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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Sarajevo, Bosnia- Herzegovina
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austra-Hungary and his wife are assassinated. -
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Start of WWI
Germany invades Belgium en route to France. Great Britain declares war on Germany.
By August 4th, much of Europe was at war. -
Airplanes In WWI
- Airplanes first used for reconnaissance, to gather information from the enemy
- Used throguhout the war, and invention was made to shoot down others by mounting machine guns and shooting between the rotating propeller blades
- Set up many adnvaces for aircraft use after war, including passengers and cargo, search and rescue missions and fighting forest fires.
- Canada benefited greatly because developments made during WWI, helped technological advancements after.
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Second Battle of Ypres
Ypres, Belgium
Canadians moved in to replace French after they were hit by chlorine gas.
Canadians fought valiantly and the German advance stopped. The Canadians proved they could deliver when asked. -
In Flanders Fields
Lt. Col- John McCrae composed well known poem called In Flanders Fields.
John McCrae's poem gave readers and viewers his view of the war, and the poem is read every Remembrance Day.
Became Canada's Official Poem, which clearly shows its significance to Canada's contributions in the war, and the fallen soldiers who fought for the country. -
Suffrage Movement Wins
Canada
Manitoba government becomes first in Canada to give women right to vote in provincial elections
Eventually Saskatchewan, Alberta did in 1916
Ontario and B.C. followed in 1917 A big step for Canada, which eventually led to women getting same federal voting rights as men in 1920 -
Radios in WWI
- Radio communication became important during war, especially on ships.
- Wireless operators could send messages from station to station on a network, and were able to go farther and farther.
- Private businesspeople saw that radios could be used to their advantage greatly, as well as entertainment.
- Montreal has first of what was to become many broadcasting stations across Canada in the years to come.
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Battle of the Somme
Near Somme River, France
80,000 Candians fought
Although there were many casualties, it was an endurance test to show that Canadians could endure
As a result of the casualties, they began to change tactics which could help the Canadians -
Billy Bishop's Contributions
Arras, France
Made first kill of German Albatros, and shot down 46 planes in the next few months Germany
Set out to attack German aerodome
Fired at 2 aerodomes and returned sfely to French territory Contributed greatly to the Royal Canadian Air Force, major asset to Canada to this day -
The Battle of Vimy Ridge
Vimy Ridge, France
French and british faield to capture Vimy, so the assignment was given to the Canadians
First time that Canadians fought together
Canadians held Vimy in 3 days
Gave hope for their allies, and did what no others were able to do -
The Battle of Passchendaele
Ypres, Belgium
Canadians and British launched assult to capture Passchendaele itself on November 6th.
Canadians endured heavy fighting and on November 10th, they cleared out Germans from the ridge.
Canadians proved to succeed in an unbelievable challenge.
9 soldiers were awarded Victoria Cross in recognition of their outstanding effort at Passchendaele -
Conscription
Canada
400,00+ men al across CAnada recieved letters to report for duty in battle
Violent protests became extremely common in Quebec especially
Made a huge impact on Canada's history as French Canadians were especially angered by conscription, leading to their bitterness towards the rest of Canada to this very day -
Hundred Days Battle
More Canadians died in the last 100 days, than in the fours years of battle.
Due to fact thaat they got out of the trenches and faught to push the Germans back, eventually leading to Germany's final defeat.
Turning point for Canada, proving that we were a strong army, and had the tactics to win the war. -
Roy Brown shoots down Red Baron
Germany
Brown was in air with his squadron, and caught Red Baron in a dogfight.
Flew from behind and fired at the German ace, and killed him.
Downing of German's most feared pilot gave Canadians morale boost.
Proved that airplanes could make huge military contribution, as they have to this very day. -
Sovreignty of Canada
Post- WWI Canada
Prime Minister Robert Borden didn't want to attend peace conference as leader of British Colony
- Won right to sign as leader of independent country
Showed other countries Canada was an independent and sovereign, and should be treated as a seperate country
