defining moment in Canadian History

  • Canada join WW1

    Canada join WW1
    World War I began when Britain, France and Russia declared war on Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
  • Battle of Vimy Ridge

    Battle of Vimy Ridge
    Both French and British troops had tried and failed. Canadian troops had fought as part of British units.
  • Income War Tax Act of 1917

    Income War Tax Act of 1917
    The federal government imposed a general tax on corporate and personal income tax.
  • Introducing Conscription

    Introducing Conscription
    The Military Service Act become law and conscription introduced.
  • WW1 ended

    WW1 ended
    WW1 ended. Canada had make a totally different change.Canada become a founding member of the League of Nations.
  • Winnipeg General Strike

    Winnipeg General Strike
    Winnipeg exploded. Workers were off the job for 5 weeks long. It was striked for higher wages and union recognition.
  • Newfoundland women gained the vote

    Newfoundland women gained the vote.As voting members of society, women became better-equipped to influence public policy and advance their concerns, which often included domestic violence, maternal health, child welfare, and public education. And also ran the public office.
  • Black Thursday

    Black Thursday
    Perple sell their shares, millions of investors
  • Black Tuesday

    Black Tuesday
    Stock market crash.
  • Bloody Sunday

    Blood Sunday.The protest was peaceful until the police extracted the men by force on Bloody Sunday, when 35 people are wounded.
  • Canada declares war on Germany, WW2 begins

    Canada declares war on Germany, WW2 begins
    Canada declares war on Germany
  • Battle of Dieppe

    On August 19, 1942, Canadian troops experienced another terrible loss in the raid on the seaport of Dieppe, France.
  • Battle of the Scheldt

    The Battle of the Scheldt was a series of military operations of the First Canadian Army,
  • First Family Allowance

    The first family allowance ("baby-bonus") payments were introdeced. Which means every family that have babys will get the extra money from the government.
  • Atomic Bomb

    An american plane dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima.
  • NATO

    The countries of Western Europe and North America formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, in 1949.
  • Canada raised a red and white maple-leaf flag.

    Canada raised a red and white maple-leaf flag. It was adopted by Parliament in December 1964 and was Canada's first official national flag.
  • The air force , army , and navy arer unified.

    the air force, army, and navy are unified as the canadian Armed Forces.
  • Languages of Canada recognized.

    English and French are both recognized as offical languages by the federal government.
  • Quebec passes Bill 101

    Québec passes Bill 101, restricting English schooling to children of parents who had been educated in English schools.
  • The Canada Health Act was passed by the House of Commons.

    The Canada Health Act was passed unanimously in 1984 by the House of Commons, which specifies the conditions and criteria with which the provincial and territorial health insurance programs must conform in order to receive federal transfer payments under the Canada Health Transfer.
  • The GST becomes law.

    GST stands for Goods and Services Tax, which means when you buy things, you should pay for 5% tax.
  • September 11 attacks

    An series terrible attack upon United States in the Twin Towers. This event also affected Canada.
  • 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

    2010 Winter Olympics held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Olympics were a major international multi-sport event.
  • Stephen Harper re=elected.

    Stephen Harper re-elected. The Consevative Party was win the vote. Stephen Harper continuted to be the Prime Minister in Canada.