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The murder of Franz Ferdinand was the spark of WW1 as the murder got Austria very mad. This left the outraging country of Austria to declare war on Serbia with the help of Germany. If the murder of Archduke did not happen, many lives could have been saved and WW1 would not have took place.
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The Battle of Ypres took place from April 22 till May 25, 1915 and lasted roughly about a month. From going back and forth for a whole month, neither side was able to take over Ypres. There were 59,000 Britain casualties during this war in which 6500 of the casualties were Canadian. Around 2000 Canadians were killed and 4000 Canadians were wounded or injured.
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The military service act was an act passed by PM Robert Borden’s government in the month of January in 1916. This act was a controversial law allowing conscription of Canadian men for service in the final years of the first world war. This act composed conscription which meant single men from the age of 18 to 45 were liable to be called up for military services unless they were widowed with children or ministers of religion.
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The battle of Somme started in July first and lasted about 5 months till November 18. This battle took place at River Somme in France, and on July 1 The Newfoundland regiment fought a deadly battle at Beaumont Hamel. Six hundred fifty thousand allied soldiers had died and twenty four thousand Canadian soldiers were wounded or dead at the Somme. Some people say that the battle of Somme can be seen as a German victory but at the same time the British army gained valuable experience.
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In the history of Canadian military The No.2 Construction Battalion was the first and only all black battalion. This battalion was formed in Nova Scotia on July fifth, 1916. This battalion has been doing jobs such as defusing landmines (allowing troops to move forward), building roads, digging and building trenches, removing the wounded from the battlefield, and building railway tracks and bridges.
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The battle of Vimy ridge took place on April 9, 1917 at Vimy ridge. Vimy ridge was a location which was not taken over for a period of two years by either Britain or French troops. This was one the greatest battles that took place in Canadian military history. The technique used by our troops was called creeping barrage, as this battle was a huge success. During this battle Canada had over ten thousand casualties and after this battle Canada had built an identity of their own.
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Billy Bishop was a Canadian Flying ace of the first world war who played a really important role in WW1. He was the top British and Canadian ace of the war as he had 72 victories in his career. The reason the date beside his name is the date of the battle of Vimy ridge is because one of his victories took place during that battle. He had played a very important role in this battle as he single handedly shot down 12 planes during the battle of Vimy ridge.
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The battle of Passchendaele took place in Passendale, Zonnebeke, Belgium on July 31 in 1917. The battle of Passendale did not help the allied effort in any way but instead was known for the senseless slaughter of WW1. There were 16000 casualties in this battle (4000 killed and 12000 wounded).The battle came to an end on November 16 and the British and Canadian troops had gotten a hard won victory.
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The Halifax explosion was a very tragic event that took place on December 6, in 1917. Halifax was a city which was a vital shipping port for Canada and many ships came. On December 6th a ship loaded with explosives called Mont blanc and a ship called IMO collided. The ships colliding caused a very big explosion and did lots of damage and took many lives. This explosion caused 2000 deaths and 9000 injuries, some of the bodies went missing and it was hard to identify family members.
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On November 11, 1918 the armistice was signed and the war had officially ended as Germany formally surrendered and all nations had agreed to stop fighting while the terms of peace were negotiated. The treaty that ended the war was called the Treaty of Versailles, which was later signed on June 28. 1919. The end of WW1 had ended up with roughly 30 million people being injured, missing, or captured and sixty one thousand Canadians were killed and one hundred seventy two thousand were injured.
