If you ask any Canadian what they were doing on september 28 1972, there it a good chance they will say watching the Canadians and soviets battling it out for the title of the summit series. It was one of the largest rivalry games in Canadian history. Kids in school watched the games during class, People across the nation sat on the edge of their seats for the month of september and were thrilled when Canada pulled off the victory. All of the hype leading up to the event made people wonder if the summit series was the biggest event in Canadian sports history or even Canadian history in general.There is no doubt that the summit series was a huge milestone for Canada and brought the nation together for an exciting ride, even to this day we still see the effects of this great event, it sculpted the game of hockey that we know and love today.
Nowadays in sports especially in hockey we see a lot of athletes come from across seas to play on Canadian and american hockey teams. Some of these players are premier athletes and
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In this essay, the author
- Opines that the summit series was a huge milestone for canada and brought the nation together for an exciting ride.
- Explains that hockey was a big deal in canada before the 1972 summit series, but the series brought it to another level. european hockey players saw that they could compete with the nhl players.
- Opines that the 1972 summit series was the first time nhl players could take part in the olympics.
- Explains that life leading up to the summit series was not as enjoyable as it could have been. there was a lot of hatred between the two nations at the time.
- Analyzes how the summit series set the tone for the way that hockey is today, the compete level, love and popularity of the game. it brought the world together and brought hockey to a global scale.
Every Canadian had some kind of fear on what’s going on in the outside world. The cold war was well underway at the time of the series. There was a lot tension in the world, no one was sure what was going to happen, there was always a threat of attack or nuclear bombing. There was always scepticism of letting the soviet communists into Canada. There was a lot of hatred between the two nations at the time. Harold Ballard The owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs at the time did not want to let the soviets into his arena because he hated communists. Before the series the soviets were much more hated. During the series Canadians were shown that the soviets were not communist robots and that they were a lot alike. In a way citizens were relieved to see the two nations battle over something that doesn’t involve war, the soviets became a little more accepted in the Canadian
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- Explains that canadian soldiers were not seen as equal to those of other nations during world war one. for the first time, canadians fought together with little influence from other countries.
- Opines that the battle of vimy ridge's effects on canadian nationalism enabled all canadians to feel immense pride and see themselves as an independent nation.
- Analyzes how the battle of vimy ridge helped canada gain respect from other countries. they were a strong force in other battles during the first world war.
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- Opines that the battle of vimy ridge confirmed canada's eligibility to participate on the world stage. the achievements of the canadian army brought canada respect from other nations.
- Explains canada's eligibility to participate on the world stage was demonstrated by the accomplishments at the battle of vimy ridge.
- Analyzes how canada's victory at vimy ridge enabled other nations to see canada as a nation they could depend on, in times of need.
- Explains how canada gained respect from other nations for the deeds it did for france during the battle of vimy ridge.
- Analyzes how france spent 11 years and $1,500,000 on a limestone monument to commemorate the 60 thousand canadians who died serving their country during world war i.
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- Cites the canadian war museum, corp. e.d., and the oxford companion to canadian military history.
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- Opines that the battle of vimy ridge is one of canada's most notable achievements in world war one and every proud canadian should know of this amazing victory.
- Describes how france and the rest of the allies decided on an offensive against germany using britain as a distraction in the north. canada fighting as part of britain was ordered to attack the german stronghold on vimy ridge.
- Explains that the battle for vimy ridge took a lot of preparation and planning if the canadians and the allies were going to win.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that the battle of vimy ridge is considered a defining moment in canadian history because of the achievement of winning the treaty of versailles.
- Opines that vimy ridge is a defining moment in canada's history, as it earned canadians the signature on the treaty of versailles and their identity was born.
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- Opines that the battle of mons should be remembered as one of canada's greatest victories, not a minor battle at the end of world war 1.
- Opines that the battle of mons changed the history of canada by liberating them and changing them in the eyes of the public.
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