Hong Kong Failure

Not only were the British army dismissive of the idea that the Japanese would launch attacks, when the news broke out, they were convinced that Japanese armies would assault from the sea and accordingly distributed forces to the coasts. This lead to a lack of armies and forces on the the island’s north-east, where the Japanese militaries came from. After the loss of men in the battle at Malaya, there was an insufficient amount of soldiers and due to miscalculations, armies were spread thinly across Singapore, which proved to be ineffective to defend a large mass of Japanese

This whole battalion was at a disadvantage before they left the states, given the mission

Even though the German forces were unaware of the raid and had very little time to prepare for it, the Allies were still unsuccessful. Canadian forces were late to their positions at Blue Beach, and the 14th Canadian Army Tank Regiment was late to the Red and White Beaches. At the Green Beach, the Canadians needed to cross a bridge, which was heavily defended. Since the Canadians needed to defend a densely defended bridge, they were unsuccessful and were pushed back. The tanks had limited mobility due to the environment.

The brigade inflicted great damage to the enemy troops with minimal casualties. Ultimately, Canada’s actions earned them a United States Presidential Unit Citation and prevented the communists from crossing through the 38th Parallel and recapturing South Korean territory once again.

One of their key solutions was building the valcartier training camp. The camp had trained over 35 000 men. The camp offered training for a variety of “jobs” in the war to help british troops push the germans back. This was significant area of autonomy for canada because it pushed the canadians to show them as a big threat to canadians, rather than troops travelling overseas to france and britain to train, they have made a camp in canada that trained many soldiers before they were moved to france to join the war. The camp was built by the government but was an idea of Sir Sam Hughes, He was a controversial character throughout the war but with his idea for the camp he had changed many opinions of

On October 27, 1941, two Canadian battalions left the shores of Vancouver and headed towards Hong Kong, even though the British did not force them to. Before the troops were sent, many British politicians argued that sending reinforcement to Hong Kong would be pointless, and that there was no way a colony so small could be successfully defended. In fact the British government was ruled out sending reinforcements to Hong Kong until roughly months before the battle.

The feats achieved by Canadians were incredible, and more influential than anything they had done before. Vimy was one of the German’s most heavily guarded areas, and it was thought that it was impossible to over take. However, when the Canadians did take it, they captured the most artillery and guns since the start of the war. They also managed to take 4,000 Germans as prisoners of war. Past battles at Vimy witnessed over 200,000 causalities. During the Canadian attack on the ridge, they lost 3,598 soldiers while the Germans suffered over 20,000 causalities. Canadians had much to be proud of after Vimy, a feeling they did not often get while fighting under British command. Critics question whether Vimy aided Canada’s birth as a nation. “It is difficult to avoid the conclusion that if Vimy Ridge had been captured

During the first world war, Britain, and Canada’s allies demanded multiple resources from Canada. The allied countries were France, Serbia, and Russia. Since they were all in a coalition, they agreed to help each other, and send needed resources that would assist them in winning the war. Some common resources that were sent included food, munitions, money, and men. Since Canada during WW1 was still developing and expanding, the allies thought it was a great place to collect the necessities from, as they were in an abundance. Canadians at the commencement of the war were very eager to fight, as the war had been glorified, and made to look adventurous. So without any hesitation, Canada sent over as many resources the allies demanded. Canada then became responsible for supplying resources to the allies soldiers, and their own. Since so much effort was going towards the

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During the course of the Second World War, Canada evolved into a powerful, resourceful nation that was needed by the Allies. Canada contributed significantly to the Allied war effort during World War II where they fought on land, water and air and assisted indirectly from the home front. On land, they fought in numerous battles and campaigns such as D-Day, Hong Kong, and the Italian campaign. However, they were also strong and resourceful when it came to air and naval forces in battle. But even outside of battle, Canada was still able to make a contribution through its civilians.

Therefore, Canada was the most unprepared for war, because it was unexpected, and the population was to low, and the economy was the worst it had ever been. So firstly Canada was the most unprepared for war because it was the mos unexpected, this is becacause it was so far away and at that time they did not have to technology to even come close to Canada within a day. So when they found

The Second Battle of Ypres took place from April 22nd to May 25th 1915 and is distinguishable for Canadians as being the first battle in which Canadians troops fought in during the First World War. The battle marked the first Canadian victory and has become popularly known as the first site of mass use of chlorine gas on the Western Front. But the battle does not have to exist solely in the confines of the First World War. The battle and its effects impacted not only the immediate outcome of the war but rather spurred a shift in war tactics and Canadian enthusiasm to its troops. Essentially, the Second Battle of Ypres was vital to the First World War because of its maintained the strategic placement for the Western allies, but it is also important in a wider context through its ability to set a precedent for future battles with modern chemical warfare, and through the effect it had on the home front to boost Canadian support overseas. To begin, I will first summarize the battle and the context Ypres to give an overall understanding of the situation leading into the battle. In suit, I will examine the strategic advantage Ypres had with respect to its ability to protect the ports of northern Europe and its establishment of a buffer zone between Great Britain and Germany. Secondly, I will examine the battle as a pivotal moment for the future of modern warfare as the Germans breeched international code with their use of chlorine gas. Thirdly, I will demonstrate how the

The failures being they didn't achieve set goals and so many people had died and if not then wounded terribly and/or taken prisoner; in nine hours 907 canadian soldiers were killed, 2,460 wounded and the other 1,946 were taken prisoners. “Definitely the worst hours that canadian soldiers endured during world war ii”

Canadians feared that some of them would be spies and turn on them in the battle, so they were labeled as enemy aliens. Even though they were treated really bad, 10 000 German and Ukrainian Canadians enlisted to fight for Canada, lying about their backgrounds to be accepted by military. Lastly are the Asian Canadians. The Asian Canadians faced a lot of prejudice before coming to the war. Many enlisted, of those only few were accepted.

Hong Kong is an island off the coast of mainland China. It was a British colony until 1997 when it was officially handed back to China. Even though Hong Kong has its own constitution and currency, China still controls its defense and foreign policy. Hong Kong 's constitution, the Basic Law, states that Hong Kong will co-exist with China as "one country, two systems" for 50 years after the handover of power in 1997. Due to expire in 2047, it states that the city "shall safeguard the rights and freedoms of the residents." One of the tenets contained in the Basic Law was the right to develop its own democracy. However, Beijing keeps reinterpreting this document and recently released a White Paper reaffirming its “complete jurisdiction” over