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Boer War
It was a dispute between the Dutch and the British over diamonds and gold that occured in Cape Town, South Africa. It caused an internal conflict between the English and the French speaking Canadians, it was the first conflict that Canadians faced in terms of questioning their identity and loyalty. -
The Alaskan Boundary Dispute 1899 - 1903
This was a disagreement between Canada and U.S.A over the are that the Alaskan border should be placed, the area which the boandary lies contans gold. It affected Canada's identity because Britain, our mother country, sided with the Americans, who were no longer their colony, over Canadians, which still are. Canadians felt betrayed because if this act. -
Naval Question
The Naval Question was a complication between Britain and Canada over the expanding of the empire's navy which occured in Canada. It is historically significant because it led to a disagreement between the English and the French Canadians who wanted or didn't want to build ships for Britain's navy, which caused Wilfred Laurier to compromise with Britain with the Naval Service Bill. It was teh first time Canada made a decision and tries to compromise with Britain -
Reciprocity 1910-1914
It was a dispute of the trade agreement between Canada and the U.S.A which occured in Canada. It is historically significant because it helped shape the Canadian identity by the first time Canada has made its own economic decision with its neighboring country. -
Second Battle of Ypres
This was a battle during World War 1 that Canadians have participated in, which occured in Belgium. It is historically significant because it was the Canadian troops that stayed and defended territory and faced a new gas attack. It shaped Canadiann identity because at this time, Canadians felt brave, courageous, loyal, and reliable. -
Women's Roles
Since women weren't allowed to enlist as soldiers, pilots, and sailors, they signed up as nurses, 3000 of them. They took care of the wounded soldiers in a hospital near the front lines of the war. About 1000 women served as drivers in the air force and others volunteered to drive ambulances and take other jobs in the Red Cross. This is historically significant because the nurses were automatically given officer status. It shaped Canadian identity because the women, who used to be housewives and -
Battle of Sommes
The battle of Sommes was very deadly whith heavy Canadian loss that occured on the border of France and Belgium. 24 000 casualties with the over-the-top command by the British Command of Douglas Haig. The Newfoundland regiment, Blue Puttees suffered 700 casualties out of the 800 who went. It shaped Canadian identity because at that time, Canadians felt loyal, but they also felt quite gullible. -
Battle of Vimy Ridge
This was a battle for the stronghold of the Ridge which took place in France. It is historicall significant because Canadian General, Arthur Currie used the tactic "creeping barage" and trained Canadian troops for the battle on Easter Monday. Canadians freed Vimy Ridge and returned it to France on that day, it is also known as "Canada's Easter Gift to France." The Canadian identity at that time was that they were proud, unified, successful, and heroic. -
Conscription Crisis
This was a crisis that occurred in Canada, in which the government forced all able men to join the military but no one wanted to go. It shaped Canadian identity because the people of the country were opposed to what the government wanted to do, especially the French. It has divided Canada again because the fracophones felt that a distrust towards the anglophones and that they were not respecting their rights because they were a minority group. -
Battle of Passchendaele
The battle of Passchendaele was a futile battle in Belgium. It is historically significant because there was an excessive loss of life due to the bad weather conditions & Canada managed to retrieve Passchendaele & 5 km-square of mud, Canada recieved 9 Victoria Crosses for this Battle. It shaped Canadian identity because even though everyone was sad because of the loss of many soldiers, they also had pride in their country for obtaining 9 Victoria Crosses.
