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It started in 1914 when Europe's sixs major countries had split up into two alliances. Britain, France and Russia had formed the Triple Entente. Germany, Austria, Hungary and Italy had joined the Triple Alliance. Despite the tension with Austria and Hungary they still formed the Triple Alliance together.
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ArchDuke Franz Ferdinandi of Austria and his wife Sophie were shot dead on june 28, 1914. Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by Bosnian serbia. They were killed when visiting Sarajevo. Franz Ferdinand went to go visit Sarajevo because he needed to go inspect the imperial armed forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina. After the death of Franz Ferdinandi it would lead up to a chain of events that would make an outbreak that led to WW1.
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The second battle of ypres started april 22-may 25, 1915. The countries that were involved were the United Kingdom, France, Belgium and German empire. It took place in Belgium. The second Battle of ypres was happening during WW1. The introduction of poison gas was invented during the second battle of ypres. After Germany had gas attacks at ypres the French and the British had begun developing their own chemical gas mask and weapons.
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They first arrived September 13, 1915.
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On January 28, 1916, Manitoba became the first province in Canada to vote. Women were Judged by their beauty. Their role was basically a homeworker.
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The battle of Somme started July 1, 1916, and ended November 18, 1916. Battle of the Somme started by an attempt to cut the barbed wire in front of the German lines and destroy trenches. The location of where it happened was River Somme. The countries that were involved in the battle of the Somme were the British empire and the French and they were against Germany.
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The Germans had invented the long range flying bomb called the V-1 and also a rocket bomb called the V-2. The allies invented a bouncing bomb that would bounce across the water and explode once it hit the dam. Technology had changed the war by radio waves to detect enemy aircraft
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The conscription crisis was in 1917. During the first WW1 the issue of military service touched the soul of French Canada. Conscription was good for Canada because it helped in WW1. Voluntary enlistment Canadians dropped drastically as jobs became plentiful at home.
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It happened in 1917. A Khaki election is any national election which is heavily influenced by wartime. It was called the Khaki election because of the colour of the army's uniforms.
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The Russian revolution started March 8, 1917 and ended June 16 , 1923. The cause of the revolution was widespread inflation and food shortages. During the revolution the Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin had seized power and had destroyed the tradition of czarist rule.
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The battle of Vimy Ridge started on April 9, 1917. The battle took place in France. The countries that were involved were France, Canada and Germany. The Canadians had won the battle but they also had down side because they lost 3,000 Canadian lives.
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Income tax was introduced July 25, 1917. The government needed revenue to finance war. In 1917 it was a temporary measure to help finance the war.
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It started on July 31, 1917 and ended November 10 1917. The battle took place in Belgium. The countries that were involved were Belgium ,Germany and the British. The British had won the war after more than three months of bloody combat.
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The Armistice is on November 11. It is a formal agreement of warning parties to stop fighting. It meant that ceasefire that ended hostilities between the Allies and Germany.
