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Even though Canada was no longer a British colony, the British government still controlled its foreign policy. Which means when Britain declared war, Canada automatically went to war too.
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The Germans launched an attack by releasing a deadly new weapon: chlorine gas.
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Both French and British troops had tried and failed to capture Vimy Ridge. This task was then given to to the Canadians. Canadian troops take Vimy Ridge and the surrounding area in one of Canada's finest battles of the war. Also, Canada fought together for the first time.
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Men were forced to help fight the war.
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They Treaty of Versailles was the peace agreement between the Allies and Germany.
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Stopped Chinese immigration to Canada. Also known as "humiliation day."
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Percy Williams became Canada's first Olympic superstar and won gold medals for 100m and 200m races.
Women were also allowed to compete in track & field for the first time. Canada's six member women's track team brought home two gold, two silver, and one bronze. -
The Supreme Court of Canada decided that women were not "persons". The "Famous Five" decided to bring their case to the Privy Council in Britain. They finally won and "persons" referred to men and women both.
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The Stock Market Crash of 1929 devastated the economy and was a key factor in beginning the Great Depression.
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R.B. Bennett promised to find work for everyone who needed it, and Canadians believed him so he won the election. But throught out the Great depression, his government did little to help the people.
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Jewish refugees wanted to go to the United States, but the American government refused to accept them. They tried coming into Canada, but the Canadian government refused.
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Hitler ignored the Treaty of Versailles and believed that no one would try to stop him. Britain, France, Australia, and New Zealand declared war on Germany. But Canada declared war independently.
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Japanese Canadians were forced to leave the West Coast, and sent to camps inland or to farms on the Prairies.
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It was to gather information about the German defences and to test new strategies and equipment. It was a tough loss for the Canadians.
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The Liberal government passed the Canadian Citizenship Act.
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Chinese Canadians had been trying to change the Chinese Immigration Act, and finally in 1947 this law was laid back for a bit. The wives and children of Chinese men who were alreading in Canada were allowed to immigrate to that families could be reunited.
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Japanese Canadians won the right to vote.
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An FLQ group kidnapped James Cross, the British trade commissioner in Montreal. Five days later, another FLQ group kidnapped Pierre Laporte, Quebec's minister of labour and immigration.
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Queen Elizabeth II signed the Canada Act.
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The Surete du Quebec, Quebec's provincial police force, was called in to end the protest of Mohawks.
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Canadians were asked to vote on the record in a referendum, but 54% of voters rejected the agreement.
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Canadian general Romeo Dallaire and a small United Nations force of 2600 soldiers arrived in the country to keep peace.
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Hadfield became the first Canadian to walk in space.
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The government passed the Anti-terrorism Act. It included making it a crime to help a terrorist group, and allowing police to jail suspected terrorists indefinitrly.