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Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Hungary and his wife are assassinated
Ferdinand his wife were shot and killed while visting Sasajevo, the capital of Bosnia Herzegovina. -
Women can vote provintically
In Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberts, women had the right to vote. -
The battle of Vimy Ridge
Canadians fought together for the first time and developed a new strategy called a creeping barrage. This is a turning point in Canada's history as a nation. -
The government passed the Military Service Act
After the government passed the Military Service Act, conscription is introduced. -
Canada signs the Treaty of Versailles
Canada signs the Treaty of Versailles independently. It is a main event for Canada's independ nation. -
Chinese Immigration Act came into effect
Immagrants from China has to pay heavy "HEAD Tax", The act banned Chinese immigrants from entering Canada except those under the following titles:Merchant, Diplomat, or Foreign student. -
Black thursday
After the war the wheat price dropped on the Winnipeg Gran Exchange. There are not enough buyers for the sellers and eveyone is selling their wheat in a really low price to try to cut their losses. -
Black Tuesday
The New York Stock Market crashed and all the stocks worths nothing. Lots of companies turned down and umemployments are everywhere. -
Woman gain more right
During the 1920s and 1930s, woman gained different rights and in 1930, women had right to ask for a divorce if her husband had abandoned her for at least two years. -
King transformed the CRBC into CBC
The prime minister, King, transformed the CRBC into CBC, which it remains a government-funded national broadcaster today. -
Canada declared War
Canada declared war to Germany on September 10th, 1939 and she was on the side of the allies power and is part of the British Commonwealth. -
War Measure Act
After Canada declared war, the government passed the censorship law and put control all transportation and production and to arrested people and put thyem into jail without a trial. The act is used on all the immigrants from countries that is in the asix power. -
The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Canada and Britain created the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan to train pilots for the allies in Canada. Canada have wide land for the pilots to practice and compare to the Britian, Canada is much safer. It is the major factor in the allies' success in the air. -
Women work on the home front
Women start working on the home front and woman that time had their own slogan to establish their independ and went to firlds that they had never be allowed to be in before. -
D-Day
This is the day where the allies invaded France and it is count as the starting of the end of the war and the victory of the allies. -
NATO
Canada join the North Alantic Treaty Organization, which the members agreeded that an attack on one country would be considered an attack on them all. -
Point system is introduced
The government introduced point system for immigration. People with enough points are allowed to immigrate to Canada. This system is to allow more skilled people to come to Canada. -
The offical languages Act was passed
The Offical Languages Act was passed by parliament, declaring Canada is a bilingual nation. -
October Crisis
Separatist groups, FLQ, kidnapped the Brtish trade commissioner, James Cross, in Montreal. And Pierre Laporte, Quebec's ministerof labout and immigration, five days after. The FLQ are terroists that rises their attention by terrorflying the community. -
Bill 101
Levesque's government passed Bill 101 and confirmed the 1974 law, which declared that French was to be used in workplace and school in Quebec. -
The Canada Health Act was introduced
It 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 Oka Crisis
It was a land dispute between a group of Mohawk people and the town of Oka, Quebec, Canada. -
Te North American Free Trade Agreement
Prime Minister Jean Chretine Liberal government signed the agreement and it inculded Mexico in the North American free-trade zone. It came to effect on the first day of 1994. -
New territory of Nunavut is created
Nunavut became Canada's newest territory , the capital is Iqaluit. With a population of about 22, 000 people. -
Same sex marriage
Canada became the fourth country in the world and the first country in the Americas to legalize same-sex marriage.
