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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the Austrian-Hungarian throne. On June 28th, 1914, Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a member of the Black Hand gang named Gavrilo Princip. -
The Declaration of War
The Austrian-Hungarian government had found out that the Black Hand gang were a Serbian terrorist group. On July 28th, 1914, Austria-Hungary had declared war against Serbia for the assassination of the Archduke. -
Britain/Canada enter the War
As German troops had entered Belgium to get to France, Britain had declared war against Germany for entering Belgium soil. When Britain declared war, Canada had no choice but to join in and instantly got involved as they were under British dominion. -
Battle of the Second Ypres
The Battle of Ypres was Canada's first major battle in the war. It was also the introduction of chlorine gas used by the Germans. 6,000 Canadian soldiers had either died or been wounded but the Germans were unable to push through making it a Canadian victory. -
Battle of Vimy Ridge
In early 1917, French and British had tried to capture a German stronghold but failed so the allies had to come up with a new tactic. They came up with something called the creeping barrage. They put the tactic to use with 20,000 Canadian troops and had won the next day. The Canadian's had managed to hold Vimy Ridge resulting in their victory. -
Battle of Passchendaele
Commander Douglas Haig had decided to finally break through the German lines at Ypres, Belgium. During the summer of 1917, British, Australian, and New Zealand troops had tried tried to engage and take German positions but had failed leading to 100,000 casualties. On October 26th, allies had been being bombarded by Germany so the Canadians had flanked and attacked from behind. On November 10th, Canadian's had captured the ridge resulting in a victory with 570,000 deaths from both sides. -
Influenza/Spanish Flu Outbreak
The Spanish/Influenza flu was carried over by soldiers in World War 1 overseas. 50,000 Canadians had died during this epidemic. In result of this, the Federal Department of Health was created in 1919. They had taken control of the virus and was much organized. They were in manage of national border control and quaratines. -
Women Ability to Vote
On May 24th, 1918, women were granted full rights for the ability to vote in the Canadian federal elections. -
End of the War
On November 11th, 1918, the war had officially came to a halt. -
Treaty of Versailles
On the first of January, 1920, the Treaty of Versailles had came to effect. Germany had to sign the treaty restricting them from having an army over 100,000 men, they lose all colonies, and had to pay $33 billion by 1988 in war reparations. Germany had to accept all responsibility for the war. -
Discovery of Insulin
During 1922, a medical student Charles Best and Dr. Fredrick Banting from University of Toronto discovered Insulin. Insulin was used to cure and prevent diabetes and controlling normal metabolism. Both the doctor and student had received the Noble Prize for one of the most important founding. This was a big discovery for medical history and success from two Canadians. Millions around the world with diabetes had been treated with Insulin. -
The Great Depression
The August of 1929 was the start of The Great Depression. The Great Depression was a worldwide economic issue which lasted for 4 years. -
Edwards V Canada (The Persons Case)
The Persons Case was a legal case that decided in 1929 that women were able to be in the Senate of Canada. Those Famous Five were Irene Parlby, Louise McKinney, Nellie McClung, Henrietta Muir Edwards, and Emily Murphy.
