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On August 4th, 1914, England joined the war; On August 5th, Prime Minister Robert Borden declared war on Germany as an alliance to Britain since Canada was a part of the British colony.
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On April 24th 1915, Canada suffered a huge loss of soldiers. 2,000 of 18,000 Canadian soldiers succumbed to the new German weapon of poison gas
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Many Canadians believe that the deliverance of the birth of Canada as a nation occurred in 1917 during WW1.The battle that took place in Vimy Ridge was the first time all Canadian divisions fought together
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On December 6th, 1917, Canadian soil experienced horrors of the war as a French boat loaded with munition bound for Europe collided with another ship. This collision created a huge explosion in the Halifax Harbour; it was one of the largest man-made explosions to ever be seen at the time. This horrific incident killed over 1,600 people while injuring thousands more.
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On November 11th, 1918 World War 1 ended, and Germany then surrendered on November 18th, 1918 where the armistice was signed
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The 1920s brought to Canada more independence from the British colony. The Imperial Conference in 1923 gave Canada more independence as it began to become equal to Britain in terms of being a country.
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In 1923, the Canadian federal government passed a law that didn't allow Chinese immigrants to enter Canada, with the exception of merchants, diplomats and foreign students
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In 1924, Canadas economy increased. There was a higher need of Canadian exports such as wheat and timber, causing better market pricing
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in 1928, there was a high demand for cars in Canada, which caused the automobile industry to expand, as well as highway construction and other related businesses
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In 1929, on Black Tuesday, the stock market crashed. The world economy collapsed, and the start of the Great Depression began
