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Arthor Currie
Arthur Currie was a very strategic man, he came up with plans to help Canadians. Currie was in service from 1894 to 1920 and contributed greatly to World War One. He participated at the Western Front, Ypres, Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele, Amiens, Canada Du Nord. -
Billy Bishop
Billy Bishop flew durring world war one (1914-1918). He was known as an Air Ace and one of the best. A Canadian legend of the first world war for his keen eye, amazing shot and flying abilities. -
Bobbie Rosenfeld
Bobbie Rosenfeld was a Canadian athlete who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Rosenfeld was reffered to as the best Canadian athlete of the half centery. She earned a gold medal for the 400 metre relay and a silver medal for the 100 metre. -
Elsie Macgill
Elsie Macgill was the worlds first female aircraft designer. Macgill was known as the "Queen of the Hurricanes". She worked as an aeronautical engineer during the Second World War and did much to make Canada a powerhouse of aircraft construction. -
Louis Slotin
Louis Slotin was a Canadian physicist and chemist who took part in the Manhattan Project, the secret U.S. program during World War II that developed the atomic bomb. Slotin accidently exposed himself to radiation and ended up dying due to radiation poisioning. Slotin is an important part of Canadian history because the Atomic Bomb was the first ever used in the war effort and he contributed to making it. -
Women's Right to Vote
A wife, widow, mother, sister, or daughter of anyone in the war had the right to vote in Canada. This is an important event because women have begun earning rights in Canadian society. -
Prohibition
Prohibition hit Canadian's, there was a band on making and selling of alcohol. Some Canadian's still managed to make alcohol and sell it, it was a very risky procedure though. -
Halifax Explosion
a French cargo ship fully laden with wartime explosives, collided with the Norwegian vessel SS Imo. Approximately 2,000 people were killed by debris, fires, and collapsed buildings, and it is estimated that nearly 9,000 others were injured. This event was devistating for Canadian's. Thousands killed, injured or left homeless. Canadian's stepped up though and didn't let this stop them. Everyone took part in clean up. -
Women in World War Two
In World War Two Women became more involved with the war effforts. They were working on the home front on farms and in industry. When wounded soldiers would return home women would go visit, many made care packages and made dressings to be sent over to the soldiers. Just because they were a different sex doesnt mean they didnt contribute to the war effort. -
Camp X
Camp X opened for the purpose of training Allied agents from the Special Operations Executive, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and American Office of Strategic Services intended to be dropped behind enemy lines as saboteurs and spies. Camp X trained over five hundred Allied units, of which 273 graduated and moved on to London for further training. Many secret agents were trained here.The Camp X pupils were schooled in a wide variety of special techniques including silent killing, sabotage,
