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Event that sparked the beginning of World War I. A Serbian nationalist believed that killing Archduke Franz Ferdinand would bring Serbia independence and seize back the Salvic people and combine into a great Salvic nation.
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When Britain went to war, all colonies of the British Empire, like Canada and Newfoundland, were automatically at war as well
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Canada passed the War Measures Act to provide the government with new powers to prosecute the war, including censorship, the right to detain and arrest Canadians, and the right to take control over property.
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Chlorine gas was used, about a third (6,000 soldiers) were killed, wounded, or captured, but the Canadians kept the Germans from breaking through.
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Canadians successfully attacked Vimy Ridge. The victory has become a post-war symbol for Canadian independence.
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Government changes election rules therefore some women were able to vote for the first time. However, some other Canadians lost their right to vote in sweeping changes to enfranchisement.
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Horrible weather conditions, resulting in trench feet. 16,000 Canadian soliders were either killed or wounded.
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War ended at 11 a.m. More than nine million service personnel and an estimated 20 million civilians were killed in the war.