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Veterans Affairs Canada

Veterans Affairs Canada: 85th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge

For Teachers 9th - 10th

This series of learning activities is about the history of the Battle of Vimy Ridge and other First World War events. View the construction of the Vimy Memorial and explore Vimy today.

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Veterans Affairs Canada

Veterans Affairs Canada: The Liberation of the Netherlands

For Students 9th - 10th

VAC has provided a basic public information fact sheet on the liberation of the Netherlands in World War II that can be downloaded from here. It covers The Battle of the Scheldt, Operation Market-Garden and the legacy of enduring...

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Veterans Affairs Canada

The Faces of Peace: Veterans of the Canadian Forces

For Students 9th - 10th

A fact sheet on Canada's evolution as a peacekeeper in troubled countries around the world.

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Veterans Affairs Canada: The Battles of the Somme and Beaumont Hamel

For Students 9th - 10th

The Battle of the Somme was one of the costliest battles of WW1. The effects in Canada were stagering but the impact on the colony of Newfoundland was worse.

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Veterans Affairs Canada: Memorials to Canadians' Achievements & Sacrifices

For Students 9th - 10th

This site is a guide to the memorials erected for Canadians throughout the world. Since Confederation, Canadians have served around the world in military actions for the cause of peace and freedom. Over a hundred thousand Canadians have...

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Veterans Affairs Canada: Folding Origami Peace Cranes

For Students 3rd - 8th

Instructions for making paper peace cranes and directions on how to share the story of the peace crane.

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Veterans Affairs Canada: The Poppy

For Students 9th - 10th

We wear a poppy on November 11th to commemorate an important event in our history. Here teachers and students will find informative answers to some basic questions about the poppy along with some interesting facts.

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Veterans Affairs Canada

Veterans Affairs Canada: Dieppe Bar

For Students 9th - 10th

The Dieppe Bar was awarded to those who participated in the Dieppe Raid. This is a brief description that included a detailed image.

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Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tar Heel Reader: Days Honoring People

For Students Pre-K - 1st

There are two holidays which occur every year designed to honor those men and women who offered service in the United States military. Memorial Day, in May, honors those who died serving their country. Veterans Day honors all of those...

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Veterans Affairs Canada: Facts on Canada's Involvement in the Second World War

For Students 9th - 10th

Did you know that by September 1939 more than 59,000 Canadian men and women had volunteered to serve in the Canadian Forces? This is just one of the interesting facts you will find on this page.

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Class Flow: Bonus March

For Teachers 6th - 9th

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a flipchart on the Bonus March of WWI veterans in 1932.

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Veterans Affairs Canada: Map of Dieppe [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

This map records the August 19, 1942 raid on Dieppe. Requires Adobe Reader.

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Library of Congress: Veterans History Project

For Students 9th - 10th

A collection, sponsored by the Library of Congress, of stories and experiences of veterans "while they are still among us." Students can also interview a veteran using the Project Kit supplied. Be sure to click on "The Art of War," a...

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