... regardless of the situation or time period. Women's revolution was a movement that started during the most tragic moments of Canadian history. Although, the thought of war and destruction, is a thought most of us fear and would not like to be associated with, the Second World War was a period that changed the lives of many women around the world. Despite the horrific events the ... a good reputation for their mechanical dexterity and fine precision due to their smaller physic. (4) Thousands of Canadian woman proved they had the strength, skills, and ability to do the work that man did. ...

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... to his excellence on a horse and his military education, he was soon commissioned to the Mississauga Horse's of Toronto, a cavalry of the 2nd Canadian Division. Before leaving to participate in the war, Bishop was hospitalized with pneumonia. Lucky for him he was sick because attempts by his cavalry to charge the trenches proved disastrous. The trenches were guarded by machine guns and ... ,1917. The German plane faked a death dive, but william stayed on him and shot the plane down. Bishop was soon one of the top aces in World War I. He downed 70 planes. After the war, the Canadian Gover...

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... nation." (General B. A.E. Ross) It is no question that the battle of Vimy Ridge is viewed as one of the most important battles in Canadian history. After years of Canada being viewed as just another British colony, Canada came together for the first time and proved that it deserves to be an ... reason this battle was such a huge victory. Instead of going along with the traditional trench tactic used in a majority of World War 1, Canadians tried something new. The Canadian approach to the Battle of Vimy Ridge was to fight the Germans head-on and force them out of the trenches. This approa...

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... eventually rose to the rank of lieutenant. In 1899, when hostilities broke out between the Boer and The British, McCrae joined the 16th battery, Royal Canadian Artillery. He was in charge of field artillery in South Africa. He was rewarded with a Queen's medal with 3 clasps, one for each ... directing the firing of the 16 and 17-pounded guns. In 1915, he was promoted to Lieutenant colonel in charge of Medicine at No.3, Canadian General Hospital at Boulogne, France and then shortly thereafter he was appointed to the position of Consulting Physician to the British Armies of France in ... ...

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... . Lawrence in about 100 meters and then preceded to burn St. Quia on commands of Wolfe, 600 soldiers sailed down to the lower south shore. The army held captive 200 Canadian men and was eventfully killed. Our leader Wolfe would like to quite and come home, he has repeated that he is tired and weak and wants to draw the enemies ... ended. We won and took over the Plains of Abraham. The whole army marched along to the gates of Quebec. Suddenly there was unexpected firing from the woods, still the Canadian couldn't hold us off and we over took them too. The British army as you know was havi...

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... arm blacks or slaves to fend off attacks by Native Americans but feared that slaves would turn on their masters. During the Revolutionary War, George Washington refused to enlist blacks into the Continental Army. Washington changed his mind when the governor of Virginia offered to free any ... establishment chose to believe that African Americans were not smart enough to fly aircraft. To support assumptions, officials made up a report by the War College in 1925. The report stated that it was impossible for them to be officers. The report ignored the accomplishments of black military her...

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... of times over, to one of the most heart wrenching sacrifices that can be made by a human being. It has happened in every war whether it was the Roman crusades, the Spanish-American War, the Boer War; the American Civil War and in this past century alone; The World Wars, Korea, Vietnam and countless conflicts such as those in the middle East, Bosnia and ... wasn't worth it? For all of the people watching broadcasts of the friends and family from Petawawa of Sgt Robert Short and Cpl Robbie Beerenfenger, the latest casualties in the Canadian Armed Forces, does it not occur to you why that ...

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