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when Britain went to war on 4 August,all colonies and dominions of the British Empire,like Canada and Newfoundland,were automatically at war.
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In Canadian 's first major battle, the outnumbered Canadian Division faced the first use of chlorinevg as a battlefielod agent.
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The Newfoundland regiment went into battle at Beaumont Hamel as part of a general Briish offensive on 1 July 1916.Due to error and miscalculation,the Regiment attacked though uncut barbed wire against heavy machine-gun fire.
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Canadians successfully attacked the German-held strongpoint of vim y ridge.the thoroughly planned and executed victory has become a post-war symbol for Canadian identity and independence.
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In the Palace of Versailles, France, the Treaty of Versailles was signed. The armistice was established on November 11, 1918 at 11 AM. "32 victorious countries of the war were named, including Canada." Robert Borden, the Prime Minister of Canada, also persuaded Britain to let the Dominion be represented as a separate nation at the meetings. Canada also joined the League of Nations separate from Britain. At the end of the war, Canada had gained international recognition and a sense of nationhood.
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The war ended at 11a.m on this day.more than nine million service personnel and an estimated civilians were killed in the war..
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In early 1921, The Canadian flag colours were determined. The red portion of the flag is for the British flag, and the white portion of the flag represents the French flag. People might not think that this is an important part of Canada’s history. However, this has major significance because the flag represents the nation, and this is what the soldiers are representing when they are on the battlegrounds.
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The great depression begins
Many countries went through a great depression at a certain point, and the great depression hit Canada in late 1929. One of the main causes of the great depression is that unemployment was at an all time high. Unemployment rate was about 30% and 1 in 5 Canadians depended on government aid for survival. This lasted for about 6 years before the employment rate finally started to increase, and the great depression started to fade away.