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Canada WW1
Canada joins the war and serves -
Battle of second Ypres
Canada’s first major battle. Soldiers were faced with chlorine gas on the battlefield
6 000 soldiers killed, wounded, or captured -
Beaumont Hamel
Newfoundland Regiment went into battle at Beaumont Hamel. The regiment attacked through uncut barbed wire against heavy machine gun. 30 minutes later 324 out of 801 soldiers were dead and 386 wounded. -
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Battle of Vimy Ridge
Canadians successfully attacked German-held at Vimy Ridge. The thought out planned worked out. -
Wartime Elections Act
This was mainly due to the conscription law. Some Canadian women were allowed to vote for the first time, while others lost their rights to vote. -
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Battle of Passchendaele
The battle with horrible weather conditions. 16 000 killed or wounded. -
Federal Elections
Debate on Conscription, divided Canadians. English Canadians went to warn honour French Canadians stayed back to work. -
Air Force
The last month of war Canada has made their own Air Force -
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The Hundred Days
Canadians played a key role in the battle. Many weapons such as, Machine guns, chemical weapons, etc. -
Armistice
The war ended at 11 am. More than 9 million soldiers killed and more than 20 million civilians killed at war. -
Fredrick banting
He discovered insulin in 1922 and saved a teen's life. Today, his discovering has been saving millions