[Freakinoldguy]

andyt andyt:

Well how much are they being taught? And, how important is it to study European war 1? WW2, sure. But decaying imperialist powers having a last fling, not really relevant to today. It's important because of how it affected Canada as a nation, but you don't need to know individual battles for that. And how it led to WW2.

First it was a World War started by Imperial Nations not a European war started by Imperial Nations. Secondly it was possibly the most relevant battle in a war that most historians consider as the defining point in Canada's development as a nation. This battle is unique because it united and yet divided our young nation and strangely enough the divisions still remain today which leads a person to believe that it's still relevant.

Here's a link explaining the significance of Vimy Ridge which explains it much more eloquently than I ever could why this and other Battles of WWI are still relevant today.

https://www.vimyfoundation.ca/significance

Here's an excerpt:

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In August 1918, Borden and other premiers from the British Empire agreed that the war was destined to last two or three more terrible years. It ended on November 11. At Valenciennes on November 1, with Vimy-style tactics the Canadians collapsed the last German defensive line. Ten days later an Armistice was signed. Canadians had done a great thing and, with French and English, First Nations and recent immigrants, they had done it together. As Renan had foreseen, Canadians had shaped a nation.

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[Jabberwalker]

The worst part of the fight was the battle for the Pimple. Try teaching that to high school students.