Vimy

When Did Canada Achieve Independence? Joely Brown For Canada, achieving independence was an especially long and gruelling mission. From being compared as a ‘second-class’ country to Britain to developing the role of a World War II hero, the experience that Canada went through could be described as a climb up a very high mountain. In order to gain independence, a country needs to be able to have control over itself without having a complete breakdown, have a strong reputation that…

The Miracle of Dunkirk is often the title given to the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force and other Allied troops from the beaches of Dunkirk, France to England. Also known as the “Dunkirk Evacuation”, this was a nine day campaign consisting of naval vessels and hundreds of civilian boats that helped save approximately 198,000 British and 140,000 French and Belgian troops. While popular belief is that the Miracle of Dunkirk was a glorious moment for the Allied forces, Patrick Turnbull…

volunteered to fight in World War I in Vancouver but ended up enlisting in Calgary after getting rejected in British Columbia due to his race. There was a lot of anti-Asian sentiment in Canada during this time. After fighting and getting wounded on Vimy Ridge / the Somme, he bought 32 hectares of land through the Soldier Settlement Act. He started a farm with his wife, Hatsuno Morikawa, a Japanese woman, and served as president of the Surrey Berry Growers Cooperative Association, an association…

History 10 CCT Table of Contents Billy Bishop - WW1…………………………………. 3, 4, 5 Battle of the Somme - WW1……………………….. 6, 7 Rocco Perri - 1920s…………………………………. 9, 10, 11 The Halibut Treaty - 1920s…………………………. 12, 13, 14 Cairine Wilson - 1930s……………………………… 15, 16, 17 On to Ottawa Trek - 1930s…………………………. 18, 19, 20 Rod Keller - WW2…………………………………... 21, 22, 23 Freeing of the Netherlands - WW2………………… 8 24, 25, 26 Billy Bishop Billy Bishop was a Canadian flying…

World Wars. During the world wars Canada made a great name for herself, but also made some decisions that are still questioned today. In the Great War, Canadians performed the first coordinated attack in the war, capturing a vital German stronghold, Vimy Ridge. Only 15,00 Canadians succeeded where 100,000 British soldiers had previously failed. This fierce reputation was reinforced in the Second World War, where Canadians fought in the vital Italian campaign to…

Have you ever felt so passionately about helping people or so determined to protest on what you believe is right, that you never want to give up? Have you ever felt so angry that most people will never know about the men, women and children that are suffering in the world, and that the miniscule amount of people who do know, and that are trying to help, really can’t make much of an impact? Romeo Dallaire was so determined to help the suffering in Rwanda 1994, that he didn’t stop until he made a…

The battlegrounds pressured men to become expert killers in order to survive. Xavier narrates his experience and witnessing this behaviour at Vimy Ridge saying, “... all I can see in my mind are men crawling in and out of the tunnels in these hills like angry and tired ants, thinking of new ways to kill the other.” (Boyden 205). This account of Xavier’s ties with the idea of the windigo that…

Often times, many sharp vicissitudes occur in the world which brings metamorphic changes to the surroundings. The Battle of the Somme is one such example. During World War I, the Battle of the Somme, fought primarily by the British army with help of the French against Germany, near the Somme River in France was a turning point. The battle of the Somme was a pivotal point for the Canadian homefront, and due to the deplorable battlefield failures of the Somme, a plethora of lessons were learned…

Bishop substantially improved, leading his pilots in battle over contentious land. He used the element of surprise as a strategic tactic, winning the Military cross, and was promoted to captain for his heroic and courageous efforts at the Battle of Vimy…

The Great War brings together all Canadian citizens to fight for their country through co-operation and patriotism. Yet, although all citizens participate in the war effort both in battle and at the home front, it is indisputable that some groups are acknowledged less or not at all. History reasons that during a time of great discrimination, racism, and obvious disrespect, British, white men receive greater commemoration for their contributions. Thus for previous disregard, minorities such as…