... successful and took the ridge by afternoon. In the next days they achieved all of their objectives. Vimy Ridge proved to be a turning point in World War I. Canadians were an important part of this epic battle. They fought exceptionally and were awarded four Victoria Crosses for that single battle. The Victoria ... Canada's highest award for bravery. The entire Canadian contingent was commended as being an elite fighting Corps. It came in the year 1915 when the "New Born" Canadian Army was moved from what was their somewhat silent sector on the Western Front to the line in front of the t...

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... giving a great deal of help to our allies in achieving victory at Passchendaele. Artillery was the most used and most effective of weapons in world war 1. Holman says that the artillery was used to "defend against attack, bombard enemy trenches from fixed positions, and protect soldiers as they ... weapons was key. "Through fabrication, development, and use at the front, the Canadian artillery played a vital role in the outcome of the first world war" (Holman Article 4). Canada's contribution, in this case, was the expertise on how to use the artillery. One-hundred-seventeen tanks were ....

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... war comes and goes, so do the deaths of thousands of people. During the First World War, the Canadians proved to the world that training and well-planned attacks decrease the amount of soldiers an army will loose (A New World). The British and French battled the Germans at Vimy Ridge for two years, and lost ... lit by electricity provided by generators. These subways contained battalion headquarters, ammunition, dressing stations, and communication centers. With war comes those brave people who are remembered as hero's. This battle brought forth four Victoria Cross medals, the highest med...

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... and resourcefulness. Above all, the ANZAC spirit means loyalty to your comrades and friends. On April 25 1915, tens of thousands of ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) soldiers, along with allies from Britain and France, stormed the beaches of Gallipoli. The aim was to capture the peninsula to clear ... Simpson Kirkpatrick, who selflessly exposed himself to mortal danger to carry wounded soldiers to safety on the back of his donkey - were brave and heroic men. The First World War continued until 1918 and by the end of it over 60,000 Australian soldiers had been killed and 156,...

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The beginning of the story of Veterans Day started on November 11, 1918. The Great War (World War I) had just come to an end when allied powers signed a cease-fire agreement other wise known as an armistice. To commemorate the end ... as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. America is not the only country who has a "Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers". Many other countries have memorials to remember their brave soldiers. France calls their tomb of the unknowns the Arc de Triomphe. They also call November 11, Armistice Day. Canada recently built a tomb of the unknowns and ... to their employees. On tha...

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... peace). Not all acts of violence are peace motivated though. Only when morality is present can a war hold a just cause which then presents a new question. What is moral? Opinions may differ with each culture. What one group believes morally right, another may disagree thus creating a never-ending war ... crops, thus opening the way to the ownership of land and the accumulation of wealth, and also to population growth and urban settlement. This new way of life created the potential for conflicts between towns and states and, later, between empires. This civilization brought warfare in its...

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In the movie "All Quiet on the Western Front", I gained a new outlook on World War One, as seen through the eyes of the Germans, who I had previously only viewed as our enemies. I think the most important thing that I realized in watching this movie is ... people are the same. The movie starts in a high school classroom, where the teacher excites all the students about the glory and grandeur of war. He talks about the other brave schools that have had mass-enlistings, and eventually this happens to his class as well. These students are the men that we follow throughout the movie and watch as...

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... of perverted science" were perhaps one of the most horrific outcomes of World War II displayed on and off film. New and increasingly efficient ways of killing had been invented and tanks were used a lot more than in world war I. The use of tanks are seen throughout "Saving Private Ryan ... weapons, soldiers were severely injured, limbs were blown or shot off, people blinded, diseased, hearing impaired and suffered irreversible emotional scaring. The brave medics who deal with these situations found themselves in only increasingly dangerous situations, a lot of which were hopeless anyway. ...

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