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Canada And the Great War

Canada And the Great War. Miss Pakkar Student Teacher BA . Assassination of Franz Ferdinand. Who: Heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. What: Assassinated by Gavrilo Princip , member of the Black Hand Society Where: Sarajevo, Bosnia When: June 28 th , 1914

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Canada And the Great War

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  1. Canada And the Great War Miss Pakkar Student Teacher BA

  2. Assassination of Franz Ferdinand • Who: Heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. • What: Assassinated by GavriloPrincip, member of the Black Hand Society • Where: Sarajevo, Bosnia • When: June 28th, 1914 • Why: The Black Hand Society was a pro-Independence society and wanted independence from the Austrio-Hungarian empire. Image: artsytime.com

  3. Europe Before the War Before WWI, certain European nations had signed treaties of alliance with each other. resourcesforhistoryteachers.wikispaces.com

  4. Pre-War Alliances • After the assassination of the Archduke, Austri0-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Germany invaded Belgium in support of her ally, Austrio-Hungary. • Russo-Serbian alliance • Russo-French alliance • English-Belgian alliance • Austrio-Hungary- German alliance • German-Italian alliance

  5. Immediate Reactions • The war was received enthusiastically by Canadians. Marching in streets. • High enlistment, many turned away: Canadian Expeditionary Force • P.M. Robert Borden & Minister of Defence Sam Hughes and the War Measures Act • The war will be “over by Christmas” attitude Source: canadahistory.com

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