Canadian History (Defining Moments)

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  • War measures act was created

    Robert Borden passes the war measures act in august 1914 allowed the goveronment with sweeping powers for the war effort. its first use was interning Ukrainian and German background Canadians as the goveronment feared they came from enemy countries, restricting all of their rights and interning them into camps.

  • Canada Declares War against Triple Entente

    Canada Officially Declares war against the Triple Entente allied with France, Great Britain, United States of America. Canada had to join because britain at this time still controlled Canada's foreign policy.
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  • Battle of Vimy Ridge

    Battle of Vimy Ridge was the operation run by Canada and its military. VImy ridge proved canada's significance and ability to fight as they took over in mere 3 days. This was the first time Strategy was used in war.

  • Winnipeg General Strike

    Unions of workers strike on massive unemployment inflatation because worker rights were not properly given,

  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles was officially created during the end of world war 1. This treaty restricted germany from ever expanding its territory, empire and army.

  • Indian Act Established

    Indians were taken away their rigths and took away they land, moved them into reserves where younger kids had to go to rural school and were abused and were taught to forget their native culture

  • Women Won Federal Right to vote

    Dominion elections act gave women the right to vote, yet they were still not given the rights that men had, They continue to fight for rights during 1920's but widely discriminated when it came to the workplace.

  • Chinese Immigration Act

    The chinese immigration act was established in 1887 making new chinese immigrants to pay head tax.In 1923 The act was brought up again prohibiting any chinese to immigrate.

  • RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) Formed

    The RCAF was established for Canada's primitive defense and was established in canada for the safety of its traning.

  • Black Tuesday & Thursday.

    During this time, Wheat prices dropped dramatically. Soon after many wanted to sell their wheat but only few bought. this resulted in millions of dollars lost in profit. 5 days later on tuesday another crash occured leaving many bankrupt.

  • Canada Declares war on Axis.

    Canada joins the allies as an independant country suppling goods and weaponry.

  • Japanese Canadian Interned

    Canada feared of the axis powers and its people. This resulted into interning japanese canadians taking their rights and freedoms away thinking if they were of enemy espianoge.

  • Battle of the Atlantic

    Battle of atlantic was coined by Winston Churchill of the allies to secure and escort ships over the atlantic ocean. Their objective was to protect and blockade axis powers from canada to eastern europe.

  • United Nation's formed

    After world war 2, Canada was invited to join the United nations, a group to prevent world atrocities and things that will create another world war.

  • NORAD was formed

    NORAD, was formed by the united states to prepare a defensive line against the soviet union if they were ever to use hostile attacks against canada and the US. Thus was called the North American Air Defense Command.

  • Creations of suburbs

    Creation of the suburbs in Canada followed up by the baby boom that occured, Citizens of canada needed homes and a good environment to raise their kids.

  • baby booming of 1959

    Soldiers came back from the war and wanted to start family's during this period millions of babies were born into this world.

  • trans-canada highway was built.

    The First Canadian highway they stretches across canada was built.

  • October Crisis

    The FLQ a Quebec Terrorist group Kiddnapped James Cross and Pierre Laporte in which the government had to use the war measurese act.

  • First Canadian Olympics.

    First Canadian olympics to host in canada.

  • Terry Fox Run

    Terry fox was a handicap man who ran across canada to raise money for cancer.

  • Bill 101 Passed down.

    Bill 101, A legislation for quebec to be serperate from Canada as a nation.

  • oka crisis

    A group of natives who fought over the rights of their sacred land where golf courses were being built. This resulted in a gun fight and barracaded roads.

  • G20 Summit

    Twenty One men representitives Major economic came together to discuss about issues upon canadian citizens.