Canadian history timeline

Canadian History WWI Timeline

By DillanP
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    WWI Timeline

  • War at Sea

    War at Sea
    What? - The Great War at Sea
    When? - 1914 - 1918
    Where? - North Atlantic Ocean
    How they fought - Convey Systems, U-Boats, Warships, Torpedoes
    Why? - Development of the Canadian Navy. Increase in ship production and sailors.

  • U-Boats

    U-Boats
    What? - U-Boats
    When? - First ship sank by a U-boat in September 1914. Used throughout WWI. (1914 - 1918)
    Where? - North Atlantic Ocean. (War at Sea)
    How they fought - Moved underwater and fired torpedoes at nearby ships.
    Why? - This technology was used to create submersible vessels that could take scientists underwater.
    Why

  • Second Battle of Ypres

    Second Battle of Ypres
    What - Battle of Ypres
    When - 1917

    Where - Ypres, Beligium
    How - Gas attacks, Treches
    Why - Canadian troops proved they could fight

  • Billy Bishop - Canadian Hero

    Billy Bishop - Canadian Hero
    What? - Billy Bishop shot down 72 enemy planes.
    When? - 1914 - 1918 (WWI)
    Where? - Western Europe
    How he fought - Flew solo, perfected the "chicken" stlye shooting.
    Why? - Helped create the Royal Canadian Air Force

  • Battle of Sommes

    Battle of Sommes
    What? - Battle of Sommes
    When? - July 1, 1916
    Where? - Somme River, France
    How they fought - Trenches, hand to hand, machine guns, tanks
    Why? - Canadian troops proved they had endurance. Tactics changed.

  • TANKS

    TANKS
    What? - Armoured vehicles that were designed to cross no mans land.
    When - First used in 1916
    Where - On the battlefield. In many different battles after 1916.
    How they fought - Plowed through no mans land. Soliders drove them. No guns.
    Why? - Effiecient way to cross no mans land. This technology quickely led to improvments in bulldozers, and led to the development of the snowmobile.

  • Battle of Vimy Ridge

    Battle of Vimy Ridge
    What - Battle of Vimmy Ridge
    When - April 9, 1917
    Where - France
    How they fought - Creping barrage. Used maps to find strategic routes through no mans land. Machine guns, trenches, tanks.
    Why - Showed other countries Canada's power. First time Canadian troops fought together.

  • Conscription

    Conscription
    What? - Conscription - Forced inlistment in the armed forces
    When? - After the battle of sommes, in 1917
    Where? - Canada - men aged from 20 - 35 were conscripted.
    How? - Door to door, letters to house
    Why? - Since so many Canadian men were fighting in the war overseas, this opened up jobs for women. Women were later allowed to vote. Cananda lost many troops in the battle of sommes, so they needed to replenish them quickly to help in the war.

  • Women Voting Rights

    Women Voting Rights
    What? - Prime Minister Borden passed a law that allowed women over 21, that were a wife, sister, mother, daughter of a solider fighting over seas.
    When? - 1917
    Where? - Canada
    Why? - Women got a say and a voice. Prime Minister Borden was re-elected an allowed even more women to vote.

  • Battle Of Passchendaele

    Battle Of Passchendaele
    What - Battle of Passchendaele
    When - 1917
    Where - Ypres, Beligum
    How they fought - Mud, Trenches, Hand to Hand
    Why - Symbolized idiocy of WWI to Canada, Pride

  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles
    What? - The Treaty of Versailles was the peace agreement between the allies and Germany.
    Where? - Signed in Paris, France
    When? - 28 June, 1919
    Why? - Canada signed the Treaty of Verailles independently from Great Britain. Joined the League of Nations.