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Assassination of Franz Ferdinard
This is important because this event started the war. This event eventually made Canada join the war later on -
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Canada in World War One
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Austria-Hungary blames Serbia
This is important because this event will start alligning the allies. -
Russia, Britain,France and Germany prepare for war
With Britain's involvement, Canada will soon join. -
The contributions of women and children on the Homefront
The men are at war so for the first time women are taking over the men's jobs. Children helped to grow food for the soldiers. They were called Soldiers of the soil. -
Britain declares war on Germany
Canada supported Britain with 25,000 troops -
The battle of Ypres, Belgium
The first battle to use poison gas and more than 100,000 Canadians volunteered to help as soldiers and nurses. This number included Aboriginal Canadians. We lost 2000 Canadians at Ypres. -
The Battle of the Somme, France
The bloodiest battle of WWI. 24,000 Canadians died at the Somme -
The Conscription Crisis
Canadians do not want to volunteer for war because they understnad the reality of the war. The government then imposed conscription. All men age 18 and over had to go to war, This upset French Canadians because they had no ties with Britain, Henri Bourassa, a French nationlist was the big supporter of French Canadians to not go to war. -
The Battle of Vimy Ridge, France
Canada won this battle despite its 10,000 casualties -
The Battle of Passchendaele, Belgium
The muddiest battle of WWi. Canadians suffered a loss of 16,000 casualties. -
The Treaty of Versailles is signed
This document was signed by the key players in WWi to end the war.
