World War 1CANADA AND IT’S ROLE IN FOUR MAJOR BATTLES

What were some major battles in WW1?

Battle of Second Ypres (April 22, 1915)

● Canada’s first major battle

● First use of the deadly chlorine gas by the Germans

● Chlorine gas lethal green-yellow cloud

● 6 000 soldiers were killed or wounded (1/3 of soldiers present)

● Canadians kept the Germans from breaking through

● Other troops fled in panic

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What is a stalemate ?

Battle of Second Ypres (April 22, 1915)

● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcAHjtZSTL0

Chemical Warfare

● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RUP3eiAuSw

Beaumont Hamel (July 1 1916)

● The Newfoundland regiment went into battle as a member of general British offensive

● Due to miscalculation the regiment attacked though uncut barbed wire against heavy machine-gun fire

● With a half hour 324/801 were dead or missing with another 386 wounded

● Caribou monument

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBw_LnDJ0Yg

Beaumont Hamel Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s3rlc0NT9Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0DtAKWZ0IY

Part 1

Part 2

Battle of Vimy Ridge (Apr 9-12, 1917)● Canadian Success! (finally!!)

● Four Canadian Divisions

● Four Victoria Crosses Awarded

● Post-war symbol for Canadian identity and independence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sF7cppkqss

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Battle of Passchendaele (Oct 26 – Nov 10, 1917)

● Brutal fighting and horrible weather

● Served under Canadian command and captured objective.

● Suffered 16000 killed/wounded

● (also known as the third battle of ypres)

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There were battles on Land but also in the Sea and the Air…

Life at the Front

- Long periods of boredom with brief periods of terror for soldiers

- POOR living conditions - rats & lice

- Lice were the cause of trench fever

- cold & damp conditions - cause of Trench Foot (frostbite like infection that often led to amputation)

- Shellshock

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The Schlieffen Plan

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The Treaty of Versailles

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