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Sir Robert Borden Declares War
On August 9, 1914, Sir Robert Borden, The Prime Minister of Canada declares war and says it is time to fulfill our responsibilities towards Canada and The British Empire (Decline: -1) -
Battle of Second Ypres
This was Canada's first major battle and the Canadian Army was outnumbered and had to face a poisonous gas attack by the Germans. Almost a third of the army i.e. 6000 soldiers were either captured, killed or wounded. But still, the Canadian Army was able to prevent the German Army from entering. (Decline: -2) -
Beaumont Hamel
On this day, The Regiment of Newfoundland, as a part of British offensive went to war at Beaumont Hamel. Due to some error, they attacked through uncut barbed wires and within half an hour, one-third of the force was killed or missing and another third was wounded. (Decline: -2) -
Federal Elections in Canada
1917 saw a debate on mandatory military service for men. It is considered to be one of the fiercest and most divisive in history. There was one group that consisted farmers, immigrants, and unionized workers. Whereas, the other side consisted of British immigrants, families of soldiers and older people generally supported it. The pro-conscription side won the election which had lasting political effects on the country as a whole. ( Progress: +1) -
Battle of Vimy Ridge
In this battle, the Canadian Army successfully captured Vimy Ridge. This was well planned and executed victory and has now become a post war symbol in Canadian independence. (Progress: +1) -
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the Hundred Days
Canadians played an important role in the battles that formed the Hundred Days campaign. With the infantry and artillery working hand in hand, along with strong airpower, machine-guns, mortars, chemical weapons, and armored vehicles, the German armies were defeated. (Progress: +1) -
Armistice
The war ended at 11 a.m. on this day. More than nine million service personnel and an estimated 20 million civilians were killed in the war. (Progress: +2) -
Winnipeg general Strike
At this time, the country of Winnipeg went on strike due to works. After the WW1 ended, Winnipeg shut down and this was like hell to the workers. Unemployment and inflation made the workers frustrated. People from private and public sectors came together to shut down or drastically reduce most service. (Decline:-2) -
Branch Plant
It is an outlet of an international cooperation that has its own cooperation in Canada, but its head office, usually in USA American corporations put branch plants in Canada to avoid paying a high tariff while still making huge profit “Things” were produced in Canada that ensured Canadians were working and therefore paying taxes. However the decisions were made at the house office and profits. Like coca cola (Atlanta) ford (Detroit). (Neutral: 0) -
Insulin
On this day, Dr. Frederick Banting came up with a cure that could save lives of thousands of people who are diabetic. Dr. Frederick tried his medicine on a young boy named Leonard Thompson and achieved success. This became possible after several months of hardwork. (Progress: +2) -
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Canadian Chinese Exculsion
During this period, The law that didn't allow Chinese people to migrate to Canada was in effect. This was known as "The Humiliation Day' to the Chinese people. The population of Chinese people in Canada dropped drastically and by 1967 The Chinese Canadians had the right to vote. (Decline: -2) -
Women Working in Canada
Women Now had the right to vote and participate in work forces. They most commonly worked as teachers, nurses factory labor or secretaries. During this period Women worked hard to change the laws so that they were beneficial for them and made them a significant part of the society. (Progress: +2) -
The famous five cent speech
This famous speech was made by king Mackenzie at this time. He felt that social welfare was the responsibility of all individual provinces. Lastly the king also said that he wouldn’t give out a “five-cent piece” to any province that did not have a liberal government in charge for them. This remark resulted in him losing the elections the next time. (Neutral: 0)
