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Arthur Currie
Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Currie was made commander of the Canadian Corps in June 1917. A detailed planner, he refused to send his troops into battle without thorough preparations. The Canadians never lost a battle under Currie's command, even though he lacked charisma and was never popular with his soldiers. After the war, -
Billy Bishop
Billy Bishop faught in WWl, he was know as an air ace and one of the best. He is important because he contributed to our succese in the air fights. -
Alaskan Boundry Dispute
a dispute erupted between the United States and Canada regarding the legal boundaries of Alaska, which the United States had purchased from Russia in 1867. The primary point of contention in the dispute related to a several thousand mile long strip to the west of British Columbia and to the southeast of the Alaska territory. This is important because this land is really good for minning. -
J.A Bombardier
A Canadian inventor and businessman, and was the founder of Bombardier. His most famous invention was the snowmobile. He is a significants to canada because the snomobile is world wide known and is a great invention. -
Ypres
•On April 22, after an artillery bombardment, the Germans released 5700 cylinders of chlorine gas. The green chlorine gas was heavier than air and sank into the trenches forcing soldiers out. The gas attack was followed by strong infantry assaults. The French defences were forced to retreat, leaving a four-mile wide hole in the Allied line. Canadians urinated on cloths and used it to nutrilize chlorine -
Vimy Ridge
Vimy ridge was one of the greater battles one, it took detailed planning. The canadian did what no one could in only 1/2 a day, canadians made made secret tunnles and had arial photography. This was important because it shows how smart the Canadians really are and how important Artur Currie is. -
Passchendaele
The battle of PAsschendaele was the worst battle for mud, it was wast deep and the trek was uphill. The Canadians captured the ridge but with a loss of 16500 casulties. Arthur Currie made great planning which lead to pur hard work. -
DustBowl
The Dust Bowl of the 1930s lasted about a decade. Its primary area of impact was on the southern Plains. The northern Plains were not so badly effected, but nonetheless, the drought, windblown dust and agricultural decline were no strangers to the north. In fact the agricultural devastation helped to lengthen the Depression whose effects were felt worldwide. The movement of people on the Plains was also profound. The dustbowl lead to drought and not crops witch lead to no farming. -
Battle of britain
The Battle of Britain was a struggle between the German Luftwaffe (commanded by Hermaan Göring) and the British Royal Air force (headed by Sir Hugh Dowding’s Fighter Command) which raged over Britain between July and October 1940. The battle, which was the first major military campaign in history to be fought entirely in the air, This is important because it was a major war in the air for canada. -
Dieppe
The Battle of Dieppe was a test for the full-scale invasion of western Europe. The plan was to make a frontal assault on the town of Dieppe, across the English Channel on the coast of France. this was significant because The raid on Dieppe would give the Allies a chance to test techniques and equipment for landing troops from the sea but was a disaster for canada 1000 died and 2000 were prisoners
