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WWI begins when Austrian-Hungarian Europe declared war on Serbia in response to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
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Canada enters the war in response to Britain's declaration of war to Germany ; becasause Canada was a colony of Britain at the time, Canada also declared war on germany.
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Canada's first volunteers begin to arrive at Canadian Expeditionary Forces at Valcartier, Quebec. See : https://pastebin.com/5gRxqUSQ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Expeditionary_Force
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In 3 weeks, 32,000 volunteer soldiers had arrived for training at Valcartier, Quebec
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Canadian soldiers train on Salisbury Plain, England winter 1914
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Canadian forces introduced to German poison gas at St. Julien in the Ypres salient
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During the introduction of poison gas to Canadian soldiers, Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae wrote this poem in response to the horrors of the poison gas and the many lives that were taken.
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Canadian soldiers participated in The Battle of Passchendaele resulting in a victory but with two soldiers dead per 12 square cm of land gained.
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World War I ends which led to the signing of the armistice on November 18 to end the war.
