Battle At Vimy Ridge Essay

The Battle at Vimy Ridge was an intense battle fought by both Britain and France who both lost to the German defenses, but the underdog Canada who was known as just a little colony of Britain’s empire; was sent in and executed the mission as it was supposed to go. Canada has had their big moments but this was the first time in history that Canada showed their military powers and intellectual minds to scout out Vimy Ridge and create a replica of the Ridge which they used for tests to try and find the best way to take the Ridge. Canada figured out the technique called the” sneaking barrage” which was a technique which is when the solides run behind shells which camouflage them and they snuck up on the Germans and took then by surprise and that's

how they won this battle. When Canada won this battle it shook the world Canada was becoming more know everywhere they weren't just seen as this little colony of Britain anymore they had rose up and proved themselves to be there own strong nation.

Some people believed that Canada should not have been in this war because they weren't supposed to be involved they only joined the war to help Britain and people who may have thought then that Canada shouldn't have been in the war possibly looked back on it and changed their minds because without Canada Vimy Ridge may have never have been taken over and the war may never have been won by the Entente. The Battle at Vimy Ridge was a battle fought by both Britain and France and both could not take the Ridge,why is this? The battle at Vimy Ridge was a defining moment for Canada's history because, it was the biggest moment for Canada in the 1900’s, Some Canadians didn’t think Canada should have been in the war, and how Vimy Ridge Helped put Canada on the map as its own country and not just as a colony of

Britain.
Vimy Ridge was so very important to Canada because close to one hundred thousand Canadian men poured themselves from the trenches at dawn to fight the Germans at Vimy which neither the British or French could do, the fight was finished by noon and Canada had taken the Ridge with only one fourth of the Canadian divisions failing to conquer their objectives (Morton, 2018).

The victory Canada took at Vimy shaped the way people see Canada’s military, Canada showed through hard work, time, and preparation a victory can be achieved; its like the say practice makes perfect (Morton, 2018). When you work your hardest to train for something all that practice helps you achieve your goal, everyday students are practicing their skills they have learned in school and studying for tests so they can get a better outcome in life which is the same thing the Canadians did at the battle of Vimy. They worked so hard to train for the fight that in the end they won the battle, which started a winning spree for the Entente. Vimy is the most important part of Canadian history in the 1900’s because without that victory from the Canadians the Entente could have lost the war, and if the Entente lost the war who knows what could have happened Germany may have even taken over the

world.
During the first world war Canadians felt that they should not have been apart of the war. Canada was considered to be one of the “quiet countries” thats why americans and some Canadians did not understand why Canada was joining the war (Stacey, 2015). Canada joined the war after parliament debated about it, Canada ended up joining the war on the 4th of August 1914 they did this because they were in support of the British and French armies. Canada was not forced into the war they decided to help Britain and France. Canada felt the need to help out Britain and if they didn’t join this world war who knows what could have happen, Canada won Vimy Ridge for the Entente without Canada Britain and France would have either given up trying to take Vimy or kept on trying and losing there military. Overall some may not understand why Canada went to war but the main point is that without Canada the war could have been won by the Allies powers.

When Canada took its first war victory by itself at Vimy Ridge Canada had started to become more independent from Britain it even helped them join the United Nations. The United Nations was a new term for the League of Nations first used on the first of january 1942, Canada was apart of the United Nations but never truly started in conferences until april 25th 1945 (Holmes, 2015). Even though there is almost a 30 year difference between the start of the United Nations and the battle at Vimy Ridge, Vimy still did have effects on Canada becoming more known as a country not just a colony. Canada stopped being a colony of Britain on July 1st of 1867 through confederation but even though they were considered a country some places still did not recognize them as a country but just a tiny colony of Britain. Therefore if Canada never part took in the battle at Vimy, Canada may have never expanded to what it is now or been seen as we are now a strong, welcoming, and kind country who always supports our allies.