Four Defining Moments in Canadian History

My first defining moment in Canadian History is the battle of Vimy Ridge that took place in World War One. This battle involved Canadian forces to take part in an overall ten-day campaign. The reason this battle was a defining moment for Canada is because Vimy Ridge was the turning point of the "Great War", and it was the Canadians who captured the ridge. Also Vimy Ridge was the first time ever in Canadian history that all four of the Canadian divisions fought in the same battle. Another reason that Vimy Ridge was such a defining moment for Canada is that since the start of the war, French and British forces had been trying to capture Vimy Ridge from the Germans. The French and British had spent thousands of casualties and millions of dollars in their attempts to take Vimy Ridge and the Canadians came in and completed the campaign in a total of ten days. …