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Seth Meyers: The Battle of Passchendaele, World War I

Content Provider	PBS LearningMedia
Copyright Year	2019
Description	Talk show host Seth Meyers learns about his great-grandfather, Frederick Whetham, who was born in 1886 in England and immigrated to the United States as a young man. By 1916, he was a husband and father. At this time, World War I was raging in Europe and England was in peril, but America had not yet entered the fight. Frederick decided to join the fight, and headed north to join the Army of Canada, which was still part of the British Empire. World War I remains one of the bloodiest and most costly wars. And Frederick entered into some of the worst fighting of the war, participating in the Third Battle of Ypres, also known as the Battle of Passchendaele. Passchendaele was a small Belgian village. In the summer of 1917, the British and their allies launched an offensive against German forces with the hope of striking a blow on the stalemated Western Front and seeking control of the ridges south and east of the Belgian city of Ypres. The British turned to Canada, seeking their assistance, and 100,000 Canadian Corps troops joined the fight. These soldiers fought in porridge-like mud, and under a downpouring of almost constant rain. The Allied troops did ultimately prevail, claiming victory on November 6, 1917. Nine Victoria Crosses, one of the highest awards for military valour from the British, were awarded to Canadians following the battle. Although this was a victory for the Allies, it came at a high cost: over half a million men were killed, wounded or lost at Passchendaele. This battle was a major blow to the morale of the British forces, and a representation of the brutal fighting on the Western Front. The Battle of Passchendaele lasted from July 31 - November 6, 1917.
Sponsorship	Ancestry Johnson and Johnson-grayscale Ford Foundation Corporation for Public Broadcasting PBS
Language	English
Publisher	PBS Learning Media
Publisher Date	2019-04-30
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	Inkwell Films LLC McGee Media
Subject Keyword	Social Studies World History Crisis and Achievement (1900-1945) World War I Causes and Consequences Scope, Outcome, and Human Cost
Content Type	Video
Educational Role	Teacher Student
Time Required	PT3M51S
Education Level	Class XI Class VII Class VIII Class IX Class XII Class VI Class X
Resource Type	Broadcast
Subject	The First World War

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