June 28th, 1914
On June 28th, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand was travelling in Sarejevo, Bosnia to observe the imperial armed forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina. While touring the city a Serbian extremist named Gravrilo Princip killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. The killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand set off a chain of events that would lead to the beginning of World War 1
July 28th, 1914
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia because Ferdinand was killed by a Serbian man
August 1st, 1914
Germany declares war on Russia because they are allied with Serbia
August 3rd, 1914
Germany declares war on France
August 4th, 1914
Britain declares war on Germany
April 22nd, 1915 – Second Battle of Ypres
The second battle of Ypres was Canada’s first major campaign. It involved the First Canadian Division which contained an estimated 17,873 Canadian soldiers. In 1915 the Germans were stepping up their offensive on Russia in the east but they wanted to mobilize more troops on the western front. The Germans wanted to draw British forces away from the eastern front so that there would be less resistance if they mounted an assault. The …show more content…
decides to declare war on Germany and enter World War 1 two days after an 82 for, 6 against vote in the senate. At the beginning of the war U.S. President Woodrow Wilson declared the U.S.’s neutrality in the war, but after German U-boats kept attacking American ships the U.S. joined the war. The first wave of American soldiers consisted of one hundred thousand soldiers and by the end of the war over two million American soldiers had fought on the western front. Not only did the Americans provide extra soldiers to the front lines, they also provided economic benefits for the Allies. The Allies were spending about 75 million dollars on American supplies and weaponry every week and the American entry meant that they did not have to pay for their resources anymore. This saved the Allies from
On June 28th, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand was travelling in Sarejevo, Bosnia to observe the imperial armed forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina. While touring the city a Serbian extremist named Gravrilo Princip killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. The killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand set off a chain of events that would lead to the beginning of World War 1
July 28th, 1914
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia because Ferdinand was killed by a Serbian man
August 1st, 1914
Germany declares war on Russia because they are allied with Serbia
August 3rd, 1914
Germany declares war on France
August 4th, 1914
Britain declares war on Germany
April 22nd, 1915 – Second Battle of Ypres
The second battle of Ypres was Canada’s first major campaign. It involved the First Canadian Division which contained an estimated 17,873 Canadian soldiers. In 1915 the Germans were stepping up their offensive on Russia in the east but they wanted to mobilize more troops on the western front. The Germans wanted to draw British forces away from the eastern front so that there would be less resistance if they mounted an assault. The …show more content…
decides to declare war on Germany and enter World War 1 two days after an 82 for, 6 against vote in the senate. At the beginning of the war U.S. President Woodrow Wilson declared the U.S.’s neutrality in the war, but after German U-boats kept attacking American ships the U.S. joined the war. The first wave of American soldiers consisted of one hundred thousand soldiers and by the end of the war over two million American soldiers had fought on the western front. Not only did the Americans provide extra soldiers to the front lines, they also provided economic benefits for the Allies. The Allies were spending about 75 million dollars on American supplies and weaponry every week and the American entry meant that they did not have to pay for their resources anymore. This saved the Allies from