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Gavrilo Princip assasinates Archduke Franz Ferdinand
-Gavrilo Princip assasinates the heir to the throne in Austria-Hungary and his wife in Bosnia-Herzegovina
-Assassination was believe to be the reason the great war started, it would have probably happened anyways but not as soon
-Austria-Hungary uses assasination as an excuse to invade Serbia
-Russia backed up Serbia, Germany backed up Austria-Hungary, Britain and France also backed up Russia -
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World War 1
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Canada joins the war
This is the date when Canada officially joins the war -
Trench Warfare
-Canadian soldiers started to arrive in france
-They all had to start digging trenches, for the new trench warefare
-Old style fighting wasn't getting them anywhere, resulting in stalemates so they started trench warfare
-Trenches built from the North Sea to the Swiss Alps -
Second Battle of Ypres
-Big win for Canada
-Proved that we are a force to be reckoned with
-Fought with gas and in trenches
-Happened in Ypres, Belgium
-Cost around 6000 Canadian lives -
Tanks
-They were introduced into the war around this time
-Tanks were designed to cross trenches which is a huge advantage, or it should be
-Tanks would get stuck in mud or break down right in the middle of noman's land, which isn't much of an advantage -
Battle of Somme
-Showed Canadians can endure and have will
-around 1 million lives lost and we still stuck through
-different tactics
-Happened in Somme River, France
-Commanders began to change tactics -
Battle of Vimy Ridge
-Happened in Vimy, Northern France
-Machine guns were used
-French and British troops failed but Canadian troops didn't
-Gives Canada some pride
-Hope for the Allies
-Turning point in Canadian history -
Conscription became a reality
-In June 1917 they were thinking about Conscription
-it didn't come into place until 6 months later which was near the end of the war
-Running low on soldiers so the government was desperate -
The war ends
The war ends but Canadian troops must stay in Europe for another year
