do not shrink their duty no matter the circumstances. First, the Canadian soldiers responded quickly in a time of peril. When the French African soldiers stationed in the battle fled, the Canadians rapidly filled the gap. The soldiers held the line for forty-eight hours until British…

Does the good outweigh the bad People usually tend to focus on the negative aspects in life rather than the good. One of the most memorialized event in world history is World War One, and when thought of, what is remembered is how horrifying it was and the mass carnage. In Canada, the First World War took almost 61 000 lives and wounded around 172 000 people (CMCC). English and French Canadian relations were tense and immigrants from enemy countries had the right to vote revoked. However,…

Passchendaele is a Canadian war film portraying the life from the perspective of a soldier. Sergeant Michael Dunne was in the Battle of Vimy Ridge, where he was wounded and sent home as a neurasthenia patient. While being treated, he falls in love with his nurse, Sarah Mann. David Mann, Sarah’s younger brother, decided to ask his girlfriend, Cassie Walker, father’s permission to marry her, but gets rejected in front of a crowd as he is not in the military. He is told that he must be enlisted to…

International relationships was big in the 20th century than any other century due to technology. There has been two world wars, rises of new world powers, new enemies and problems caused by the 20th century to this date. International relationships in the 20th century have been like no other century. This century was the turning point for some nations. World War I was the biggest conflict known to mankind at the time, due to the conflicts of Austria-Hungary and Serbia. Known as the Great War…

through an examination of its reputation as the bloodiest battle in human history, the complete disregard for human life on the part of British commanders, and the specific case of the Newfoundlanders at Beaumont-Hamel. It has been argued that perhaps Vimy Ridge or Canada’s 100 Days are more important battles than the Somme, especially when considering the role Canadians played in both battles. There is no doubt that both are important battles in Canadian history. In fact, both battles had…

Plato, an ancient philosopher, once said, “Only the dead have seen the end of war.” Men have gone to war for centuries for property, for with property comes power. Imperialism, the extension of a country's power and property through conquering other lands, has brought the world into a state of constant war for power. It is evident that imperialism has had a negative effect on the course on history just by looking at the amounts of war the world has experienced. The Opium Wars and both World Wars…

friend. His friend almost kills David, but Michael saves him and takes him home to his sister. Michael and Sarah mutually fall in love after sharing their stories of loved ones lost in the war, like Sarah and David’s father, who died in the battle of Vimy…

Total war is using all available resources to support the war effort and to cause harm to civilians and infrastructure. Tactics are also used that do damage that have lasting effects years after the war. World War I was a total war because resources for civilians were depleted and were used for the war, land was destroyed, and country's workforces were weakened. Since the war affected civilian's lives in significant ways, World War I can be considered a total war. A large factor that made WWI…

The ceremony spoke about The Battle of Vimy. It was the first time Canadians were presented as warriors, who had worked together as a nation, for the nation. Although it was a tough war that the French and British army couldn’t win, the Canadian soldiers pushed hard and never gave up. Later…