Unit 2 Timeline w/ attitude

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    Treatment of the First Nations Peoples (-2/S)

    Throughout, before, and after this time period this group has been the worse treated individuals. With the Indian Act being passed in the early 1830s, their suffering has been continous throughout these couple decades.
  • Canada Enters WW1 (0/S)

    Canada Enters WW1 (0/S)

    When Germany failed to with draw their army and Britain's ultimatum expired, Britain's empire inculding Canada went to war.
  • Canadian Enlistment Starts for ww1 (+2/S/E)

    Canadian Enlistment Starts for ww1 (+2/S/E)

    Following Canada entering the war, the Canadian Expeditionary Force was started seeking 25,000 men. They would eventualy gather some 31,000 men by October.
  • The Battle of Vimy Ridge (+2/S/P)

    The Battle of Vimy Ridge (+2/S/P)

    Concidered to be a defining moment for Canada, the battle of Vimy Ridge saw Canadian troops succeed to capture the ridge and prove their metal and earned military respect.
  • Consription is Started in Canada (-2/S/P)

    Consription is Started in Canada (-2/S/P)

    Prime Minister Borden once stated that there would be no consription, but this would prove to be a false statement as enlistiment dried up and he had already promised an unreasonable amount of new soliders.
  • Canadian Election of 1917 (-1/P)

    Canadian Election of 1917 (-1/P)

    This election was during the middle of world war 1, and saw Boredon change several laws to grant him the win.
  • Prohibition in Canada (0/C)

    Prohibition in Canada (0/C)

    This would last through the better part of the next decade as the government prohabited the consumtion of alcohol. However, this was poorly monitored and would prove uneffective.
  • Exit ww1 Enter Roaring 20s (+2/C)

    Exit ww1 Enter Roaring 20s (+2/C)

    On this day, Germany signed an armistice with the Allies that which would effectivly end the first world war 1. The end of the war would bring about the inovation and the live life mentality that would come to define the 1920s.
  • Chinese Immigration Act (-1/P/S)

    Chinese Immigration Act (-1/P/S)

    This immigration act would effectivly place heavly limits on the immigation of Chinese and Japanese people. There would also be a list created for countries who are prefered immigrants and a list of non-prefered immigrants.
  • Women are "Persons" (+2/S/P)

    Women are "Persons" (+2/S/P)

    The Famous Five went to the highest court of appeal to get women reconized as persons. On this day, the court made the offical ruleing to do so.