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See the following powerpoints for the full story of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's Assassination by Gavrilo Princip
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War can bring out the worst in us, but sometimes the best. Though the war did not end by Christmas, the Germans and British managed to celebrate Christmas in a surprising way--together. Watch the commercial remembering the Christmas Truce of 1914, where the British and the Germans came out of their trenches to celebrate Christmas as brothers before being ordered back to battle.
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1915 was a wake-up call for many nations. Those who had so enthusiastically shipped off to war soon realized just how brutal and deadly this conflict would become, and the Canadians were no different. Learn about the Canadians first major battle, their terrifying encounter with a new weapon of war, and the moment everything nearly went wrong.
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1916 was the year of major offensives involving all the major Allies (Britain, France, and Russia). It also proved to be the bloodiest year of the war. Learn about the three major offensives, and the cost paid by both sides.
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The war affected not only those on the battlefield, but also those at home. As the Great War became a "Total War" effort, societies directed all their efforts at producing a victorious outcome, through manufacturing, recruitment, propaganda, censorship, and more. As we progress through the war, we will examine the effects of the war on Canadian society.
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1917 was a year of drastic changes. On the battlefield, new tactics were starting to change the way the war was waged. On an international scale, revolution and shifting alliances dropped one major nation out of the war, while another stepped in to take its place.
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Amidst it all, Canadians were further distinguishing themselves at Vimy and Passchendaele, and were swiftly gaining a reputation--among allies and enemies alike--as "shock troops." Canada's sense of independence and identity grew stronger with each new victory.
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Finally, the end of the "War to End All Wars"--The war which broke the world. We learn about Germany's last desperate attempt at victory. The arrival of America's soldiers, and the bloody hundred days before the Armistice.
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The "Great War" was the most destructive in human history, resulting in tens of millions of deaths, many more wounded and displaced, and huge areas of land and settlements destroyed. At the Paris Peace Conference, the victors debated their own futures, as well as that of Germany, Europe, and the world at large. A compromise was reached, and the Treaty of Versailles was finally signed, bringing an end to the conflict. Yet in actuality, the treaty satisfied no one, and the peace it brought about would prove to be temporary.
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