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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Wife
While visiting Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by Serbian nationalists. This event was what sparked WWI -
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WWI
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Canada Joins The War
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Airplanes used throughout WWI
- Only used for gaining info at first
- Planes quickly advanced technology and became very useful
- Fokker armed German planes with machine guns, which gave them the advantage
- Signifigant because the technology developed during war helped to further advance aircrafts in the future
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Telephones used throughout WWI
- Telephones required wires at first, which were easy for the other side to cut
- Could be used for commanders to give orders
- Could be used to get in contact with anyone
- Signifigant to the development for the technology in the future
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Second Battle of Ypres
Ypres, Belgium
-fought in trenches
- Chemical warfare intorduced - Chlorine gas
- Over 6000 Canadians were killed, wounded, or captured
-Canadians proved themselves in war -
John McCrae
- Previously a soldier
- Surgeon in The Second Battle of Ypres
- Wrote the famous poem, "In Flanders Fields", which was inspired by the death of his friend and student
- Died of pneumonia at age 45
- Signifigant because his poems allowed his views of the war to be shared with others
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Chlorine Gas
- Chlorine gas first introduced
- Burned eyes and lungs
- Both sides quickly supplied soldiers with gas masks
- Not effective due to environmental factors and easy protection
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Battle of Somme
Somme River, France
- Fought in trenches
- Many casualities due to machine guns
- Tanks first introduced
- Canadians were forced to advance their tactics -
Battle of Vimy Ridge
-Gained land, prisoners, and artillery
-Victory for Canadians
- Gave Canadians a reputation for being an elite fighting force -
The Battle of Passchendaele
Ypres, Belgium
- Over 15 000 Canadian casualities
- said to be "the most brutal and horrible experience of the war"
- Canadians displayed courage and determination -
Military Service Act Enforced
- After The Conscription Crisis in 1917, Borden passed the Military Service Act
- Created tension throughout Canada
- Jan 1, conscription was enforced and 400 000 men were sent to war
- Riots broke out all over Canada, especially in Quebec
- Although conscription was unfair, higher numbers gave Canada an advantage in war
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Roy Brown and the Red Baron
The Red Baron, a red plane that destroyed 80 allied aircraft was shot down by Roy Brown on April 21st. Although there is controversy over who really shot down the Red Baron, Roy Brown became a legend. The shooting of the Red Baron boosted Canadian morale and demonstrated the potential of aircrafts. -
The Treaty of Versailles
- A peace agreement between Germany and the Allies
- Germany was required to be held responsible for the war and therfore was not allowed to build a navy or an air force
- Germany also had to pay for any damages the war caused in other countries
- Germany's bitterness later contributed to WWII
