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Immigration At The Turn Of The Century
Canadian representatives went over seas trying to convince Europeans to immigrate to Canada and in return they would receive land for farming,tools and anything they need to be succesfull. -
Women's right to vote
While all the men were over seas fighting battles government decisions still need to be made so an act was put in place allowing women who had a husband brother or son in the war were given the right to vote on a national level. Later around 1960 all women in canada and all provinces were allowed to vote on national level. -
Vimy Ridge
The French and British had been attacking a strategic ridge for months with no positive results and finally the British gave the job to the Canadians. Lead by Arthur Currie the Canadians did something un-heard off providing each soldier with a map and sveral things to help them do what they need to. The battle was rehearsed and planned for months and when the day came the Canadians took 85% in a matter of hours. -
Conscription WW1
After the massive losses during the battle of the Somme Canada was in dire need of soldiers however there weren't many volunteers. Canada turned to its only option, conscription. Visiting Britain for a meeting of First Ministers in May 1917, Borden announced that he would introduce the Military Service Act. On August 29, 1917, the Act was passed, allowing the government to conscript men across the country if the Prime Minister felt that it was necessary. -
Halifax Explosion
The morning of December 6th 1917 was a disasterous day in Halifax. A French cargo ship SS Mont-Blanc fully loaded with war grade explosives hit a Norwegian vessel SS Imo. About 20 minutes later a fire aboard the French ship caused the load of explosives to detonate sending a massive explosion through the city and surrounding area. -
Stock Market Crash 1929
Throughout the "roaring twenties" the stock market had been quite booming aswell climbing higher and higher every year. On what is known as Black Thursday and Black Tuesday the DOW Jones industrial average and many other stocks plummeted by 22% causing mayhem in manhatten and across north america forcing people to sell stocks for what they can get. -
Ottawa Trek
The trek was a long journey started by groups of men who worked in relief camps and walked out on strike and started to work there way to ottawa. Once they reached winnipeg they were met with forces and had to stop the whole trek but R.B Bennet agreed to meet with the leaders. On june 17th the leaders met with Bennet but nothing was done about jobs or the economy. -
Camp X
By 1941 the British and Canadian government realized that training spies to send behind enemy lines would be essential in winning the war. They opened Camp X , a spy training centre that trained many people in special art forms. -
Japanese Internment
After the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbour and the Canadian governemtn realizing the power of the japanese, they decided to intern all citizens with Japanese origins and put them into camps far from society. Many now famous Canadians grew up in internment camps such as: David Suzuki, Joy Kogawa, and Roy Miki. -
Dieppe
After occupying France, the Germans had control of a port known as "Dieppe". The Canadian, British and Polish forces had a cunning plan to attack the port and work their way into France but the results weren't as expected. The boats carrying the soldiers to shore were spotted right away and followed into shore, as soon as they landed on the beaches they were met with german machine gun fire, artillery guns and many german forces. In a matter of hours the Allied forces were forced to retreat.
