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End of the Great War
The last three months of WWI became known as the Hundred Days.
Canada proved themselves in the battles at Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele and continued their successes during the Hundred days. It was the first time Canada was really considered separate from Britain.
Vimy Ridge
The Canadians at Vimy Ridge
Captured German soldiers
Realizing they were defeated, an armistice (agreement for cease fire) was signed by the Germans. Germany finally surrendered and World War I ended on November 11, 1918. The terms of the agreement called for the end of fighting along the entire Western Front to begin at precisely 11 AM that morning.
The date was immediately declared a national holiday in many allied nations to commemorate those members of the armed forces who were killed during war.
Armistice Day
Eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918
Armistice Day in Philadelphia
Armistice Day in Toronto
Armistice Day in Toronto
Armistice Day in Winnipeg
Armistice Day in London
Armistice Day in London
Armistice Day in London
Armistice Day in New Zealand
Statistics
o More than 625 000 Canadians had fought in the war.
o More than 61 000 Canadians had died.
o More than 154 300 Canadians had been wounded.
How could injuries such as these affect the lives of soldiers during peacetime?
Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day is celebrated to honour those who fought and died during WWI and the wars that came afterwards.
It is observed on November 11, the day of the armistice. People take a two minute moment of silence at 11am as a sign of respect.
John McCrae
o Born in Guelph, Ontario
o Trained as a doctor but wrote poems and short stories in his spare time
o Among the first to enlist when war broke out
o Worked on men affected by the chlorine gas in Belgium
In Flanders Fields
McCrea’s poem lifted soldiers’ and civilians’ spirits during the war.
It also raised money for the war effort, became the war’s best known poem, and is still recited around the world more than 90 years after it was written.
This poem is one of the main reasons why the poppy was chosen as a symbol to remember soldiers who have lost their lives fighting for their countries.
This cemetery contains 5,923 graves - 3,579 are for unknown soldiers.
Canadian WWI Cemetery in Vimy Ridge
John “Jack” Babcock
John Babcock, the last WWI veteran, died in February, 2008. He was 109 years old.
Assignment
As you watch the interview with Jack Babcock, answer these three questions:
1. Why did Jack join the army?
2. What did they discover about Jack during his physical after he enlisted?
3. Why does Jack think he doesn't deserve a state funeral when he passes away?
There is no one left from this war to remind us of why it’s important to remember, so we must take a leading role and continue to honour them.
WWII veteran speak of the sadness of war and why we should remember
Contestants are challenged to exercise their creativity and submit a poster on Remembrance in either colour or black and white.
The posters will be judged at the local Branch and then at the Provincial level. The Provincial winners in the Junior, Intermediate and Senior categories will then be submitted to Ottawa for judging at the National level.
Regulations
1. Please choose which contest you would like to enter and use only the following:
Colour poster: Full colour Black and White: Pencil, charcoal and/or India Ink 2. Entries will be judged on originality, expression of designated
subject, drawing and illustration. COMPUTER GENERATED ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
3. The poster shall reflect REMEMBRANCE with a Canadian theme. If symbols are used, Canadian symbols shall be pre-eminent. Such national symbols are Canadian and provincial flags, coats of arms, and representative flowers, birds or animals, as well as all forms of Canadian historical and current military dress.
Contestants are challenged to
exercise their creativity and write an essay and/or poem on Remembrance.
Intermediate – Grades 7, 8, 9 Candidates will submit a composition
in prose of 500 words max or a poem 32 lines max.
The essays and poems will be judged at the local Branch and then at the Provincial level. The Provincial winners in the Junior, Intermediate and Senior categories will then be submitted to Ottawa for judging at the National level.
Regulations
1. Entries may be submitted in either English or
French.
2. Entries will be marked on the basis of originality of
thought, expression, presentation, grammar,
spelling and Canadian content.
3. Candidates will use only one side of the page.
4. Entries must not exceed the word or line limit.
2010 Winners at the National Level
