Canada in World War I, Part 1

Canada in World War I, Part 1

Canada in World War I, Part 1
Reading Level

	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 6 to 7
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	7.55

Vocabulary

	challenging words:		enlistment, standing, nationalism, military, battlefield, warfare, critical, weaken, prime, presented, wounded, victory, army, defense, duty, reputation
	content words:		World War, Archduke Ferdinand, First Battle, Prime Minister Borden, Neuve Chapelle, Second Battle, Canadian Division

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Canada in World War I, Part 1
By Mary Lynn Bushong

¹     What does it take to plunge the globe into a world war? In the case of World War I, decades of building nationalism, military alliances, and the competition for colonies with increased trade.

²     These stresses reached a critical point in 1914. All that was needed was a spark to set it off. That spark turned out to be the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914.

³     By the beginning of August 1914, many of the major players of the war had chosen sides and prepared to face off. Britain chose to stand against Germany and Austria-Hungary. Canada waited only a day before following Britain into the war.

⁴     Germany moved quickly. The Kaiser had been planning this action for years. His plans were made, and he hoped for a quick victory. Things appeared to be going according to his plan until the First Battle of the Marne (September 1914) when the Allies stopped his armies.

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