True/False. In the First World War, Canadian soldiers earned a reputation as the “shock troops of the British Empire.”
Answer: True
True. The Canadian Corps captured Vimy Ridge in April 1917, securing the Canadians' reputation for valour as the “shock troops of the British Empire.”
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- True (correct answer)
- False
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