1 HUNDRED YEARS AGO
TODAY
WORLD WAR ONE STARTED
ON JUNE 28 1914
Although a resurgence of imperialism
was an underlying cause, the immediate trigger for war was the 28 June 1914
assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the throne of
Austria-Hungary, by Yugoslav nationalist Gavrilo Princip in
Sarajevo now the Capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This
set off a diplomatic crisis when Austria-Hungary delivered an ultimatum to the
Kingdom of Serbia, and international alliances formed over the previous decades
were invoked. Within weeks, the major powers were at war and the conflict soon
spread around the world. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lW-OxoRuOg
On 28 July, the
Austro-Hungarians fired the first shots in preparation for the invasion of Serbia.
As Russia mobilised, Germany invaded neutral Belgium and Luxembourg before
moving towards France, leading Britain (and Commonwealth Nations) to declare
war on Germany. After the German march on Paris was halted, what became known
as the Western Front settled into a battle of attrition, with a trench line
that would change little until the year 1917. Meanwhile, on the Eastern Front,
the Russian army was successful against the Austro-Hungarians, but was stopped
in its invasion of East Prussia by the Germans. In November 1914, the Ottoman
Empire joined the war, opening fronts in the Caucasus (Russia,
Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia), Mesopotamia (the area including
the countries, in and around modern-day Iraq) and the Sinai/Palestine (Egypt/Israel).
The Ottoman Empire are also responsible during this war for the deaths of
1,000.000 Armenians.
Italy and Bulgaria
went to war in 1915, Romania in 1916, and the United States in 1917.
All the Countries involved in WW1 by Continents:
AFRICA:
Algeria
Angola
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
Basutoland
Bechuanaland
Belgian Congo
British East Africa (Kenya)
British Gold Coast
Angola
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
Basutoland
Bechuanaland
Belgian Congo
British East Africa (Kenya)
British Gold Coast
British Somaliland
Cameroon
Cabinda
Egypt
Eritrea
French Equatorial Africa
Gabon
Middle Congo
Ubangi-Shari
French Somaliland
French West Africa
Guinea
Ivory Coast
Cameroon
Cabinda
Egypt
Eritrea
French Equatorial Africa
Gabon
Middle Congo
Ubangi-Shari
French Somaliland
French West Africa
Guinea
Ivory Coast
Kingdom of Dahomey
Mauretania
Senegal
Upper Senegal and Niger
Gambia
German East Africa
Italian Somaliland
Liberia
Madagascar
Morocco
Portuguese East Africa (Mozambique)
Nigeria
Northern Rhodesia
Nyasaland
Sierra Leone
South Africa
South West Africa (Namibia)
Southern Rhodesia
Togoland
Tripoli
Tunisia
Uganda and Zanzibar
Mauretania
Senegal
Upper Senegal and Niger
Gambia
German East Africa
Italian Somaliland
Liberia
Madagascar
Morocco
Portuguese East Africa (Mozambique)
Nigeria
Northern Rhodesia
Nyasaland
Sierra Leone
South Africa
South West Africa (Namibia)
Southern Rhodesia
Togoland
Tripoli
Tunisia
Uganda and Zanzibar
NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA:
Brazil
Canada
Costa Rica
Cuba
Falkland Islands
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Guadeloupe
Newfoundland
Nicaragua
Panama
Philippines
U.S.A
West Indies
Bahamas
Barbados
British Guiana
British Honduras
French Guiana
Grenada
Jamaica
Leeward Islands
St. Lucia
St. Vincent
Trinidad and Tobago
Brazil
Canada
Costa Rica
Cuba
Falkland Islands
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Guadeloupe
Newfoundland
Nicaragua
Panama
Philippines
U.S.A
West Indies
Bahamas
Barbados
British Guiana
British Honduras
French Guiana
Grenada
Jamaica
Leeward Islands
St. Lucia
St. Vincent
Trinidad and Tobago
ASIA:
Aden
Arabia
Aden
Arabia
Armenia
Bahrein
El Qatar
Kuwait
Trucial Oman
Borneo
Ceylon
China
India
Japan
Persia (Iran)
Russia
Siam
Singapore
Transcaucasia
Turkey
Bahrein
El Qatar
Kuwait
Trucial Oman
Borneo
Ceylon
China
India
Japan
Persia (Iran)
Russia
Siam
Singapore
Transcaucasia
Turkey
AUSTRALASIA AND PACIFIC ISLANDS:
Antipodes
Auckland
Austral Islands
Australia
Bismarck Archipelago
Bounty
Campbell
Carolina Islands
Chatham Islands
Christmas
Cook Islands
Ducie
Ellice Islands
Fanning
Flint
Fiji Islands
Gilbert Islands
Kermadec Islands
Macquarie
Malden
Mariana Islands
Marquesas Islands
Marshal Islands
New Guinea
New Caledonia
New Hebrides
New Zealand
Norfolk
Palau Islands
Palmyra
Paumoto Islands
Pitcairn
Phoenix Islands
Samoa Islands
Solomon Islands
Tokelau Islands
Tonga
Antipodes
Auckland
Austral Islands
Australia
Bismarck Archipelago
Bounty
Campbell
Carolina Islands
Chatham Islands
Christmas
Cook Islands
Ducie
Ellice Islands
Fanning
Flint
Fiji Islands
Gilbert Islands
Kermadec Islands
Macquarie
Malden
Mariana Islands
Marquesas Islands
Marshal Islands
New Guinea
New Caledonia
New Hebrides
New Zealand
Norfolk
Palau Islands
Palmyra
Paumoto Islands
Pitcairn
Phoenix Islands
Samoa Islands
Solomon Islands
Tokelau Islands
Tonga
EUROPE:
Albania
Austria-Hungary
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Estonia
Finland
France
Great Britain
Germany
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Montenegro
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Turkey
Albania
Austria-Hungary
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Estonia
Finland
France
Great Britain
Germany
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Montenegro
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Turkey
ATALANTIC ISLANDS:
Ascension
Sandwich Islands
South Georgia
St. Helena
Tristan da Cunha
Ascension
Sandwich Islands
South Georgia
St. Helena
Tristan da Cunha
INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS:
Andaman Islands
Cocos Islands
Mauritius
Nicobar Islands
Reunion
Seychelles
Andaman Islands
Cocos Islands
Mauritius
Nicobar Islands
Reunion
Seychelles
THE COST IN LIVES:
Killed Total = 8,528,831
Wounded Total = 21,189,154
Total Prisoners and
Missing in Action = 7,750,919
Total Approximant
World War One Casualties = 37,466,904
Canada’s
Cost in World War I 1914 - 1918:
628,736 Canadians served.
66,573 died and 138,166 were wounded.
2,818 were taken prisoner of war.
175 merchant seamen died by enemy action.
Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force 1918 – 1919:
628,736 Canadians served.
66,573 died and 138,166 were wounded.
2,818 were taken prisoner of war.
175 merchant seamen died by enemy action.
Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force 1918 – 1919:
A
Canadian military force sent to Vladivostok, Russia during the Russian
Revolution to bolster the allied presence. Composed of 4,192 soldiers and
authorized in August 1918, the force returned to Canada between April and June
1919. Canada also left behind, 14 Canadians who were killed in action.
Canadian WW1 Field
Punishment:
During the First
World War, members of the Canadian Expeditionary Force were subject to British
military discipline, which allowed execution by firing squad for crimes such as
desertion or cowardice. During the war, 25 Canadian soldiers were executed for
purely military offences. While excluding the two Canadian Soldiers who were
found guilty of non-military ordered murders in my opinion in an area where
millions murdered millions?
Veteran Affairs
Minister Ron Duhamel announced finally that on December 11, 2001 that these
executed soldiers would have their names added to Canada's Books of Remembrance
housed in Parliament Hill.
WAR
War is really a vast
open air factory where the hours are long, unions not permitted
and safety conditions
routinely flouted!
No more people died on this planet then would have died if they were not killed in a war.
No more people died on this planet then would have died if they were not killed in a war.
Only their
descendants were eliminated, along with all of their shared future
possibilities...
REMEMBER: Those who
cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it! Posted by
Richard… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RsKhOk7NxI
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