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World War 1 begins
World War one was the first great war and it last for four years from 1914 to 1918. It originated in europe and was one of the deadliest events in history. -
Battle of Vimy Ridge
The battle of Vimy Ridge was in a region of france during the first world war. The two combatants were the Canadian and German armies. The Canadians were successful by achieving their objective of capturing the german high ground of Vimy Ridge to protect the other divisions further on German grounds. -
Treaty of Versailles is signed
The treaty of Versailles is one of the most important peace treaties which helped bring world war one to an end. -
Great depression begins
The Great Depression was a worldwide economic decline. It started in the United States in 1929 after a major decline in stock prices and then started worldwide with the crash of the stock market. -
World War 2 begins
World War two is second world war which lasted from 1939 to 1945. The majority of the world's countries were involved and formed alliances. It was the deadliest event in history and had the worst events like the Holocaust and the worst types of weapons like the nuclear bombs, which destroyed huge areas of land. -
Newfoundland joins Confederation
Newfoundland joins Canada in 1949 to become the 10th province of Canada. -
Korean War
The Korean war was a war between North Korea who were supported by China and the Soviet Union and South Korea who were supported by the US and the United Nations who Canada also supported. The war began when North Korea invaded the land of South Korea and was followed by many other clashes. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The cuban missile crisis was a confrontation between the US and the Soviet Union which was the closest to escalate the cold war to a nuclear war between the two. The Soviet Union agreed to send missiles to Cuba, but the US established a blockade to stop missiles from reaching Cuba. An agreement was made to send all missiles back to the Soviet Union and to dismantle all missiles in exchange that the US avoids invading Cuba. -
Canada gets its own flag
In 1964 the parliament voted on changing the flag's design. The flag was officially changed in 1965. -
October crisis
The october crisis of 1970 occured in Quebec when members of the front de liberation du Quebec kidnapped premier Laporte and british diplomat James Cross. PM Pierre Trudeau used the war measures act. Laporte was murdered and Cross was released after negotiations. -
Terry fox's Marathon of Hope
Terry fox was an athlete who wanted to run across Canada to raise awareness and money for cancer research. The spread of cancer in his body led him to stop running after running nearly a marathon everyday for 143 days. His legacy stands as a Canadian hero as his charity raised over $750 million under his name towards cancer research. -
Constitution is patriated
In 1982 Canada patriated its constitution, transferring the countries highest law the "British North America Act" from the british parliament. It also updated the constitution by adding the Charter of Rights. -
Meech Lake accord
Meech Lake Accord was a series of proposed amendments to Canada's constitution in 1987. Elijah Harper (picture) was one of the "key players" of Meech Lake accord.
