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Trench Warfare
Trench warfare was a style of warfare that was very brutal. The main idea was that 2 enemies would dig into the ground across from each other, creating a no man's land in the middle. There would be a lot of shelling, and soldiers would try to overrun eachothers trench. -
Hydrophones
It was created in 1914 by a Canadian Inventor. It was made to detect Icebergs, but could only sense distance, not the direction of an object. It was improved in order to be able to also detect direction. It needed to be improved in order to find U boats, the German submarine type that killed thousands of people. -
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WW1 timeline
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World war 1 starts
Britain's ultimatum to Germany to leave Belgium expired on the 4th of August, 1914. Canada's foreign affairs were controlled by Britain, so now we were technically at war. This is significant because this marked the beginning of WWI for us, and we began sending troops over for the fight. -
The battle of Second Ypres
The French were attacked by German chlorine gas, and the French troops fled. With a complete disadvantage, Canada held their own so that the British troops could arrive. 6000 Canadian casualties in 4 days but a strong resistance. This battle was inconclusive, and this was the notable event for Canada. -
Creeping Barrage Tactic
Simply put, the Entende would bombard no mans land with explosives. Infantry would move at a set pace into no man's land while the explosions were happening. The smoke and explosions mask the infantry would surprise enemies when they arrived (Moorhouse, 1). -
Black Canadians in WW1
The first large black military unit consisting of 600 people was formed on July 5th, 1916. In 1917, they went to France to harvest timber that was sent to reinforce trenches. An additional 2000 black people who were determined to get to the front lines did so as well (Canada, 1). -
The Battle of The Somme
A 4 and a half month long battle. Began with lots of a Entende troops attempting to overtake a German trench. 57000 british troops were dead, injured, or missing after the failed attempt.. On September 15th, 1916, Canada and the allies used a new tactic, “Creeping Barrage,” that saw us take over the enemy trench (Canada, 1). -
Vimy Ridge
This place was a heavily fortified strategic base. All 4 Canadian divisions invaded it, along with our allies. It took 4 days to overtake Vimy Ridge, and many individual Canadian sacrifices contributed to the victory. Vimy ridge became a symbol of sacrifice towards a very young Canada (Cook, 1). -
Military Service Act
The military service act was a controversial law that allowed conscription to take place, also known as “the draft.” Our numbers were falling due to the war, and we did not have enough volunteers to replace them. Ultimately, only about 25000 people actually served due to the draft (Preston, 1). -
The Battle of Amiens
Was the beginning of the end for the Germans. On August 8th 1918, the Entende forces, including Canada advanced 13 KILOMETERS, but the Germans prevented a breakthrough by sending reinforcements. Canada suffered about 4000 casualties on that day (Warmuseum, 1).
