HISC46H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: David Lloyd George, 1921 Imperial Conference, Cinema Of Canada
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Chapter two: a nation that is not a nation, 1914-1921. In the summer of 1914, the archduke francis ferdinand, heir to emperor francis joseph. I of austria, was murdered by serbian nationalists in sarajevo. After making demands of serbia that were sure to be rejected, they declared war on july. 28, 1914: the situation rapidly escalated out of control as russia mobilized armies against. Austria-hungary, and germany declared war on russia and france: as the british was under no obligation to defend belgium, ordered the germans to withdraw but when the germans did not, the british declared war on. The governor general of canada received a telegram from london at 8:55 pm on august. 4, 1914 announcing the outbreak of hostilities with germany: when one part of the british empire was at war, all were. The conflict at this point was not yet a world war as the united states (more notably) remained neutral.
