Most Devastating

War Battles

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Prepared By: Kalon Jonasson, Ashley Rechik,

April Spring, Trisha Marteinsson, Yasmin

Busuttil, Laura Oddleifsson, Alicia Vernaus

The Vietnam War

took place from 1957

– April 30, 1975.

Why did this war take place?

To stop the spread of communism. . The

North Vietnamese wanted to take control of

South Vietnamese because they thought that

the south was under too much influence of

the U.S. and that it should all be ruled under

one government.

Casualties: 57,000 U.S. troops died includ-

ing 46,600 in combat. About 303, 700

Americans were wounded and about 780

were missing. South Vietnam suffered 254,

300 troop deaths, north Vietnam and Viet

Cong troop deaths totaled about 1,027,100.

The war ended quickly after the signing in

Paris when the U.S. and all allied forces agreed

to leave South Vietnam. This caused South

Vietnam to have many military setbacks and by

the end of March, 1975, they had lost about two

thirds of their population to the Communists.

After the war, the communists united North and

South Vietnam into the single nation of Viet-

nam.

Number of Countries involved– 17

Four major countries: Vietnam, Japan,

France, and the U.S.

Tactics/ War fare: Guns, bombing, hand

grenades, and invading

Passchendaele 2

The battle of Passchendaele, or what is also called the third battle of Ypres, was

one of the major battles of World War One.

During the battle, the British launched several massive attacks, supported heavily

by artillery and air craft. A successful attack offered the British Army a chance of inflict-

ing a large amount of casualties on the German Army. However, the British never man-

aged to break through the well entrenched German Lines.

Passchendaele has become synonymous with the misery of grinding attrition war-

fare. The battle was one that was fought in thick and wet mud.

Adolf Hitler was a Gefreiter, which is an equivalent for Private, in the battle of

Passchendaele.

The last surviving veteran of the battle was Private Harry Patch. He was born June

17, 1898 and passed away July 25, 2009.

Length of the battle: 6 Months

Amount of Casualties, wounded, missing or captured: 857,100

Passchendaele

When? The battle of Passchendaele started in June 1917 with a series of

operations. This specific battle ended in November 1917, six

months later. The battle ended because the Canadian Corps took

Passchendaele on November 6, 1917.

Where? Passchendaele was located near Ypres at the

time, which is in Belgium.

Quick Fact This battle was full of violence, mostly

coming from the German Army.

Terrain that the Canadian Corps advanced through

Why? The battle was fought for the control of Passchendaele

during WW1.

Quick Fact The type of warfare in this battle was trench

or grinding attrition.

Quick Fact The tactics they used in this fight were

similar to the now familiar “Fire and

Maneuver”

A total of nine countries were involved in this battle. They

were:

British Empire

United Kingdom

Australia

Canada

India

New Zealand

South Africa

France

And Germany

The bombing of Hiroshima

took place on August 6, 1945.

The U.S wanted to end the

war as soon as they could and

with the least amount of

American casualties.

The Seven Years War

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The Seven Years War The Seven Years War was fought from

1756-1763. France and Great Britain were

in competition to gain more colonies. Aus-

tria and Prussia were also fighting to gain

power in the area of Europe. Battles were

fought all over Europe, North America, Af-

rica, The Philippines and India. The Seven

Years War was the first worldwide war in

history.

Quick Facts

Casualties:

1.4 million

War Fare:

Canon,

Sword,

Musket and

Bayonet

War Tactics:

The first line would shoot then kneel while

reloading so the second line could shoot,

this meant continuous fire.

Quick Facts

Countries involved:

France, Austria, Russia,

Saxony, Sweden, Spain,

Prussia, Great Britain, Hanover

and many native tribes.

Reasons for the war:

Britain and France were in a

competition for more

colonies.

Austria and Prussia

were struggling to be

the most powerful

Country in Europe.

Cold

War .

The origin of the term.

The term cold war was used to refer

the post war tension between United

States and the Soviet Union, interpret-

ing the course and origins of the con-

flict has been a source of heated contro-

versy among historians, political scien-

tists, and journalists

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What was is about ?

The cold war roots has its roots in the

Second World War. When the Allied

powers made an uneasy pact with Rus-

sia to defeat Germany and Italy.The Al-

lied countries were concerned about

joining forces with a Communist na-

tion, and Russia was likewise hesitant

about the agreement. After the Second

World War, Germany was divided into

territories occupied by the Allies and

Russia, and the relationship started to

go sour shortly after that. Numerous at-

tempts were made at reaching a diplo-

matic agreement during the Cold War,

but the Cold War truly began

to end when Eastern Euro-

pean nations rose up against

Communism.

Casualties : Still Being Counted

What is it ?

A state of political hostility between countries using

means short of armed warfare.

Between Who ?

It was primary between the USSAR and

its satellite states .

Quick Fact

There were no guns involved in this war. In fact the

cold war was more of a threat of war happening as

nobody was sure who had nuclear missiles so eve-

ryone was uneasy and tension was very high.

When it Happened ?

(1947– 1953) (1953-1962) (1962-1979) (1979-1985) (1958-1991)

Quick fact

There was no physical war it was

more of a mental, and political

which affected people all over the

world

What were the reasons for this war?

The reasons for this war were because the

southern states wanted to use black people as

slaves, and the northern states didn't think that

this was humane, so they broke out into a civil

war.

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Who was involved?

The war was between two par-

ties in the united states. They were

the United States of America,

(Union)

And the Confederate States of Amer-

ica (Confederacy).

Size of Armies

Union - 2,100,000

Confederacy– 1,064,000

Casualties

Union– 110,000 in action

360,000 total dead

275,000 wounded

Confederacy– 93,000 in action

260,000 total dead

137,000 wounded

Type of Warfare

American Civil war took place between the years of 1861

and 1865. At that time the weaponry and warfare were a lot differ-

ent than today. The type of weapons that were used in this war

were mostly musket style rifles with bayonet's attached on the ends

of the barrels.

It was a trench battle type of warfare that took place over

fields, ridges, and bushes. Anywhere where there was good cover

was a good place to fight from because then you could get cover

when being fired at.

Bibliography

Information

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War

http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://

www.soldierstudies.org/images/webquest

Pictures

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAcivilwarC.htm

http://www.solarnavigator.net/history/explorers_history/

american_civil_war_confederate_dead_chancellorsville.jpg

http://www.mountaincharlie1850.org/images/

civil_war_flags_sm.jpg

http://www.kidport.com/reflib/UsaHistory/CivilWar/

Images/Rifles.jpg

http://memory.loc.gov/rbc/rbpe/rbpe02/

rbpe027/02703700/001dr.jpg

http://www.civilwarartillery.com/cwimages/

Howitzer12.jpg

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www.anselm.edu/academic/history/hdubrulle

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slaves1.jpg

7 Vimy Ridge

The WWI battle of Vimy Ridge was one of the greatest victories for the allies, it was

also a very proud turning point in Canadian history.

During the winter before the battle at Vimy Ridge the Canadian soldiers studied the

battle field and trained for the upcoming attack . Every soldier was considered an equal,

for everyone of them knew what was to be done during the attack. There was no se-

crecy, which is why the Canadians were victorious. The battle was also the first great

victory for the allies.

The battle started on April 9, 1917 at 5:30 am . The divisions fought for two days

before they gained control over the pimple., the highest and most important hill of the

entire ridge.

The Canadians dug tunnels into

no mans land, so that they

would be able to start their at-

tack close to enemy lines to

avoid casualties.

Vimy Ridge

is located

The memorial at Vimy ridge was constructed by 1936

to honor the memories of our fallen soldiers who fought

on April 9, 1917.

Many battlefields like this one in Vimy France scatted

across Europe . Effects of war

Canadian Casualties– 22,002

The Battle began at 5:30 am on

Easter Monday , April 9, 1917

There where four Canadian divi-

sions and one British division that

fought at the WW1 battle at Vimy.

The French and the British had been

unable to gain control of Vimy ridge

since 1914.

Amount of casualties

Length of battle

Number of countries involved

Type of warfare

Size of armies

Tactics

Reasons for the war

Brutality/ Violence

Our Top 7 and Their Rankings

1. Vietnam - Laura

2. Pachendael - Ashley

3. Hiroshima - Alicia

4. The 7 Years War - April S

5. Cold War - Yasmin

6. Civil War - Kalon

7. Vimy Ridge - Trisha