The Battle Of Passchendaele And The Terry Fox Marathon Of Hope

From my perspective, three defining moments in the 20th century were The Battle of Passchendaele, The Person’s Case and The Terry Fox Marathon of Hope. The Battle of Passchendaele took place on July 31st, 1917, when the British launched an attack on the Germans holding the Passchendaele ridge overlooking Ypres, Belgium. Canadian Corps’ began their attack on October 26th, 1917, but it was very difficult to succeed because of poor weather conditions. The Person’s Case in 1929 was a major achievement for Canadians because five women, known as the Alberta Five, succeeded in having women defined as “persons” and as a result, women could serve in the Senate. The Terry Fox Marathon of Hope started on April 12th, 1980 when Terry Fox, who was diagnosed

These three defining moments are important for many reasons.

On July 31st 1917, The Battle of Passchendaele, also known as the third battle of Ypres, began. The goal of the British army was to capture the high ground surrounding Ypres; however it would be very difficult to attack because the Germans had the higher ground and could foresee an attack. There was a large amount of rain during this time and the drainage systems that kept the ground dry were destroyed because of extreme attacks by the British. These poor weather conditions resulted in tanks getting stuck, artillery shells having little effect, and troops having to use duckboards to move forward, otherwise they’d drown. Canadian Corps’ was ordered into battle and given two weeks to prepare, despite Arthur Currie's protest and prediction that there may be 16000 casualties. Canadians began the attack on October 26th, 1917 and gained about 100 meters per day and by November 10th they had captured what was

On March 9th of 1977 he had his leg amputated six inches above the knee and underwent chemotherapy. While he was recovering in the hospital he was saddened to see many others suffering, including young children. He decided to raise money for cancer research by running across Canada. On April 12, 1980 he started his Marathon of Hope and ran 5373 km in over 143 days raising over 6 million dollars. In my opinion, this moment shaped Canada because it inspired many Canadians facing difficulties today. One example is Jessica Des Mazes, who’s paralyzed from the waist down, but that didn’t stop her from becoming a competitive wheelchair athlete representing Canada internationally. Terry Fox’s younger brother Darrell says that Terry Fox’s legacy has helped him through life. He