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Canada at war

By benburr
  • The assanssination of archduke franz ferfinand

    The assanssination of archduke franz ferfinand

    The assissination of archduke franz ferdinand was a key event in Canadian history it would end up leading to an important war where thousands of Canadians would not return home. This event is a political change and get a -2 on progress thousands would lose their lives and europe would be destroyed.
  • Canada at war

    Canada at war

    With the declaration of the war made by the british to the germans Canada would soon have to follow Canada was off to war to defend France from the Germans. This is of course a political change and I would give this a zero on one hand it was not in Canada's best interest to fight in a bloody war but I will give it some positives because the soldiers that put their life on the line deserve our respect.
  • Declaration of war measures act

    Declaration of war measures act

    The war measures act lets the government to fulfill the necessities during wartime without going through the parliament.
    Canadians violates the human rights of the Canadians by forcing some of them to go to war. This left both emotional and physical scar on some prisoners as well as Canada's past.
  • The battle of vimy Ridge

    The battle of vimy Ridge

    In this battle, Canada attacked as a strong unit. They took 4000 German prisoners, despite the rough weather at that time. This was an important victory at that time because of the triple Entente. 1
    After this event, Canada's soldiers are known to be brave and independant. Through the triple entente proved the soldiers even further to be impressive. Although the battle took out 10,000 Canadian soldiers.
  • The federal election

    The federal election

    The government made a mandatory military service for men. French-Canadians, as well as many farmers, immigrants disagree to this idea. English-speaking Canadians, as well as British immigrants supported it. The pro-conscription side won the election. 1+ I believe it was in Canada's best interest to conscript it helped flow more manpower into the Canadian armed forces it was a political change.
  • The Hundred Days

    The Hundred Days

    Hundred Days, French Cent Jours, in French history, period between March 20, 1815, the date on which Napoleon arrived in Paris after escaping from exile on Elba, and July 8, 1815, the date of the return of Louis XVIII to Paris. The phrase was first used by the prefect of the Seine, comte de Chabrol de Volvic, in his speech welcoming the king.
  • Agnes Macphail's election

    Agnes Macphail's election

    Agnes was elected to the parliament. Agnes wanted to support various social justice issues by taking a place in the parliament. She was the first woman in the parliament and stayed as it for a long period of time 2. This brought progress to Canada because Agnes inspired many Canadian woman to speak out and to break the stereotype of woman. She also helped by restoring human rights to many Canadians.
  • The Chanak Affair

    The Chanak Affair

    The Chanak Crisis, also called the Chanak Affair and the Chanak Incident, was a war scare in September 1922 between the United Kingdom and the Government of the Grand National Assembly in Turkey. Chanak refers to Çanakkale, a city on the Anatolian side of the Dardanelles Strait.
  • The Chanak Affair

    The Chanak Affair

    In 1922 an incident broke out in the Balkans in a place called Chanak in Turkey. By the terms of the treaty ending the First World War, Britain was committed to maintaining troops there to protect the strait linking the Mediterranean to the Black Sea. When Turks threatened these British troops, Britain sent out a call to its Dominions for assistance.
  • The Persons Case

    The Persons Case

    The Persons Case (Edwards v. A.G. of Canada) was a constitutional ruling that established the right of women to be appointed to the Senate. The case was initiated by the Famous Five, a group of prominent women activists. In 1928, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that women were not “persons” according to the British North America Act (now called the Constitution Act, 1867).