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Archduke Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assassinated on June 28, 1914 in Sarajevo, Bosnia, and Herzegovina.
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On July 28, 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
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On August 2-7, 1914 Germany invaded Luxembourg and Belgium. Germany declared war on France and France, allied with Russia, France and Germany declared war against each other
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Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia on August 6, 1914. This is one of the important key events that occurred in World War 1.
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In 1922, Charles Best and Dr. Frederick Banting announced the discovery of insulin. Insulin would be the cure for diabetes. This was a big event because this helped the people who were sick and needed a cure for diabetes.
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Britain asked Canada for assistance by sending Canadian troops to fight. Prime Minister Mackenzie King refused, saying the Parliament could decide on sending troops
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On March 1923, Canada and the United States negotiated about fishing rights in the Pacific Ocean. Canada decided to sign the treaty with Britain, but King insisted that Canada negotiates this treaty on their own.
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Canada had a huge economic issue after a stock market crash left Canadians unemployed, hungry, and homeless. Unemployment rates had reached sixty percent in the at this time
