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This picture is a picture of Franz Ferdinand, the man who was shot down by Gavrilo Princip, and the reason the war happened.
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The flag of Austria-Hungary at the time, the first nation of WWI to go to war.
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This is a picture of Robert Borden, the Prime Minister of Canada at the time and the man who leads us into the war.
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An artist's rendition of the second battle of Ypres. As you can see, it was a brutal battle.
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An artist's rendition of what the sinking of the Lusitania looked like.
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The Somme River Valley today, after the brutal Battle of the Somme River Valley
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A propaganda poster encouraging American enlistment in World War One because they had just entered the war.
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An artist rendition of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, one the greatest moments in Canadiand history.
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A photograph from the Battle of Passchendaele, note all of the mud on the land, a good sign of how brutal the terrain was.
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The aftermath of the Halifax Explosion and two women presumably mourning the dead.
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The treaty of Brest-Litovsk indicating that Russia has formally stopped their war effort.
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An infographic showing the provinces which are for and against Conscription. Note how Quebec is the only province that opposes it.
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The cover of a newspaper with a headline telling us that the Armstice has been signed and that Germany surrendered.
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A photograph of the Treaty of Versailles, the treaty that formalizes peace.
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