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Assassination
Austrian Archduke Franz Ferndinard & his wife Sophia are killed by Serbian Nationalists, "Black Hand" -
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WORLD WAR 1
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Start of the World War
Austria declares war on Serbia, Russia an ally of serbia, Prepares to enter the war -
August 4,1914
Gemrnay army invades neutral Beligium on its way to attack from Great Britian declares war on Germany. As a colony of Britian, Canada is at war -
Declares World War 1
France & Britian declares war on Austria-Hungary -
U.S decides to stay neutral
President of U.S demands he would be disintereted to choose sides for this war. -
preparation
German army invades neutral Belgium on its way to attack France. Great Britain declares war on Germany. As a colony of Britain, Canada is now at war. Prime Minister Robert Borden calls for a supreme national effort to support Britain, and offers assistance. Canadians rush to enlist in the military. -
The first Battle Of Ypres
The German troops occupied Antwerp, Belgium and the Allied troops held Nieuport, near Ypres in the North Sea. Germay fails to reach the english channel. -
France and Britian join together to fight
The first canadian soliders land in france to fight alongside with British troops -
Germans attack
The Second Battle of Ypres. Germans use poison gas and break a hole through the long line of Allied trenches, millions are killed. -
German attack France
The german army attacked the french army, north of the historic city of Verdun.Turned the whole battlefield into muddy and hampering offensive maneuvers. -
Battle of the Somme
Allied forces move forward only six miles, and suffer 600,000 deaths, of which 24,029 are Canadians. 236,000 Germans are killed; they refer to this battle as das Blutbad — the blood bath. In this battle, Canadians become known as a strong force in the war. -
Tanks introduced
Tanks introduced for the first time on the Somme battlefield by the British. -
Battle Of Somme Ended
On this day in 1916, British Commander in Chief Sir Douglas Haig calls a halt to his army's offensive near the Somme River in northwestern France, ending the epic Battle of the Somme after more than four months of bloody conflict. -
Zimmerman Telegram
Germany deleivers a message to Mexico, telling them to join the war. The secret message is called Zimmerman Telegram, Some believed that this never happen, and how it was Britian who set them up. -
Czar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate
Nicholas and his family were held, at the Czarskoye Selo palace then later on in Yekaterinburg palace. -
Russian obligated to the French
The Russians obligated the French to defeat the Germans. Naroch is swiftly defeated by the Germans with 70,000 Russian casualties. -
American Declares "WAR" on Germany
President Wilson appeared before a joint session of Congress and asked for a declaration of war against Germany in order to "make the world safe for democracy." On April 4, Congress granted Wilson's request. America thus joined the carnage that had been ravaging Europe since 1914. Germany's renewal of unrestricted submarine warfare and the revelation of a proposed German plot to ally with Mexico against the US prompted Wilson's action. -
Battle of Passchendaele
The battle of Passchendaele also knows as the third battle of Ypres begins. It waa fought by the British and also their allies who were currently against the germans. -
Nicholas Family gunned down
A death sentence to the royal family, also including Nicholas, his spouse and also his kids. They were all killed including their servants. -
Remembrance day
Germany signs an armistice agreement. When peace finally came, there was an underlying sadness to the celebrations. In the end, Belgium had been freed but at the cost of wiping out an entire generation of young men. -
Treaty Of Versailles
Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
