Timeline 1914-1929

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  • 1914

    Britain declares war on Germany, automatically drawing Canada into the conflict.
    -2

  • 1917

    battle of Vimy Rich
    -1

  • 1917

    Conscription introduced for first time
    0

  • 1918

    Canadian women gained a right to vote
    +2

  • 1918

    WW1 ends
    +2

  • 1921

    Agnes Macphail becomes the first woman elected to Parliament, then representing the Progressive Party
    +2

  • 1923

    Chinese immigration act
    0

  • 1928

    The Supreme Court of Canada rules that the BNA Act does not define women as "persons" and are therefore not eligible to hold public office.
    -1

  • 1929

    North American stock markets crash and the Great Depression begins.
    -2

  • 1919

    Winnipeg general strikes
    -1