PersonalitiesPersonalities

The Great WarThe Great War

Franz FerdinandFranz Ferdinand

ArchdukeArchduke Crown Prince (Heir) Crown Prince (Heir)

of the Austro-of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Hungarian Empire

Assassinated in Assassinated in Sarajevo (the Sarajevo (the “spark” that “spark” that started WWI)started WWI)

Gavrilo PrincepGavrilo Princep

SerbianSerbian Member of “The Black Member of “The Black

Hand”Hand” Assassin who killed Assassin who killed

Archduke Franz Archduke Franz FerdinandFerdinand

Franz JosephFranz Joseph

Emperor of Austria-Emperor of Austria-HungaryHungary

Hoped to expand Hoped to expand empire by invading empire by invading SerbiaSerbia

Wilhelm IIWilhelm II

Kaiser of GermanyKaiser of Germany Gave “blank cheque” to Gave “blank cheque” to

Austria-HungaryAustria-Hungary

George VGeorge V

King of Great King of Great BritainBritain

Controlled the Controlled the largest empire in largest empire in the history of the history of civilizationcivilization

Nicholas IINicholas II

Czar (Tsar) of RussiaCzar (Tsar) of Russia Felt protective of Felt protective of

SerbiaSerbia No, his daughter No, his daughter

Anastasia did not Anastasia did not survive … but it’s a survive … but it’s a nice storynice story

Robert BordenRobert Borden

PM of Canada, 1911-PM of Canada, 1911-19201920

Let some women vote Let some women vote in 1917in 1917

That’s him on the That’s him on the $100 bill$100 bill

Sam HughesSam Hughes

Minister of the Minister of the MilitiaMilitia

Organised Organised Canada’s initial war Canada’s initial war effort until 1916effort until 1916

Ordered left footed Ordered left footed boots and the Ross boots and the Ross Rifle for our troopsRifle for our troops

Arthur CurrieArthur Currie

General, CanadaGeneral, Canada The first Canadian The first Canadian

General to be General to be placed in charge of placed in charge of Canadian troops in Canadian troops in WWIWWI

Planned and Planned and carried out the carried out the attack on Vimy attack on Vimy RidgeRidge

Douglas HaigDouglas Haig

General, BritainGeneral, Britain Planned the Battle of the Planned the Battle of the

SommeSomme His narrow thinking and His narrow thinking and

lack of care for the lack of care for the troops cost hundreds of troops cost hundreds of thousands of livesthousands of lives

Manfred von RichtofenManfred von Richtofen

German flying aceGerman flying ace ““The Red Baron”The Red Baron” 80 confirmed kills80 confirmed kills Killed by Canadian Killed by Canadian

Roy Brown (no Roy Brown (no matter what the matter what the Aussies say!)Aussies say!)

Billy BishopBilly Bishop

Canadian flying Canadian flying aceace

72 confirmed kills72 confirmed kills Unlike the “Red Unlike the “Red

Baron”, Bishop Baron”, Bishop survived the warsurvived the war

Vladamir Ilyich LeninVladamir Ilyich Lenin

Russian leader of the Russian leader of the Bolshevik revolution, Bolshevik revolution, 19171917

CommunistCommunist Creator of the Union of Creator of the Union of

Soviet Socialist Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR or Republics (USSR or “Soviet Union”)“Soviet Union”)

Died 1924Died 1924