Most Devastating
War Battles
The
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Prepared By: Kalon Jonasson, Ashley Rechik,
April Spring, Trisha Marteinsson, Yasmin
Busuttil, Laura Oddleifsson, Alicia Vernaus
Why did this war take place?
To stop the spread of communism. . The
North Vietnamese wanted to take control of
South Vietnamese because they thought that
the south was under too much influence of
the U.S. and that it should all be ruled under
one government.
Casualties: 57,000 U.S. troops died includ-
ing 46,600 in combat. About 303, 700
Americans were wounded and about 780
were missing. South Vietnam suffered 254,
300 troop deaths, north Vietnam and Viet
Cong troop deaths totaled about 1,027,100.
The war ended quickly after the signing in
Paris when the U.S. and all allied forces agreed
to leave South Vietnam. This caused South
Vietnam to have many military setbacks and by
the end of March, 1975, they had lost about two
thirds of their population to the Communists.
After the war, the communists united North and
South Vietnam into the single nation of Viet-
nam.
Number of Countries involved– 17
Four major countries: Vietnam, Japan,
France, and the U.S.
Tactics/ War fare: Guns, bombing, hand
grenades, and invading
The battle of Passchendaele, or what is also called the third battle of Ypres, was
one of the major battles of World War One.
During the battle, the British launched several massive attacks, supported heavily
by artillery and air craft. A successful attack offered the British Army a chance of inflict-
ing a large amount of casualties on the German Army. However, the British never man-
aged to break through the well entrenched German Lines.
Passchendaele has become synonymous with the misery of grinding attrition war-
fare. The battle was one that was fought in thick and wet mud.
Adolf Hitler was a Gefreiter, which is an equivalent for Private, in the battle of
Passchendaele.
The last surviving veteran of the battle was Private Harry Patch. He was born June
17, 1898 and passed away July 25, 2009.
Length of the battle: 6 Months
Amount of Casualties, wounded, missing or captured: 857,100
Passchendaele
When? The battle of Passchendaele started in June 1917 with a series of
operations. This specific battle ended in November 1917, six
months later. The battle ended because the Canadian Corps took
Passchendaele on November 6, 1917.
Where? Passchendaele was located near Ypres at the
time, which is in Belgium.
Quick Fact This battle was full of violence, mostly
coming from the German Army.
Terrain that the Canadian Corps advanced through
Why? The battle was fought for the control of Passchendaele
during WW1.
Quick Fact The type of warfare in this battle was trench
or grinding attrition.
Quick Fact The tactics they used in this fight were
similar to the now familiar “Fire and
Maneuver”
A total of nine countries were involved in this battle. They
were:
British Empire
United Kingdom
Australia
Canada
India
New Zealand
South Africa
France
And Germany
The bombing of Hiroshima
took place on August 6, 1945.
The U.S wanted to end the
war as soon as they could and
with the least amount of
American casualties.
The Seven Years War The Seven Years War was fought from
1756-1763. France and Great Britain were
in competition to gain more colonies. Aus-
tria and Prussia were also fighting to gain
power in the area of Europe. Battles were
fought all over Europe, North America, Af-
rica, The Philippines and India. The Seven
Years War was the first worldwide war in
history.
Quick Facts
Casualties:
1.4 million
War Fare:
Canon,
Sword,
Musket and
Bayonet
War Tactics:
The first line would shoot then kneel while
reloading so the second line could shoot,
this meant continuous fire.
Quick Facts
Countries involved:
France, Austria, Russia,
Saxony, Sweden, Spain,
Prussia, Great Britain, Hanover
and many native tribes.
Reasons for the war:
Britain and France were in a
competition for more
colonies.
Austria and Prussia
were struggling to be
the most powerful
Country in Europe.
Cold
War .
The origin of the term.
The term cold war was used to refer
the post war tension between United
States and the Soviet Union, interpret-
ing the course and origins of the con-
flict has been a source of heated contro-
versy among historians, political scien-
tists, and journalists
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What was is about ?
The cold war roots has its roots in the
Second World War. When the Allied
powers made an uneasy pact with Rus-
sia to defeat Germany and Italy.The Al-
lied countries were concerned about
joining forces with a Communist na-
tion, and Russia was likewise hesitant
about the agreement. After the Second
World War, Germany was divided into
territories occupied by the Allies and
Russia, and the relationship started to
go sour shortly after that. Numerous at-
tempts were made at reaching a diplo-
matic agreement during the Cold War,
but the Cold War truly began
to end when Eastern Euro-
pean nations rose up against
Communism.
Casualties : Still Being Counted
What is it ?
A state of political hostility between countries using
means short of armed warfare.
Between Who ?
It was primary between the USSAR and
its satellite states .
Quick Fact
There were no guns involved in this war. In fact the
cold war was more of a threat of war happening as
nobody was sure who had nuclear missiles so eve-
ryone was uneasy and tension was very high.
When it Happened ?
(1947– 1953) (1953-1962) (1962-1979) (1979-1985) (1958-1991)
Quick fact
There was no physical war it was
more of a mental, and political
which affected people all over the
world
What were the reasons for this war?
The reasons for this war were because the
southern states wanted to use black people as
slaves, and the northern states didn't think that
this was humane, so they broke out into a civil
war.
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Who was involved?
The war was between two par-
ties in the united states. They were
the United States of America,
(Union)
And the Confederate States of Amer-
ica (Confederacy).
Size of Armies
Union - 2,100,000
Confederacy– 1,064,000
Casualties
Union– 110,000 in action
360,000 total dead
275,000 wounded
Confederacy– 93,000 in action
260,000 total dead
137,000 wounded
Type of Warfare
American Civil war took place between the years of 1861
and 1865. At that time the weaponry and warfare were a lot differ-
ent than today. The type of weapons that were used in this war
were mostly musket style rifles with bayonet's attached on the ends
of the barrels.
It was a trench battle type of warfare that took place over
fields, ridges, and bushes. Anywhere where there was good cover
was a good place to fight from because then you could get cover
when being fired at.
Bibliography
Information
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
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The WWI battle of Vimy Ridge was one of the greatest victories for the allies, it was
also a very proud turning point in Canadian history.
During the winter before the battle at Vimy Ridge the Canadian soldiers studied the
battle field and trained for the upcoming attack . Every soldier was considered an equal,
for everyone of them knew what was to be done during the attack. There was no se-
crecy, which is why the Canadians were victorious. The battle was also the first great
victory for the allies.
The battle started on April 9, 1917 at 5:30 am . The divisions fought for two days
before they gained control over the pimple., the highest and most important hill of the
entire ridge.
The Canadians dug tunnels into
no mans land, so that they
would be able to start their at-
tack close to enemy lines to
avoid casualties.
Vimy Ridge
is located
The memorial at Vimy ridge was constructed by 1936
to honor the memories of our fallen soldiers who fought
on April 9, 1917.
Many battlefields like this one in Vimy France scatted
across Europe . Effects of war
Canadian Casualties– 22,002
The Battle began at 5:30 am on
Easter Monday , April 9, 1917
There where four Canadian divi-
sions and one British division that
fought at the WW1 battle at Vimy.
The French and the British had been
unable to gain control of Vimy ridge
since 1914.
Amount of casualties
Length of battle
Number of countries involved
Type of warfare
Size of armies
Tactics
Reasons for the war
Brutality/ Violence
Our Top 7 and Their Rankings
1. Vietnam - Laura
2. Pachendael - Ashley
3. Hiroshima - Alicia
4. The 7 Years War - April S
5. Cold War - Yasmin
6. Civil War - Kalon
7. Vimy Ridge - Trisha