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Development of alliance
By 1914, Britain, France, Russia, Germany, Austria and Hungary were the six major powers. They split into two alliances that would form the warring sides in WW1. Austria-Hungary, Italy and Germany, joined in the Triple Alliance, while Russia, France and Britain formed the Triple Entente. These alliances played an important role in hastening Europe's rush to conflict. -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
In June 1914 Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by Princip. Who was a member of a Serbain nationalist terrorist group started fighting with Austria-Hungary. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand had an immediate impact on the world because his assassination was the event that sparked World War I. At the time Austria-Hungary was ruled by Bosnia. Serbia wanted to take over Bosnia so Austria-Hungary declared for the war. -
First Canadian division arrived
The first Canadian troops arrived in France in December 1914. -
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WW1
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Second Battle of Ypres
The Second Battle of Ypres was one of the three most costly battles in World War One in western Flanders. In this battle the German's marked their first use of poison gas as a weapon in history. The gas attack reached the allies line and made a wide hole, the Germans failed to use it as an advantage. It was also the first time a Canadain division fought in the great war and also defeated a european power. -
The Battle of the Somme
The battle of the Somme was one of the three most costly battles and most bitter in WW1 in Western Front. In July to November 1916, the battle began as an Allied offensive against German forces. The first day alone the British forces suffered over 57,000 casualties including more than 19,000 soldiers killed. On western front it was a trench warfare where both sides constructed trenches, underground, and dug out systems opposing each other along a front protected from assault by wire. -
Manitoba women get to vote
On 28 January 1916, Manitoba became the first province in Canada to have women have the right vote. Having the right to vote women could stand for office in some library, municipal council, and school board elections. Though the right to vote didn't fall for Asian Canadian and Aboriginal women until 1948 and 1960. -
Russian Revolution
the Russian revolution begun on march 8, 1917 and ended on June 16, 1923.The cause of the Russian revolution was widespread inflation and food space. During the revolution the Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin had seized power and destroyed the tradition of czarist rule. -
The Khaki Election
The Khaki Election was a campaign called after the colour of the soldiers' uniforms, it was the ugliest in Canadians history. This election mirrored the war overseas. The conservatives proposed the Military Service Act (MSA); this was the act to draft men overseas for service. The Wartime Elections Act (WTA) gave women the right to vote in the federal election but you had to be relatives of the Canadian troops overseas. -
The Battle of Vimy Ridge
The battle of Vimy ridge took place on the 9th of April to the 12th in 1917. The battle took place on the Western Front, in northern France. It is one of Canada's most celebrated military victory. The four divisions of the Canadian corps, fought together for the first time to attack the ridge and captured it from the german army.The battle of Vimy is significant in Canada being recognized as a force, is because it prevailed where 2 of the most powerful nations of the time couldn't. -
Income tax intro
In 1917, as a temporary measure to help finance the war, the federal government introduced the Income Tax War Act, covering both personal and corporate income. The income tax was introduced because other forms of taxation were becoming unfeasible. -
The Conscription Crisis
The Conscription crisis was a military and political crisis in Canada in 1917. Men were conscripted to either if they should fight in the war, it created a large disagreement and also brought issues with French Canadians and English Canadians. The French Canadians were against the conscription; they felt that they shouldn’t be forced to fight for Britain or France. They felt that there loyalty was only for there country -
Battle of Passchendaele
Battle of Passchendaele also known as the Third Battle of Ypres in WW1. it was described as a muddy, madness and senseless slaughter of the Western Front. It was the third and longest battle to take place at Belgian city of Ypres. The Canadian Corps joined the battle on 26 October, and on 6 November the Canadians captured the ridge. -
Armistice
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, as we know it as Remembrance day. The western Front line in France went silent. It wasn't a surrender it was an Armistice, an agreement both sides agree to stop fighting in the war. For both sides, it was the fastest way to end the misery and carnage. -
tech in ww2
World War 2 was way more advanced than world war one. With military weaponry never seen before such as utilizing jet aircrafts and ballistic missiles, u boats, tanks vehicles and many more. As we are all familiar with the atomic bomb it was used in WW2 that put a pause in mankind with what it accomplished in Hiroshima. The first computer was developed and it was used to break enigma codes that were used by the German
