Remembrance Day Memories
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- To be an "ace" in World War I you had to shoot down five enemy planes. A pilot's life expectancy was three weeks.
- Who was Canada's greatest flying ace in World War I?
- How many enemy planes was he credited with shooting down?
- Where did Canadians first face a gas attack?
- Why was this significant for Canadians?
- Who was Canada's prime minister in World War I?
- Why were some Canadian women given the federal vote in 1917?
- What happened on November 11, 1918, at 11:00 AM?
- When did Canada declare war in World War II?
- Who said "conscription if necessary but not necessarily conscription?"
- What did this mean?
- What country did Canadians play the almost exclusive role in liberating in World War II, in thanks for which this country sends Canada a yearly gift of one million tulip bulbs? (Hint: Mr. D's parents were born in this country in WWII.)
- What does the word "Holocaust" mean?
- Who was killed in the "Holocaust"? Why were these people targetted?
- Why do many people consider the Holocaust killings more horrifying than other mass exterminations?
- How many Canadians served in the Korean War? Who were the enemies in this war? What system of government did they have?
- In each of these three wars, what did the Canadians think they were fighting? (Not who, but what.)
- What could a Christian learn from these examples?
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