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Austrian heir-apparent Franz Ferdinand was assassinated on June 28, 1914, by a Serbian named Gavrilo Princip, who was part of a terrorist group called the Black Hand. They killed Ferdinand since they thought he was a threat to Serbian independence. In the wake of Ferdinand's death, the Austrians blamed the Serbians. This incident eventually ignited World War One, which Canada later joined. -
On August 4th, 1914, Britain declared war on Germany. Prime Minster Herbert Asquith led Britain and demanded Germany to get out of Belgium by midnight of August 3rd. When Germany did not do so Britain declared war. Canada is a colony of Britain and was forced to also join the war. Many Canadians lost their lives fighting for our country. This makes it more of a decline than a progress. -
On April 22- April 25, 1915, the second battle of Ypres was fought in Belgium, on the Ypres salient along the Western Front. The Germans used chlorine gas in the battle as a weapon, and 6,000 Canadian soldiers were killed. Despite the losses, our soldiers kept fighting and defended their country. The Canadians defeated the Germans proving that they never give up.