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Assisination of Franz Ferdinand
archduke Franze Ferdinand was Assisnated along with his wife by a man named Gavrilo Princep, which sparked the start of world war 1. many battles are to come after this event and soon the one of the greatest wars in history will begin -
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World War 1
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Women at War
What: Women contribute to the war
When: 1914- 1918
Where: Canada, britan
How they fought: navy, nurses, factories
Why this is important: Women have been greatly under estimated before the war. When the war was declared women where a huge help, they where the ones who made ammunition, equipment, and other supplies. They also served as nurses, helping the injured. -
Second Battle of Ypres
What: Second Battle pf Ypres
When: April 22 1915
Where: Ypres, Belgium
How they fought:: Trenches, posion gas
Why is it important: When the french retreated the canadians took their place and showed their strength by stopping german forces from advancing. the canadians showed they could do the job when asked. -
Battle of Somme
What: Battle of Somme
When: july 2 1916
Where: Somme river
How they fought: trenches
Why it is important A five month battle in which 80,000 canadian soldiers faught, 24,000 of which died. Their hard efforts gained 545 km of land. This was also a terrible endurance test for the canadians soldiers, and they proved they could endure. This battle also tought some painfull lessons, and the generals would need to change their strategy -
Battle of Vimy Ridge
What: Battle of Vimy Ridge
When: April 9 1917
Where: northern frrance
How they fought: cold, snowy conditions
Why it is important: canadians fought here together for the first time, they gained control of vimy ridge and showed new hope to their allies through the heavy german defence. They also learned a new tactic called the creeping barage which prevented german machine guns to mow them down -
Conscription
What: Conscription
When: June 1917
Where: canada
why its important: Conscription was important becuase we where losing many troops on the battlefield. Some of our allies also started dropping out their soldiers and the volunteers rates were not as high. When this came into play more than 400,00 canadians were conscripted and were on their way to war. Many people feared conscription, so some went into hiding in hopes they wouldnt be conscripted. -
The Red Baron
What: The death of the red Baron
when: April 21, 1918
Where: Morlancourt Ridge
How they fought: In planes, close to the ground
Why this is important: The death of the famous Red Baron lead to many things. Many pilots feared this german ace as he shot down 80 allied arcrafts. because of his death many canadians were inspired to go back into the air with less fear and more confidence. This also proved that canadian airplanes could make an impotant contribution to the war. -
The Canadian Convoy
What: The canadian convoy system
When: end of 1918
Where: Nova Scotia
How they fought: In battleships
Why this is important: The canadian convoy system played an important role in the war. Without it, supply ships would have never reached its destination and the troops would be depleting resources and soon become weak. German u-boats would have taken down allied supply ships without the help of the convoy system.
