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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
On June 28th 1914, Archduke and his wife came from Austria-Hungary to visit Sarajevo, Bosnia. While on their visit, a Serbian terrorist group wanted Bosnia and Serbia’s independence from Austria-Hungary so they shot and killed Archduke and his wife and used the assassination as an excuse to invade Serbia. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand started the spark of World War 1. -
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World War 1
On June 28th 1914, World War 1 started by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. World War 1 was between the Triple Entente (Britain, France, Russia) and the Triple Alliance (Italy, Germany, Austria-Hungary). On November 11th 1918, World War 1 ended as the Armistice was signed (agreement to stop fighting). -
U-boats
U-boats were submarines used by Germans to attack warships and cut off supply boats. On September 5th 1914, the Pathfinder was the first ship to be sunken by U-boats. -
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Battle of Ypres
On April 22nd 1915, the battle of Ypres started in the east of Russia between Germany and Russia. Germany started the battle as they wanted to test their new weapons, chlorine gas. On May 25th 1915, the battle of Ypres was over. -
Nellie McClung
Nellie McClung was a woman who fought for voting rights for women. She played the leading role in campaign to defeat the Manitoba premier Rodmon Roblin. In 1916, Nellie McClung won her debate. -
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Battle of Somme
On July 1st 1916, the battle of Somme started in Verdun between the British, France and Germany. It all started when the British troops were expecting an easy walk onto the German lines but instead they were met by terrible fire from rifles and artillery. The battle ended on November 18th 1916 with each side suffering. -
Lusitania
In 1917, America declared war against Germany as Germany torpedoed a U-boat on the British passenger liner Lusitania. The Germans ended up killing many women, children and Americans. Germany torpedoed a U-boat on the Lusitania because they thought the ship contained explosives when it only carried a small amount of rifle ammunition. -
Conscription
Conscription is the act of forcing men to join the war. In 1917, Prime Minister Robert Borden turned against his decision of no conscription. -
Treaty of Versailles
On June 28th 1919 (exactly 5 years from when Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated), the Treaty of Versailles was signed by Germany. Germany got blamed for starting the war and had to pay $7 billion in reparations and lost all of its colonies and land with humiliation. -
Chemical Weapons
Many poisonous gases were used for the first time in World War 1. Chlorine gas was one of the most deadliest gases first used by Germans. In 1925, many countries (nearly the entire world) signed the Geneva Protocol to ban the use of poison gases in wars.
