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Assassination of the Archduke
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Archduke and Archduchess visit Sarajevo
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Gavrilo princip is arrested
The discontented Bosnian-Serb student was just nineteen when he fatally shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo and set the continent on course towards a world war, end of three powerful empires and inevitably towards the horrors the Nazis unleashed.
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Serbia agrees to two of the three terms of the ultimatum
determined in the aftermath of Franz Ferdinand’s assassination to pursue a hard-line policy towards Serbia. Source:Sideplayer.com -
Austria Hungary sends ultimatium to serbia
Baron Giesl von Gieslingen, ambassador of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to Serbia, delivers an ultimatum to the Serbian foreign ministry. Source: www.history.com -
Austria Hungary declares war on serbia
On July 28, 1914, one month to the day after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo. Source: www.history.com -
Russia mobilizes To defend Serbia
Reacting to the Austrian attack on Serbia, Russia begins full mobilization of its troops. Germany demands that it stop.
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Germany orders France and Russia to stop Mobilizing
Reacting to the Austrian attack on Serbia, Russia begins full mobilization of its troops. Germany demands that it stop.
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France Mobilizes to support a russian ally
Germany declares war on Russia. France and Belgium begin full mobilization.
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Germany declares war on Russia
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Germany declares war on france
Germany declares war on France, moving ahead with a long-held strategy, conceived by the former chief of staff of the German army, Alfred von Schlieffen. Source: www.history.com -
Germany Invades Belgium
Germany Invades Belgium in the leadup to World War 1.
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Canada Is automatically at war with the Triple Alliance
After weeks of crisis in Europe and a German invasion of neutral Belgium, Great Britain declares war on Germany. Canada is automatically committed, and sends out a call for volunteers
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Britain Declares war on Germany
It was a decision that is seen as the start of World War One. Britain, led by Prime Minister Herbert Asquith, had given Germany an ultimatum to get out of Belgium by midnight of August 3rd
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Germany begins the Schlieffen Plan and attacks France through neutral Belgium
German official historians of the Reichsarchiv and other writers described the plan as a blueprint for victory. Source :www.wikipedia.com -
Second battle of ypres
The main goal of this battle was that canadian troops needed to push germany out of Belgium and away frm France, Poison gas is introduced in battle. Source: Googleclassroomww1 majorbattleschart.com -
Battle of the Somme
The main objective of this fight was going over the top and attacking much men as possible. Also new weapons were introduced like the tanks. The battle ended up being a success due to Canadians gaining 11 km of the German's land. Source: www.googledocs.com -
Battle of Vimy Ridge
Canada becomes own country and seperate from Great Britain.
Soldiers didn't go over the top because they realized they wouldn't kill Germans that way. the Canadian soldiers saw consequences and those were that they would be killed if Germans were not killed. In the end they succeeded due to the Canadian troops speeding from trenches and it overwhelmed the Germans. Source: www.googledocs.com -
Battle of Passchendale
The British soldiers goal was to take out germany's uboats and submarines. General arthur currie came and predicted for the fight that 15,000 soldiers would lose their lives. at the middle portion of the fight, he was right by predicting 15,000 soldier deaths that happened on the actual day of the fight. This is the most bloodiest and senseless fights in the First World War. Source: www.docsgoogle.com. -
Beginning of Concrispiction crisis in Canada
This crisis came while more soldiers continued to volunteer in the First World war . They had their lives taken. Lots of labour unionists, Farmers, and French Canadians said no when asked about agreeing with Conscription. Women were affected due to not being a person underneath Canadian law. They were not allowed to be workers. Source: www.docs.google.com. -
Armistice
The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was the armistice that ended fighting on land, sea and air in World War I between the Allies and their opponent, Germany. Source: www.wikipedia.com -
Signing of the Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles (French: Traité de Versailles) was the most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. Source: www.wikipedia.org.
