The Battle of Vimy Ridge: ＩＮＴＲＯＤＵＣＴＩＯＮ

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

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Welcome!

We're in grade 10 and this site is made for a history project. Our names are Lavanya, Lukzhy & Keerthana. Throughout the site, there will be amazing facts and history about one of Canada's victorious battles in World War I , the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Feel free to read and comment on our work! Enjoy your visit! =D

References

Brewster, Hugh . AT VIMY RIDGE: Canada's Greatest World War 1 Victory . N.d. Scholastic, Canada. AT VIMY RIDGE: Canada's Greatest World War 1 Victory . Web. 27 Mar. 2011.

1 comment:

UnknownJanuary 27, 2013 at 7:04 PM
hey, as a fellow grd10 student studying for exams i want to thank you guys, this page was really helpful.
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Memorable Quotes

"On July 26, 1936, tens of thousands joined the pilgrimage to Vimy Ridge to see King Edward VIII unveil the "Spirit of Canada." It was stated: " It was a memorial to no man, but a memorial to a nation."
-VAC Canada Remembers Web site

"A defining moment for Canada, when the country emerged from the shadow of Britain and felt capable of greatness."
-Time Cook, writing for the Canadian War Museum

"Canada's military achievements during the war raised our international stature and helbed earn us a seperate signature on the Treaty of Versailles that ended the war."
-VAC Canada Rememebers Web site

"The Fight to take Vimy Ridge cost Canada dearly, but it would become the cornerstone of the nation's image of its place in the world."
-Gary Graves, CBC News

"As far as I could see, south, north, along the miles of the Ridge, there were the Canadians. And I experienced my first full sense of nationhood."
-Lieutenant Gregory Clark, MC, Weekend Magazine (Toronto), November 13, 1967