WW1 Allied Forces

Canada was automatically at war because she was still under Britain's control. However Canadas contributions into WWI led to some international recognition, which is a huge part of becoming sovereign; other countries must recognize you as sovereign. The Battle at Vimy ridge was the greates assertation in Canadian sovereignty in WWI. Even tho she was under british rule, ultimately, Canadian troups planned, rehearsed, followed through, and defeated the Germans at Vimy ridge under the command of Canadian officers and officials. Hope this helps. Send me a note if it does.

The Canadian victory over Vimy Ridge became a defining moment for Canada and the country now had a possability to escape from the shadows of Britain. Although the victory came with a great cost, with more than 10,000 killed and wounded, it helped prove Canada in front of other world countries.

The ridge, running almost 12 kilometers north-east of Arras, was occupied by the Germans in the year of 1914. Five major battles took place in Arras in World War One, the reason being that Arras had an important railroad junction and if the Germans controlled it, it could easily use the railroad to support her troops. If the allies controlled the railroad, they could support their own men. Germans had constructed a group of artillery-proof trenches which were protected from infantry attack by concrete Machine Gun Posts.

The reason for Vimy Ridge's importance was that it rose 61 metres above the Douai Plain, therefore giving its army the advantage of seeing clearly across the horizon. This would allow the army to spot any attackers and attack them easily without being slaughtered. These advantages sparked the attention of both the French and the British.

The French saw it as an important part of their country because it protected occupied France where mines and factories were in full production of Germany. At the end of September of the year of 1914, the French and the Germans met in a fierce head-on attack North of Arras.

Later in the year of 1915, after about a month of fighting, which cost them more than 100,000 lives, the French reclaimed some land some of which was Notre-Dame de Lorette Ridge and the villages of Souchez. During the remainder of 1916 and into 1917, the fighting went underground and mining warfare became a threat for both sides.

In 1917, the British attacked on a front from Croisilles, south of Arras, to Givenchy. Here, the Canadians were given the responsability of protecting the Northern flank of the British attack from where the trenches crossed. The British attacked Arras while the British attacked Vimy Ridge.

On the morning of Easter Monday on the 9th of April of the year of 1917, the Canadians, who had composed a four division attack, they began following a British artillery barrage which was supported by a well hidden creeping barrage. Within thirty minutes of the first division, commander Arthur Currie helped his army succeed in capturing the German front line. Within a half hour, the second line passed into Canadian hands. On April 12, when Hill 145 fell, Vimy Ridge was won over by Canadian troops. The whole plan was entirely devised by Canada and was independent of British thoughts.

The success in the capture of the ridge earned Canada a reputation of great strength and accomplishment. It was also the first time that Canada had ever planned its own attack without British help. It was the first step towards its independence and sovereignty.

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Hitler also helped him come on power... he wouldn't have manged it on his own..

If your asking was the American Military in WW1 the answer is no! American had not even began to be developed as a country yet. European countries were in WWI

Actually, America WAS in WWI. It WAS a country by then. America's president, Wilson, campaigned for most of the war that the country would stay neutral. When the German's sent Mexico The Zimmerman Note, and then sunk the Lusitania to get America into the war during the last year. America fought with the other Allied Powers.

War can be a good thing. It stimulates the economy. It can build national pride. It can be very lucrative for the winning side also. The bad thing about war is the loss of lives.its a bad thong now

war is like forest fires; you cannot prevent forest fires. any old advertisement showing smokey the bear was really a flaw in human thinking long ago. forest fires are a natural thing that have taken place for millions of years.. and so is war. thinking you can prevent war is somewhat ignorant.

if you try to prevent forest fires you end up having a massive one rage out of control, dominating everything in its wake. however, small forest fires are good for the ecosystem and renew life.. the aboriginal australians knew this. if you take a strong, inattentive priority of stopping all forest fires in the world you doom ecosystems. this will only cause a monumental forest fire that will destroy everything.

you cannot prevent war.. even if you try someone will come and provoke it upon you. the geography of humans have existed for thousands or years with war. you may ask why it is impossible to live without war..its evidently in our dna naturally.

until humans evolve out of the need for war; it is obvious that war is seeded deep in our instinct and genes. some argue that, since we are the dominant species, war has been embedded in us so that nature/evolution could keep us in check.. let us not overpopulate the world like locusts. if no war ever took place in the history of man we would have obviously overpopulated this world long, long ago. war permits us to create new technologies. there has always been a strange influx of innovation correlated with war. albeit war is a horrible machine of death, the world would probably be unlivable if it never existed.

war is a good thing because the world would be impossible without it. all species go to "war" in some sort of sense, just perhaps in not a large scale like we do. as a new species is introduced into an ecosystem it cannot proliferate without stealing the resources, territory, or life of other organisms. there is no life without death, and there is no evolution without competition. even vegetarians destroy life.. that plant is alive you know..