Significant Low-Light Moments Of The 20th Century

In my opinion, the most significant low-light moments of the 20th Century would be the battle of the Somme in WWI, residential schools between the 1920’s and 1930’s and last the tragic battle of Dieppe in WWII. These low- lights show how bad situations turned out back in the 20th century due to the lack of knowledge and information. In the battle of Somme it shows this, because of the lack detail put into the tactic used for Somme, not knowing enough information about the area they were going to invade and not knowing when to surrender until it was too late. Residential schools are a prime example of this thesis since the topic was something that was overlooked due to strong amounts of racism in the 20th Century. Instead of seeing Aboriginals
The battle of Dieppe shows these traits when they agree with the soviet union without having a complete plan, the allies did not have an element of surprise and until this day, is considered the greatest sacrifice of Canadian lives. The first most significant low-light of the 20th Century is the battle of the Somme. The Battle of the Somme started on July 1st of 1916 and ended in November 1916, this battle showed how little effort of knowledge and information was given out of all the battles in the war. Two weeks prior to the battle General Douglas Haig british the commander of the somme troops had planned to bombard the 45-kilometer front of the German line but when the plan initiated, it did not go as planned. When Commander Haig gave his troops orders to infiltrate German ground he does not give specific tactics like General Currie and Byng did in the battle of Vimy Ridge. Leaving his people blindly on enemy lines as vulnerable targets with no way to protect themselves. (Hoogeveen, Murdoch 182). The Allies near these German lines were not very familiar with the land and did not try their best to get to know