History 2201E Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Chain Reaction, Ross Rifle, Ukrainian Canadians
28 Jun 2012
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Lecture 13 part 4 canada and wwi: tense political situation, russia, france, britain vs. germany, austria-hungary, italy, turkey, causes. Many different groups living in a small area under. Didn"t want to be ruled by germans any more. Ethnic groups within europe want to maintain their own government, language, religion, politics, etc. and be separate from the austrian empire. European powers trying to get a slice of africa: europe a powder keg, waiting for a spark. Assassination of franz ferdinand, archduke of austro- Hungarian empire by gavrilo princip (serbia) was the spark needed. Chain reaction: austria goes against serbia, russia mobilizes against austria. Britain, france and canada move against germany and. Austria: one of the biggest catastrophes of the modern world, critical development in canadian history. Left a permanent mark on political and economic development: with the burdens of the war comes rewards for canada. Relationship between canada and the empire changes: canada becomes stronger.
