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Atomic Bomb is dropped on Hiroshima
On August 6, 1945, the United States (pacifically American bomber, Enola Gay) dropped a five ton atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.This was the world’s first atom bomb dropped; it was named “Little Boy”.The explosion occurred at a height of 1850 feet and created a high fireball.This atomic bomb had flattened the city and killed about 80,000 people and another 35,000 were injured.After the second atomic bomb, Japan finally surrendered, ending the war.This was blamed to be the cause of the Cold War. -
Newfoundland and Labrador joins Canada
In 1864, Newfoundland attended the Quebec Conferance but they weren’t ready to give up independence. There were negotiations about whether Newfoundland should join Canada but Newfoundland and Canada were not interested at that time. With the collapse of responsibility of the Newfoundland government, their relationship with Canada became really strong.By 1945, Canada figured that it would make sense to join Newfoundland to Canada. Finally on March 31st 1949, Newfoundland joined Canada. -
Korean War
Korean War began as a civil war between North and South Korea, but soon U.S. joined North Korea and the United Nations joined to support South Korea and the People’s Republic of China entered to help North Korea.On June 25, 1950 North Korean launched a surprise attack on South Korea,which started the war.The United Nations quickly saw the invasion as an act of aggression and demanded the withdrawal of North Korean troops from the South and went to help South Korea. War went on for 3 more years. -
Vitnem War
The Vietnam War was fought between communist North Vietnam and the government of Southern Vietnam. The North was supported by People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union. The South was supported by United States. The country was divided up into a communist Northern Vietnam and a Southern Vietnam. It was supposed to be reunited after an election in 1956. However, the United States did not want the country to become communist. They helped Ngo Dinh Diem get elected in the South. -
The Quiet Revolution
Political and religious leaders in Quebec had protected French Culture by embracing French-Canadian traditions. Maurice Duplessis the domineering premier of Quebec from 1944 kept a strong control on these traditions. American and English-Canadian business interests owned most of the Quebec industries and maintained English as the language of the workplace. After his death, the liberal party won the election. The Liberals victory was the start to a great transformation for Quebec. -
The assassination of John F. Kennedy
By the fall of 1963, President John F. Kennedy was preparing for the presidential campaign. By the end of September, the president traveled west, speaking in nine different states in less than a week. On November 22, he and his wife were traveling in an open top car through the streets of Dallas. 3 but the next bullets hit Kennedy and his wife, killing them both. -
New Canadian Flag
At the time of Confederation, Canada’s flag was the union jack. Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson made the creation of a new flag a priority. On June 15, 1964, Macdonald presented his proposed flag to the House of Commons which launched a flag debate. In October 1964, 3 possible designs were left (3 red maple leave with blue bars, a flag with a red maple leaf and one that contained both the union jack and 3 fleurs-de-lis). On October 29, 1964, the single maple leaf was adopted. -
First Man on the Moon
In 1961, John F. Kennedy (president of the U.S.) wanted to land humans on the moon. Apollo 11’s mission was to land two men on the moon. Apollo 11 was blasted off on July 16, 1969. Neil Armstrong, Edwin Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins were the astronauts on Apollo 11. Four days later, Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon and Collins stayed in orbit around the moon. On July 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong became the first human to step on the moon. He and Aldrin put a U.S. flag on the moon. -
October Crisis
The October Crisis began on October 5th, 1970 with the kidnapping of James Cross by the members of FLQ. Soon another official; Pierre Laporte was kidnapped. The crisis shook the career of the recently elected Liberal Premier Robert Bourassa, who asked for federal help. Pierre Trudeau invoked the War Measures Act. The next day, police found Laporte’s body in a trunk of a car and they continued to look for Cross. In exchange for Cross’s release his 5 kidnappers received safe passage to Cuba. -
Official Language Act (Bill 22)
The Official Language Act declared French and English to be the official languages of Canada and that all federal institutions must provide their service in English or French at the customer’s choice. Although the Official Languages Act is not the only piece of federal language law, it’s the main source for Canada’s official bilingualism. Both languages were made equal in Canada’s government and in all the services it controls such as the court. -
Bill 101
The debate over bilingualism heated up again in 1977 after Quebec’s new government introduced Bill 101. Bill 101 strengthened Bill 22 by adding more regulations. It banned the use of English in government and business in the province. If you broke this rule you got fines up to $500 for individuals and $2000 for businesses. Many people and businesses ended up leaving Quebec including banks and insurance companies. There were rules put in place about education, business and government.
